How your cryptocurrency can be hacked

[Newsfeed]

How your cryptocurrency can be hacked

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are often lauded as “unhackable” due to their foundations of cryptography and proof-of-work consensus mechanisms.

However, there are a certain theoretical attacks which could be used to hit the blockchains the cryptocurrencies are based on.

 

[JerryMungo]

^^Not to mention the spinoff products that integrate with these blockchains - probably the weakest link (wallets, exchanges, etc.)

 

[sajunky]

Adding messaging systems...