A Typo Sent $36 Million of Crypto Into the Ether - CNET

5/5/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Daniel Van Boom
by Daniel Van Boom
Developers of the Juno cryptocurrency meant to send $36 million in tokens to a community-controlled wallet. Human error sent it to an inaccessible address.
One of the key selling points of the blockchain is that it's immutable: Once data is processed, once a transaction occurs, it can't be undone. One of the most painful downsides to the blockchain? It'… [+3806 chars]
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