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Security Vulnerability Incident Report 12/8

Security Vulnerability

Security Vulnerability Incident Report 12/8

We recently notified our community of a security vulnerability in the usage of two standards in an open-source library. This vulnerability impacts smart contracts across the web3 industry, including some of our pre-built smart contracts. Since making this announcement, we have helped users — using a tool built by our team

Smart contract security vulnerability 12/4

Smart contract security vulnerability 12/4

TLDR * On November 20th, 2023 we became aware of a security vulnerability in a problematic integration of specific patterns of a commonly used open-source library for web3 smart contracts which impacts some of thirdweb’s pre-built smart contracts. * Users who deployed one of these impacted pre-built smart contracts using thirdweb’

The Ultimate Roadmap to Blockchain Development

The Ultimate Roadmap to Blockchain Development

Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the global digital economy, and it is now being practically applied across industries — including finance, gaming, social media, and more. As we move towards a more decentralized digital world built on the blockchain, it opens up new career and job opportunities. In the Ultimate Roadmap to

Launch Production-Ready Appchains with thirdweb and AvaCloud

Launch Production-Ready Appchains with thirdweb and AvaCloud

We’re excited to partner with AvaCloud to bring our full suite of web3 tools to developers on every Avalanche Subnet. Developers will now be able to easily deploy high-performance blockchain infrastructure on Avalanche with just a few clicks, with our full web3 development toolkit compatible out-of-the box. Avalanche’s

What is Onchain Data? A Beginner's Guide

What is Onchain Data? A Beginner's Guide

In the blog, we will explain how onchain data works, which onchain metrics are most important, and how to track & view onchain analytics for any app or smart contract. What is onchain data? Onchain data refers to all the information recorded and stored directly on the blockchain. It includes transaction

What is an Optimistic Rollup?

What is an Optimistic Rollup?

Scaling has long been a challenge for Ethereum, causing bottlenecks and high fees. The average transaction fee on the network is expensive for the average user and at times, has reached as high as $200 and this is not a good sign for web3 in general. Ethereum’s aim to

Web3 Game Development: The Ultimate Guide (2023)

Web3 Game Development: The Ultimate Guide (2023)

The gaming world has been slow to adopt web3 and blockchain. First, developers are doubtful of blockchains’ current ability to handle massive gameplay and gamers’ base. Second, the whole idea of decentralized systems with new wallets, seedphrases, gas fees, etc., is new and can be confusing. Apart from that, web3

What is Farcaster?

What is Farcaster?

Farcaster is a decentralized protocol for building web3 social media apps. Learn more about what it is, how it works, and how to build on it.