2023-9-22 10:42 |
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZQ) has agreed to exchange $23.1 million in cash and $53.9 million in common stock for 27,000 Bitmain S19J XP 151 TH bitcoin mining servers, according to a press release. origin »
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A Coinbase user recently shared a Coinbase-related scam story indicating that the exchange’s servers might be compromised. Jacob Canfield, a YouTube host and bitcoin enthusiast, claimed he received a text message about a changed two-factor authentication (2FA) setting on their…
2023-6-14 15:43 | |
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Once all the ASIC servers are fully deployed, the agreement is seen generating about $50 million in annual revenue, said the company.
2022-7-27 18:11 | |
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Australian energy and resources company Black Mountain Energy has entered into a deal with a U.S. energy company to use gas from fracking to power bitcoin servers. The post Australian Regulators Mull Deal to Power Bitcoin Mines from Gas Fracking appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-7-3 13:00 | |
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden has reiterated that Bitcoin helped him to uncover massive and undue spying of the public by the National Security Agency and CIA in 2013. Despite being vocal about Bitcoin, Snowden says he did not just realize BTC recently having used it back in 2013 to pay for servers he used to leak […]
2021-11-23 02:23 | |
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Scammers are targeting Discord users on crypto-focused servers, through private messages that appear to come from fake exchanges that are giving away Bitcoin and Ether. A new report from Kaspersky staThe post Scammers target Discord users with fake exchange and Bitcoin giveaways appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-2-4 22:30 | |
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The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors.
2020-10-20 21:08 | |
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When Bitcoin surged to around $10k on Monday, June 1st, things weren’t rosy at Coinbase as its servers went down, leaving many investors and traders furious for not having the chance to capitalize on the golden opportunity to trade.
2020-6-8 10:34 | |
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Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased all cryptocurrency mining operations.
2020-5-21 13:00 | |
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The Bitcoin (BTC) price slumps four percent after posting seven back-to-back green candles on the weekly chart
2020-5-4 10:26 | |
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In this article, we will discuss details about ethereum 2. 0 roadmap and development updates to date. Ethereum was launched on 30 July 2015 as an improvement over Bitcoin. It aimed to unleash the full capability of a blockchain network enabling smart contracts and applications to run without the need of centralized servers.
2020-4-8 14:12 | |
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The malicious QR code generators are hosted on the same servers as a network of “Bitcoin transaction accelerators” that have stolen 17.6 BTC
2020-3-29 08:30 | |
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Bitcoin is experiencing one of the most challenging periods in its twelve-year history, but let’s leave the panic aside and imagine what the largest crypto would look like if it were physical. How Much Space Would Bitcoin Get? Most regulators and government officials prefer to refer to Bitcoin as virtual currency, and for very good reasons – the cryptocurrency supply resides on servers rather than our pockets and suitcases. Thanks to the magic of blockchain, […]
2020-3-14 16:00 | |
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A Bitcoin ATM is a kiosk or a physical access point that enables buying or selling of Bitcoins using physical cash. Instead of interacting with the centralized servers of banks, the ATM service providers enable buy/sell of specific cryptocurrencies, which can be used as a medium of exchange globally.
2020-3-7 09:11 | |
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Zengo is a non-custodial mobile wallet that dispenses with private keys in favor of threshold signatures to create two ‘mathematical secret shares’ – one stored on your mobile device, the other on their servers.
2020-2-3 16:34 | |
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A crypto ransomware attack shut down the Mountain View-Los Altos school district servers and phone system on Wednesday. The malicious software demanded Bitcoin as ransom to restore service. District Operations Have Been Frozen By shutting down file access on the district’s servers, the crypto ransomware has created tremendous problems for teachers and administrators.
2020-2-2 22:00 | |
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On the morning of December 13th, New Orleans officials have reported suspicious activities that are more related to phishing. The attack came 3 hours later, shutting down the computers and servers that have been affected.
2019-12-16 21:03 | |
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The Hong Kong protests have millions of individuals rallying against the government’s efforts to pass the Fugitive Offenders Extradition bill. In an article by Forbes, August 11, 2019, it was revealed that the central government used Chinese servers to launch a denial of service attack on Telegram to apprehend those who were organizing protests viaRead MoreRead More.
2019-8-12 17:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceEthos, a crypto asset, and blockchain app ecosystem, just released one of its biggest upgrades to date for its Ethos Universal Wallet.
2019-7-19 20:02 | |
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Cryptocurrency service providers were struck by an unexpected technical mishap on Cloudflare that deemed their servers inaccessible to users reports The Next Web. Cloudflare confirmed the outage in a blog post, acknowledging the downtime as a result of bad software, July 2, 2019.
2019-7-3 12:22 | |
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After saying last year that Bitcoin itself probably wouldn’t exist in the long run, Edward Snowden appeared at the Bitcoin 2019 conference to discuss the ways that Bitcoin helps people in a world of increased surveillance.
2019-6-29 20:04 | |
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German police have busted Chemical Revolution, a dark web marketplace, which allowed consumers to buy narcotics with Bitcoin. According to a press release issued by Germany‘s Federal Criminal Police Office, officers have made 11 arrests in connection with the operation.
2019-6-29 16:32 | |
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The servers Edward Snowden used to leak thousands of documents to journalists were paid for using bitcoin, the NSA whistleblower has revealed
2019-6-30 13:49 | |
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Edward Snowden, the notorious American whistleblower, has confirmed he relied on the censorship resistance of Bitcoin to help leak data to journalists in 2013. Snowden made headlines across the globe after leaking highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) when he was a CIA employee and subcontractor.
2019-6-27 14:16 | |
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TRON has officially announced the details for their planned mainnet upgrade, Odyssey V3. 6, that incorporates added protocol features and utilizes a more lightweight version of the in-built servers, June 18, 2019.
2019-6-19 19:00 | |
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By CCN: There’s a reasonable possibility that demand for Bitcoin is being driven from China, according to CryptoSlate’s Ali Martinez. Officially speaking, China doesn’t have crypto trading anymore.
2019-6-8 09:16 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered BlackSquid, a new malware family that exploits unpatched loopholes in web servers, network drives, and removable drives to mine privacy-centric monero (XMR), according to a TrendMicro report on June 3, 2019.
2019-6-5 09:00 | |
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Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, Samourai, yesterday released and open-sourced its Dojo back-end software. This allows users to transact with Bitcoin while bypassing Samourai servers entirely. Now You Can Even Keep Your Bitcoin Public Keys Private The Dojo software is a back-end infrastructure which runs on and augments a Bitcoin Core full node.
2019-6-4 23:00 | |
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Wallet users are generally required to rely on the wallet’s back end server for transaction functionality. The release of Samourai Dojo marks a new age of wallets where users can bypass centralized wallet servers and run one of their own, June 3, 2019.
2019-6-4 23:00 | |
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Dutch authorities have seized the servers and domain of Bestmixer.io, one of the most popular cryptocurrency mixing services. Bitmixer is accused of money laundering and ‘dusting attacks’, where tiny amounts of cryptocurrency are sent to thousands of wallets without recipient consent.
2019-6-1 22:00 | |
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In the latest development over its security breach, cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U. S. The New Zealand-based exchange, which has been dealing with the fallout of a January 2019 hack, went into liquidation and stopped all trading earlier this month.
2019-5-28 17:47 | |
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Accounting firm Grant Thornton LLC on May 27, 2019, provided an update regarding the petition for bankruptcy filed by the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia. The company said that it is working towards preserving the exchange’s users’ data stored and hosted on the servers of a U.
2019-5-27 14:39 | |
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The entire United States’ city of Baltimore is heading through what can be termed as a communication network blackout. Zero Hedge report published May 23, 2019, stated that the hackers who conducted the ransomware attack to crumple the city’s communication are now demanding $10,000 dollar worth of bitcoin per day.
2019-5-25 23:00 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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By CCN: The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) has taken down a cryptocurrency-mixing service, BestMixer. io, in a crackdown involving Europol and Luxembourg authorities. The anti-fraud agency said Wednesday that they had begun an investigation against BestMixer last summer.
2019-5-23 14:42 | |
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A cryptocurrency mixing service that turned over $200 million worth of Bitcoin has been shut down following an investigation led by authorities from a number of European nations. The Dutch anti-fraud agency (FIOD) and Public Prosecution Service announced yesterday they have shut down Bestmixer.
2019-5-23 11:50 | |
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In an exclusive report to TechCrunch, Boston-based security firm, Threat Stack, revealed the discovery of a new variation of the Shellbot malware that was capable of breaking into crypto miners’ computers and using their resources to mine cryptocurrencies.
2019-5-3 09:00 | |
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By CCN: A crypto trader provided CCN with documents proving that he has lost around 43 Ether all told after depositing it on BiteBTC on Christmas Eve. As we previously reported, the Bitcoin exchange claimed a fire wrecked its servers, but the exchange claimed crypto wallets were safe.
2019-4-26 22:30 | |
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The newly released Mueller report claims Russia's primary military intelligence service and its facilitators leased servers located within the US, as well as used bitcoin to hide Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
2019-4-19 21:40 | |
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RIF Labs has announced the integration of its public blockchain, RSK Smart Contracts, on Microsoft's Azure Marketplace. The RSK Smart Contract Network is an open-source platform that seeks to extend the functionality of Bitcoin using smart contracts and the Azure Marketplace is an app store for Microsoft’s cloud computing service.
2019-4-18 18:57 | |
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Bitfinex is now open to every trader as the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange has removed its $10,000 minimum balance rule. Citing a rising demand from retail traders who couldn't trade on the platform due to the requirement, Bitfinex CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde said the platform is now ready for a “new wave of customer accounts,” according to a company Medium post.
2019-4-11 21:50 | |
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Electrum servers are still under a sustained Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The wallet developers announced the issue on April 7, 2018. In correspondence with Bitcoin Magazine, Electrum developer Thomas Voegtlin speculated that the attack may be a form of retaliation from a phishing attacker who has been targeting Electrum in recent weeks.
2019-4-11 21:47 | |
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The popular Bitcoin wallet “Electrum” recently reported an attack on its servers calling on users to take additional security measures to ensure their funds are not compromised. In a tweet published by its official account,.
2019-4-10 11:33 | |
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The servers of Electrum, a popular Bitcoin wallet, were under heavy denial-of-service (DoS) attacks Sunday night; The total amount stolen could be in the “millions of dollars” so far. The company advised its users to limit the use of the platform until the issue is resolved, but provided little information on the investigation that’s underway.
2019-4-9 00:00 | |
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The Bitcoin Wallet – Electrum – Under Attack By A 14,000 Strong Bot-Based DoS Attack DoS attacks, according to research over last year, is one of the few kinds of digital attacks that cryptocurrencies and blockchains are vulnerable to.
2019-4-8 22:15 | |
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Electrum, a popular bitcoin wallet has suffered a denial-of-service attack. The company announced the attack on Twitter, assuring its users that its developers were working on a “more robust version of the Electrum server.
2019-4-9 21:42 | |
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Bitcoin wallet Electrum faces an ongoing DoS attack on its servers that reportedly caused losses of millions of dollars to date
2019-4-8 20:16 | |
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Electrum Bitcoin wallet users should ensure that they’re using the latest version and that it’s from an official source. If users find themselves urged to “update” by the client, they should know that there is no update mechanism within Electrum itself.
2019-4-8 20:03 | |
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The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin.
2019-4-8 18:06 | |
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UpGuard, a platform focused on helping vendor management teams mitigate cyber risks, has released a report on April 3, 2019, revealing how it found millions of Facebook users’ personal information on two insecure third-party servers exposed to the public Internet.
2019-4-5 09:00 | |
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Hut 8 has laaunched its GPU-as-a-service business to tap into the AI growth potential. The Bitcoin miner said it partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and AdvizeX to launch the 1,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs cluster.
These mining giants join forces to release the U3S21EXPH, a next-generation ASIC miner featuring advanced liquid-to-chip cooling technology.
The parties are set to finalize definitive agreements regarding this purchase order "in the coming days," the companies stated.
Спутниковые снимки Planet Labs, Satellite Vu и Google Earth выдали местонахождение четырех государственных предприятий по добыче криптовалют в Королевстве Бутан.
BTC Digital used to be a chain of English schools based in Shenzhen. Now it has mining farms in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Bitcoin miner supplier Bitmain has released its brand-new Antminer T21, featuring a computing power of 190 TH/s and an energy efficiency ratio of 19 J/TH.
Bitmain, a major player in the Bitcoin mining industry, has suspended employee salaries in response to financial struggle and poor progress on its mining operations. According to reports from internal employees at the company, this suspension includes both performance and basic wages, and impacts all Bitmain staff.