If you miss the first part of this article, check it out before you continue. After that fake “Dangote Empowerment Grant” email and the unexpected ₦4,500 PalmPay debit, I knew someone had silently hijacked my session. I didn’t want just to block the app and move on. This wasn’t about the money. I needed to trace …
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It Started With an Email Subject: “Congratulations! You’ve Just Won ₦750,000 in the Dangote Empowerment Grant!” I almost laughed when I saw it in my inbox. The email had all the usual red flags: questionable grammar, a blurry logo, and a sense of urgency that felt manufactured. It was the kind of thing most people would …
The only constant in life is change — (Heraclitus) Just a few decades ago, the backbone of the internet was dominated by centralized, Web2 server-based security, where a few powerful corporations held the keys to protecting the data and assets of billions. For years, this system was sufficient until vulnerabilities within centralized servers started to …
At the foundation of blockchain lies the famous “Scalability Trilemma,” coined by Vitalik Buterin. It posits that out of Decentralization, Scalability, and Security, you can only ever optimize two at a time. For years, the industry chose scalability and decentralization as its compass, often placing security on the back burner. Rollups, appchains, sidechains, and L2s bloomed. Opportunities opened, venture …
