Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop

Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price DropAs anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the crucible of debate in the early days. What’s less known is that – to quote one poster – “DDoSing this forum coincided with dumps on the then dominant Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.” […]

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Bitcoin Core Developers Issue Emergency Update for Denial-of-Service Flaw

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Keeping a cryptocurrency safe and secure from harm is a full time responsibility. Even in the case of Bitcoin, new flaws can be discovered after nearly 10 years of ongoing development. One such issue has been disclosed earlier this week, as it caused a denial-of-service issue with Bitcoin Core 0.16.2. The Bitcoin Core DoS Issue […]

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