2018-7-31 18:00 |
Video game marketplace Steam removed an alleged crypto miner from its platform Monday amid user complaints.
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Just this morning we reported on a game, available via Steam that goes by the name of Abstractism. The game was designed to be a benign platform designed for procrastination and wasting time. After further investigation by YouTuber, SidAlpha, it transpires that the game actually contained an illicit cryptocurrency miner, that was abusing the processing powers of users computers to illegally mine cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-31 16:30 | |
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If somebody said to you – ‘here, you can set up a full scale cryptocurrency mining project for $9. 99’ you’d probably rip their hand off right? Well now, you can, sort of. Blockchain Tycoon is a new simulator game designed and produced by Wamill.
2018-7-31 16:00 | |
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Indie Game, Abstractism Gets Removed From Gaming Platform On Accusations Of Cryptojacking. As per Motherboard’s reporting, Steam game, Abstractism has officially been removed from a gaming platform due to strong allegations that the game illegally mined crypto by compromising users’ computers.
2018-7-31 12:31 | |
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Another large scale cryptocurrency scam has surfaced this week, with news of a ‘free game’ on gaming platform Steam, being used to deliver cryptocurrency mining malware to a large number of users.
2018-7-31 08:00 | |
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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.
2018-7-31 02:45 | |
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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.
2018-7-31 02:25 | |
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The race to list the first crypto ETF has been gathering steam over the last year as exchanges and crypto investment companies have sought to become the pioneers in this lucrative market segment. The wave of applications with the SEC was kicked off by the Winklevoss twins, but others have since joined in, the latest […]
2018-7-26 20:00 | |
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Are you interested in trading cryptocurrencies? If you are, the new Bitcoin Trading Master: Simulator, which is available on early access on Steam right now, can be a good chance for you to learn how to trade Bitcoin without actually having to do it first and risk losing your money. Read our review. What Is […]
2018-7-24 15:55 | |
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The Bitcoin movement has brought with it a tidal wave of activity in cryptocurrency investments and trading. As a result, crypto market capitalization soared to an all-time high of around $820 billion in early January of 2018.
2018-7-13 17:51 | |
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FOMO Moments Crypto land is in the red again, Cardano, Nem and Bytecoin getting hit. Steem and Syscoin on the up The rally did not last long and a pullback has occurred dropping crypto markets once again.
2018-7-4 08:07 | |
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The hacking of exchanges and relentless attacks from financial powers have, in the short run, adversely affected the price of Bitcoin. However, once the news about these adverse effects fades, investors will be able to turn their focus to several bright ongoing developments.
2018-6-13 05:30 | |
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