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DERP Example 2: NFT Marketplace

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Dr. Sebastian Bürgel Jan 26 · 4 min read Our second DERP example is less extreme than the Metamask linkability issue, but the simplicity of the exploit highlights a severe issue with how certain crypto services are provided: a malicious RPC provider can use the data payload from a request they handle to frontrun your … Read more

Intro to D.E.R.P.

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Dr. Sebastian Bürgel Jan 20 · 4 min read As part of our Hop on Board event, HOPR is (dubiously) proud to present DERP, the Dumb Ethereum RPC Provider. DERP replicates the functionality of a standard RPC (remote procedure call) provider, making it painfully transparent how careless today’s crypto services are with your metadata. In … Read more