Dusting Attack
By CoinGecko | Updated on Aug 13, 2021
A new form of malicious activity in which hackers and scammers attempt to undermine the privacy of cryptocurrency users by sending little amounts of money to their wallets. The attackers then track the transactional activity of these wallets, combining several addresses to deanonymize the person or entity behind each wallet.
Related Terms
Hybrid PoW/PoS
It is the allowance for both Proof-of-Stake and Proof-of-Work distribution consensus to work on the same network.
Halving
Event that serves to reduce in half the reward of the Proof-of-Work miners that operate in the blockchain network.
Address Delegation
Delegation of a wallet's stake to a Super Staker
Algorithm
Algorithm is a set of rules to follow to solve a problem or conduct a task.
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