Crypto payments ‘coming soon’ in Venezuela
The controversial president of Venezuela has said Venezuelans can expect crypto payments to be activated “very soon.”
The controversial president of Venezuela has said Venezuelans can expect crypto payments to be activated “very soon.”
Hut 8 Mining Corp. is the first company to be listed via the Toronto Stock Exchange Sandbox, where it will be given a 12-month probation period to demonstrate compliance.
Could Bitmain, the mining hardware manufacturer, be preparing for a devilish scheme to crush outdated mining operations?
The company, which allegedly installed crypto mining equipment in one of Armenia’s hydropower plants without permits, was reported to have used over 1.5 million kWh, worth $150,000.
McAfee Labs confirmed the rise in cryptojacking campaigns, indicating that cryptojacking malware had shot up by 29% in the first quarter of 2019.
The new hardware takes the total number of mining rigs controlled by Argo Blockchain to 6,000, with plans to acquire a further 6,000 machines over the next two quarters.
The group is thought to have built up an arsenal of $90,000 worth of cryptocurrency, gained from the use of undetected mining malware and so-called remote access tools (RATs).
Known as Skidmap, the malware is not only harder to detect, it also gives the attackers unfiltered access to the affected system.
After taking a huge hit in 2018, cryptocurrency mining has bounced back and the industry is now booming, a report by Token Insight has indicated.
Northern Bitcoin AG said it had completed trials of its outdoor-focused mobile mining facility at its test site in Frankfurt-Hoechst.
Firefox 69 will have cryptomining protection turned on by default, protecting Firefox users from third party mining attacks in the first instance.
Crypto mining farms in the Sichuan province are under threat from rising floodwaters, amid significant rainfall in southwest China.