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The Bitcoin white paper has secretly shipped inside all versions of the Apple Mac operating system since 2018. The world’s largest tech company has quietly removed the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper from the latest beta version of its operating system upgrade. On April 25, the Apple-focused news site 9to5Mac reported the Big Tech firm had removed a test scanner app called Virtual Scanner II in the latest MacOS Ventura 13.4 beta, and subsequently, the Bitcoin white paper is gone. As reported by Cointelegraph, an April 5 blog post from technologist Andy Baio revealed that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper PDF had shipped with every copy of MacOS for the past five years. The document was found within Virtual Scanner II in macOS. Nobody knew why it was there, but it was suspected to be “just a joke among Apple engineers,” the report added. Other wilder conspiracy theories have emerged, such as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs being Satoshi Nakamoto, Apple Insider reported. Apple ...

This Web3 tool provides comprehensive protection against malicious smart contracts, phishing sites and other security threats. Web3 implies the transition of data from servers controlled by centralized entities to community-driven decentralized infrastructures. Every major transformation is a gradual process with many challenges and can be exploited by malicious actors. The same is true for Web3, which is plagued with social engineering attacks and security breaches as it advances toward a cohesive global infrastructure. As per Chainalysis’ latest crypto crime report, 2022 was a record year for crypto and Web3 hackers, with $3.8 billion stolen from various crypto projects — mostly decentralized finance protocols such as bridges. While scam revenue dropped by 46% compared to 2021, it’s still a matter of concern. Web3 needs security tools to accelerate adoption while keeping users protected against hackers and scammers. Thankfully, the industry already has some robust security tools tha...