Genesis Mining forces clients to upgrade BTC mining contracts
Genesis Mining, a hashpower hosting service, announced that some clients would soon have to upgrade to a five-year subscription in order to continue using their services to mine BTC.
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Noise complaints lead to bomb threat at Norwegian crypto mining farm
Kryptovault, a crypto mining company in Norway, said it received a bomb threat supposedly because of the noise made from its mining operations.
1 in 3 UK organizations hit by cryptojacking malware: report
As many as a third of organizations in the UK have been hit by cryptojacking malware, according to a survey released by software analysts at Citrix.
Americans are most susceptible to crypto hacks, study finds
Group-IB, a Russian-based cyber intelligence firm, has released a new report that looks into user account leaks within the cryptocurrency exchanges. The study revealed that Americans are most vulnerable to crypto hacking with one in every three cyber-attacks targeted U.S.-based victims.
Beer pong out? College students ride cryptocurrency mining wave
A new wave of cryptocurrency miners has come, and this group is putting U.S. colleges on alert with their rather unorthodox ways to collect and earn crypto coins.
David Marcus leaves Coinbase board to lead Facebook’s blockchain strategy
Coinbase received a jolt after David Marcus announced he's stepping down from the San Francisco-based company's board of directors due to a new role which he has undertaken at Facebook.
WeChat turns to blockchain for help in corporate employee reimbursements
Chinese tech giant Tencent is integrating the blockchain to its WeChat app to facilitate expense reimbursement of company employees.
World Bank taps Australia’s biggest bank for world’ first fully blockchain-based bond
: The Commonwealth Bank of Australia—Australia’s largest bank—announced that they have been tapped by the World Bank to arrange the world’s first fully blockchain processed bond.
IBM, Maersk launch TradeLens for supply chain digitization
IBM Blockchain has joined forces with transport and logistics company Maersk to launch TradeLens, a blockchain solution for transparency and real-time updates for supply chain management.
First solar-powered crypto mining facility coming to Australia
Data center operator DC Two expects to build a “behind-the-grid data center” in Collie, Australia through its D Coin subsidiary, billing it as the country’s first solar powered mining operation.
Bettergram launches as Telegram for crypto
Bettergram, a desktop version of the Telegram messaging service for Mac users, has become the latest app to offer dedicated features for the cryptocurrency space.
Iranian hackers developing ransomware for BTC: report
Hackers in Iran are preparing new ransomware designed to extort BTC coins as the United States prepares to re-introduce sanctions against the country, according to cybersecurity experts.
Trend Micro: Malware targeting crypto ATMS being sold online for $25,000
Multinational cyber security and defense company Trend Micro said they’ve found some disturbing malware circulating in online underground markets.
Opera planning a crypto wallet for its desktop browser
A month after Opera announced a mobile web browser with built-in cryptocurrency wallet, it decided to develop a desktop version of its browser that includes the wallet.
West Virginia taps blockchain to enable remote voting for overseas troops
Early this year, West Virginia launched a trial phase for a mobile voting platform, Voatz, which would enable registered military voters who are currently overseas to vote remotely.
15,000 crypto scam bots spamming Twitter with ‘giveaways’: research
Security analysts at cybersecurity firm Duo Security discovered that the Twitter platform is host to at least 15,000 crypto scam bots—many of which were promoting free token giveaways to unsuspecting users.
Over 200,000 routers in Brazil, Moldova succumb to Monero cryptomining attack
It’s barely a week, and Monero (XMR) is on the spotlight again. According to recent reports, a malicious malware has been attacking over 200,000 routers in Brazil to mine the privacy-centric cryptocurrency.
Crypto miner Bitmain to open data center in Rockdale, Texas
The little town of Rockdale in the U.S. state of Texas has been selected as the location for cryptocurrency mining company Bitmain's new data center.
London-listed crypto miner Argo raises $32M on first trading day
Cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain PLC is now listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). And on its first trading day, the company already sold 156.25 million shares at 16 pence each for a total of $32 million, which means Argo now has a baseline valuation of $61 million.
Bug bounty hunter exposes Monero bug enabling theft from exchanges
Privacy-centric altcoin Monero was discovered to have been carrying a bug that allows hackers to steal coins directly from cryptocurrency exchanges.