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Report reveals reason why wallet users lose crypto

Loading fake wallet apps on search engines is why many people lose coins. According to Bitrace, Telegram often implements malicious backdoors that identify surrogate addresses and cause funds to be sent to malicious addresses. The reason is that the anonymous nature of the blockchain network makes it difficult for ordinary investors and investigators to establish a connection between an on-chain address and a real person. Thereby, they miss the opportunity to freeze losses promptly. “Investors and investigators need to consider how to perceive threats before risky activity occurs, and monitor and promptly recover losses after they occur.” Bitrace Experts note that various search engines are fertile ground for the proliferation of fake websites. Fraudsters use SEO and SEM to promote phishing links online. You might also like: How blockchain security experts investigate hacks | Interview Clipboard hijacking is another classic attack method in which malware takes contro...

Play-to-earn games are the reason ‘real’ gamers hate crypto: Atari founder

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Crypto games have garnered a bad reputation among traditional gamers, but the future of Web3 games and blockchain-based worlds is far from over, says Nolan Bushnell. It’s no secret that traditional gamer s harbor a strong sense of disdain for crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in their games . The reason for this is clear, says Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, it all started with the insane rise of play-to -earn games . “I can tell you clearly where this disdain for crypto comes from,” Bushnell said. “The hatred comes from these play-to-earn games that pioneered blockchain gaming.” “Good gamers don’t like to grind. Grinding is shitty. What gamers want is fun, and unfortunately these play-to-earn games are 100% dependent on the greater fool theory to work.” Speaking to Cointelegraph in a wide-ranging interview, Nolan Bushnell — known as the “godfather of video games ” — shared his many perspectives on the current gaming landscape and the role blockchain technology will play in the ...