Proponents of Bitcoin and Sex Partner Who Is More Attracted to Married Womenits competing cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash, which was created as a "fork" of Bitcoin's code and history, aren't exactly in love with each other. Social media channels are full of squabbles over which coin is better and which one is more deserving of the "Bitcoin" name.
But one Bitcoin Core developer -- meaning, a person who develops code for Bitcoin -- rose above the petty quarrels and did a big favor for Bitcoin Cash.
In April, Cory Fields discovered what he describes as a "critical vulnerability" in Bitcoin Cash, and alerted Bitcoin Cash developers which implemented a fix before a malicious actor could exploit it.
SEE ALSO: And now professional golf is being ransomed for bitcoinAfter Fields had noticed a suspicious change in Bitcoin Cash's code, it took him "less than 10 minutes" to find the bug, which was serious enough to cause a chain split, which (if unintentional) can cause huge damage to a cryptocurrency.
But it wasn't just a simple matter of finding the bug and reporting it. "This was a bug in publicly-available, open-source software; any number of people could have already discovered it. There was nothing to stop anyone else from making the same discovery and taking advantage of it before a fix could be fully deployed," he wrote in a Medium post published Friday.
"Suppose that I privately disclosed the bug using my name — only for someone else to find it independently and exploit it anonymously the next day," he wrote. "...billions of dollars could have been lost as a result of this exploit. People have been killed for much less. So not only was anonymity important, I considered it a necessity for my safety."
Fields decided to report the bug anonymously, and luckily, he was able to reach Bitcoin Cash's dev team before anyone else had noticed the bug (or, at least, had time to exploit it).
Bitcoin ABC (the name of Bitcoin Cash's software implementation) has posted an incident report after the bug was fixed in May, and promised it would take "several actions in order to prevent such an event from occuring again," as well as set up a formal bug bounty system.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Fields' move was lauded by several notable cryptocurrency figures, including Civic CEO Vinny Lingham who tweeted that "Responsible and ethical behavior by everyone in the community, regardless of ideological beliefs, should be applauded." Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, retweeted Lingham's tweet.
Once the second most valuable cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash has dropped to fourth place by market cap according to CoinMarketCap, and is roughly eleven times smaller than Bitcoin. And while there's still a lot of friction between fans of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, Fields' example shows that it's still possible to help each other out to the ultimate benefit of all.
Topics Bitcoin Cybersecurity
#rateaspecies is basically Yelp reviews for zoo animals
You can finally get an FDA
People have very mixed feelings about these bunny crumpets
Autonomous electric truck startup looks to change freight transport
Trump gets failing grade for Puerto Rico response from San Juan mayor
Badass 105
This man makes amazing surreal animations from famous artwork
Autonomous electric truck startup looks to change freight transport
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 1
Absolute legends took a total stranger on holiday and all it took was a Facebook search
Exceptionally rare radio sources detected in the distant universe
Pepsi autopsy: How the brand got its commercial so massively wrong
Square is leading the mobile payment revolution at Coachella
Richard Branson's daily routine: Blogging and 20 cups of tea
Eufy L60 robot vacuum: Get it for $279.95 at Amazon
Cheaper Microsoft mixed reality headsets are on the way
'Get Out' leads MTV Movie & TV Award noms
Why is the world's best golfer missing the Masters? A very serious investigation.
Best headphone deal: Take 22% off the Sonos Ace at Amazon
Square is leading the mobile payment revolution at Coachella
Girls in India will receive solar lamps this International Women's Day for an important reason13 mildly sassy outSome people aren't cool with having less sexist pedestrian traffic lights, go figureThe CIA is interested in hacking your car, WikiLeaks claimsSome people aren't cool with having less sexist pedestrian traffic lights, go figureBen & Jerry's will sell ice cream that tastes like your favorite cerealTrump still refuses to wear his tie correctly and tapes it down insteadCouple married for 37 years preserves their love through delightful matching outfitsElusive whale caught on video for the first timeWikileaks' Year Zero Vault7 dump shows CIA's memesIs that Bulbasaur on wheels? Nope, it's Volkswagen's new concept car.Scientists could end up flying blind about Arctic sea ice at the worst possible time'Star Trek: Discovery' has found its captainSmartphones are only a luxury if you have money'Kong: Skull Island' review roundup: This monster mash is a total smashTurtle living in wishing pond gets surgery after years of eating of coins left by touristsSonos puts your sound bar where it belongs, under your TVThe cast of 'Will & Grace' is taking adorable onWhy these news sites aren't publishing a single article for 24 hoursStephen Hawking reminds us technology will kill us all and it's all our fault Snapchat's new AR game lets you hunt ghosts in your own home Absolute moo Puppy detained by police has now been released after massive social media campaign Google celebrates Google Play's 10th birthday with new logo PlayStation VR2's broadcast feature aims to make YouTube and Twitch streaming easier Samsung leak shows upcoming Z Flip 4 and Fold 4 from all angles Twitter grapples with the mixed legacy of President George H.W. Bush 'They did surgery on a grape' is the strange new meme you'll love Sesame Place video shows Black girls snubbed, Crump joins family's protest after apology Hulu will accept political issue ads after pressure from Democratic organizations, candidates Playing 'NBA 2K22' offline on a Nintendo Switch is my video game moment of zen Use Facebook's Feeds to clean up your Facebook Twitter has increased the price of its subscription service, Twitter Blue 'What are those' meme creator Young Busco dies at 31 'The Sims 4' bug mistakenly enables incest Amazon buys primary Rocket debris from China's largest rocket fell through Earth's atmosphere Apple Pay is probably coming to Chrome and other browsers on iOS soon Badly photoshopped pic of Michael B Jordan goes viral for the best reason Will Smith apologizes for Oscars slap, says Chris Rock 'not ready to talk'
2.5163s , 10134.7265625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Sex Partner Who Is More Attracted to Married Women】,Miracle Information Network