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Decentralized DNS Project Handshake Patches Inflation Bug – CoinDesk – CoinDesk
Handshake’s team patched an inflation bug this week using a soft fork which it coordinated exclusively with miners.
The team behind the decentralized Domain Name Server (DNS) project, Handshake, recently patched a bug which could have inflated the supply of HNS coins.
When it existed in Handshakes code, the bug was never exploited and no user funds or domain data were compromised, Handshakes developers write in a post.
A flaw was discovered in the Handshake protocol that could unintentionally increase the total HNS coin supply beyond its designed limits,” the post reads. “A user with a reserved name claim could…
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