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Steam removes controversial game accused of mining cryptocurrency

Steam has removed “trivial platformer” game Abstractism from its store following accusations that the game is surreptitiously stealing users’ computing power to mine cryptocurrency. “We have removed Abstractism and banned its developer from Steam for shipping unauthorized code, trolling with content, and scamming customers with deceptive in-game items,” Doug Lombardi, VP of Marketing at Steam, told Hard Fork in an email. дальше »

2018-7-31 12:50


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Live out Your Wildest Crypto-Fantasies with Blockchain Tycoon

Have you ever dreamt of running a worldwide network of warehouses mining cryptocurrency? Yeah, okay… but would you be satisfied playing a game where you ran a worldwide network of warehouses mining cryptocurrency? Then Blockchain Tycoon might just be the game for you!  Blockchain Tycoon In this cryptocurrency simulator, you get the chance to start your own mining company from scratch. дальше »

2018-7-31 12:00


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Game Removed From Steam Marketplace Due To Accusations Of Deception

Valve Corporation has removed a game from its video game marketplace Steam that allegedly hijacked users’ computers to mine cryptocurrency, Motherboard reported July 30. The Steam game store has delisted Abstractism, an indie game accused of deceptive practices and cryptojacking, and has banned its developer from the platform. Steam took action following complaints from a дальше »

2018-7-31 06:53


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Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan

In recent mining news, indie Steam game, Abstractism, has been accused of installing malicious software on its users’ devices to mine XMR; the vice president of the Blockchain and Crypto Technology Association of Kazakhstan has advocated that the country’s administration seeks to foster the local mining industry; and the commissioners of the Franklin Public Utility […] The post Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-31 02:45


Steam Game ‘Abstractism’ Contains Crypto-Mining Malware

An independent game that has been available on digital distribution platform Steam since March reportedly contains a crypto miner. Steam’s developer, Valve, has not made any public statements on the matter, although it has removed the game, ‘Abstractism’, from the Steam store; links to the game’s page instead redirect to Steam’s home page. дальше »

2018-7-31 02:25


Mfun ICO

Mfun is a blockchain rewards platform designed to capture more value from the gaming economy and redistribute that value more fairly to gamers and local game providers. Mfun wants to solve three main inefficiencies which are: (1) Gamers are not rewarded for their time spent playing; (2) Game providers cannot get a good return on their ad spend and (3) Lack of transparency and trust in the gaming economy. дальше »

2018-7-24 22:18


Coinbase-Backed ‘Gods Unchained’ Card Game Launches on Ethereum Network

Coinbase has been in the news a great deal lately, largely due to its attempted expansion into Wall Street. Today, however, Coinbase is making headlines for a lighter reason: the exchange has partnered with Fuel Games to launch the first competitive E-Sports game on the Ethereum Network. Gods Unchained is a new free-to-play fantasy card […] дальше »

2018-7-24 07:28


Monero [XMR] mining malware Coinhive takes another victim, League of Legends infected

Players of the popular internet game, League of Legends have fallen prey to a malicious software that programs their system to involuntarily mine Monero [XMR]. A Reddit user named Lestergonzaga discovered this through the Garena server, where many players all around the world have been mining Monero without their knowledge. The mining process took place […] дальше »

2018-7-22 02:28