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Bitcoin Mining: Why Better Methods will Eventually Come
In the history of computing, the first instrument that was used which was close to a computer was the Abacus which existed over 5000 years ago. This preceded the invention of the first computers in the 1940’s known as first generation computers. дальше »
2018-11-4 21:16 | |
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Mac Cryptocurrency Price Tracking App Installs Backdoors to Control Host Computer
A Trojan pretending to be a macOS cryptocurrency ticker called CoinTicker was discovered installing backdoors on the computers of unsuspecting users, Bleeping Computer reported on October 29, 2018. Mac Cryptocurrency Price Tracker Caught Installing Backdoors Dozens of cybersecurity publications sounded the alarm over another cryptocurrency malware that was discovered on October 29, after a Malwarebytes forum user reported a trojan. дальше »
2018-10-31 18:00 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Malware Posing as Flash Update Mines Monero [XMR]
Crypto mining has become very common these days for hackers to earn a handsome income while putting a person’s devices at risk. Slowing computers, rising electricity bills, and other issues are caused because a hacker has infiltrated a computer through a malicious link or software. дальше »
2018-10-13 16:19 | |
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Europe, Japan and the ‘Drug’ of Quantitative Easing
Last month, news. Bitcoin. com examined the problem of quantitative easing (QE) and its impact on the U. S. , and how such policies have spread to the rest of the world. This month, we continue to drill down on the phenomenon of governments printing trillions of dollars worth of fiat currency simply by pressing buttons on their computers. дальше »
2018-10-11 22:20 | |
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Perlin Network to Help Millions in Using Their Spare Computing Power
The Perlin network is helping to utilize the spare computing power of millions of computers, phones, and other devices. This will be the first practical decentralized privacy-preserving cloud network. дальше »
2018-10-9 20:49 | |
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Overnight Crypto: Use Gaming Computer To Earn Bitcoin Mining Rewards?
What Is Overnight Crypto? The Overnight Crypto is a program that enables users to utilize the powerful gaming hardware within the computers they use for crypto mining, with the aim of helping them make money. дальше »
2018-10-9 09:47 | |
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Town In Canada Meets Hackers Demands With Bitcoin Ransom
In the Ontario province of Canada, holds the town of Midland which has a population of more than 16,000 people and has recently had its computer systems hacked and infected with ransom malware. The town of Midland has come to conclusion that they are going to meet the hackers wants and pay them (as per their demands) in Bitcoin, in order to get the computer system up and running again. дальше »
2018-9-12 13:00 | |
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Op Ed: DApps Can Increase Audience Engagement for Creators and Influencers
Many of us are familiar with the term “DApp,” which stands for “decentralized application. ”Foundationally, a DApp is an application that runs using blockchain technology on a decentralized network of computers instead of on a central database. дальше »
2018-9-4 21:43 | |
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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term
One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). дальше »
2018-8-28 04:03 | |
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Noise Complaints May Cause Norwegian Bitcoin Mining Center to Shut Down
Norwegian bitcoin miner Kryptovault is facing a shutdown of its operations due to extensive noise complaints from locals and a lack of proper paperwork. The company, which is headquartered in a former paper mill in Norway’s capital of Oslo, uses more than 40MW of power to drive an arsenal of nearly 10,000 computers. дальше »
2018-8-24 23:36 | |
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What Must Institutions Do Before They Can Accept Bitcoin
Now we know what Bitcoin needs to do before it can become more widely adopted by institutions, but we must also consider what these institutions need to do too. What must Bitcoin do? Well it’s simple, Bitcoin needs to find balance, a steady price and see consistent regulation (adoption). дальше »
2018-8-22 16:00 | |
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Ripple’s CTO Invented a Distributed Computer System in the 80s Before Satoshi’s Bitcoin
David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, had conjured a similar concept to Nakamoto’s Bitcoin blockchain 30 years ago, known as a “multilevel distributed computer system,” reported The Next Web on August 17, 2018. дальше »
2018-8-19 22:00 | |
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Ripple’s CTO invented a distributed computer system 20 years before blockchain – ask him about it
The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto is often credited with inventing blockchain – the tech behind the recent cryptocurrency and decentralization boom. But long before Nakamoto published his seminal paper that shaped Bitcoin as we know it, Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz had already come up a similar concept. дальше »
2018-8-16 15:33 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Giant, Canaan, Debuts World’s First Bitcoin Mining Television
Having a television that can double up as a mining rig seems like something out of a sci-fi flick. But Bitcoin Mining Giant, Canaan, has pulled this off and is offering its consumers a personal mining rig in the comfort of their homes. дальше »
2018-8-3 21:44 | |
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Abstractism Removed From Steam for Secretly Mining Cryptos Using Gamers’ PCs
Perhaps it’s because of the current low crypto prices, but some crypto miners are getting more creative in cutting down mining costs — by using other people’s computers to do the mining for them without their owners’ consent. дальше »
2018-8-3 19:02 | |
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Dutch Authorities Slap Bitcoin Ransomware Creators with 240 Hours Community Service
Two malicious coders who orchestrated a ransomware attack on 1,259 computers demanding bitcoin back in 2015 have finally been sentenced to 240 hours of community service by a Rotterdam court, according to a local news source NU on July 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-7-29 09:00 | |
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Bitcoin Ransomware Creator Sentenced
The developers behind the CoinVault and BitCryptor ransomware were sentenced to 240 hours of community service in a Dutch court on Thursday. Melvin and Dennis van de B., aged 25 and 21, were convicted of accusing 1,259 computers in the Netherlands and other Western European countries with the ransomware and demanding bitcoin payments as a дальше »
2018-7-27 00:57 | |
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Hashflare To Cease Bitcoin Mining Operations As It’s No Longer Worth Money
Hashflare is a cryptocurrency mining service that allows users to connect with crypto mining pools. What this does, is controls a set amount of your computers processing power via the pool and rewards contributors with a share of the transactions that they facilitate. дальше »
2018-7-23 16:30 | |
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Could Quantum Computers Decipher Cryptocurrency Wallets’ Private Keys? One Researcher Thinks So
A worrying report was published yesterday in the online academic journal, The Conversation, warning that in the future, quantum computers might become capable of cracking cryptocurrency wallets’ private keys—giving potential hackers access to crypto users’ stored digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-18 02:51 | |
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Quantum Computers & Bitcoin: Real Threat to Steal Crypto Funds or Not?
Quantum Computers Could Steal Your Bitcoin – Here’s How Offering to break the monotony of regulated fiat currencies is perhaps one of the key selling points of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:48 | |
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Could Quantum Computers Decipher Cryptocurrency Wallets’ Private Keys? One Researcher Thinks So
A worrying report was published yesterday in the online academic journal, The Conversation, warning that in the future, quantum computers might become capable of cracking cryptocurrency wallets’ private keys—giving potential hackers access to crypto users’ stored digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-17 03:00 | |
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Research: Quantum Computers Can Decipher Private Keys of Cryptocurrencies
Immutability and difficult-to-solve algorithms are the main attractions for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin apart from potentially creating a new financial system. However, recent research suggests the underlying technology may not be as resilient as perceived. дальше »
2018-7-17 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin, virus and ‘spearphishing’ helped Russian agents hack Democratic Party computers in the American election
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2018-7-15 18:54 | |
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The Hash Rate of Bitcoin is taking over the Price of Bitcoin
Since last year the bitcoin hash rate — the amount of computing power used by bitcoin’s network of computers to create new coins — has soared as it rushes to catch up with the bitcoin price. Despite Bitcoin’s 2018 price slump, the principal cryptocurrency’s hash rate continues to surge at an astonishing pace. Although the value дальше »
2018-7-15 15:27 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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BREAKING: Russians Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:44 | |
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Russian Hackers Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-14 19:44 | |
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BREAKING: Russian Hackers Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:44 | |
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Promoted: Ushering in a New Future — Cryptocurrency Investing With Invictus
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. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:51 | |
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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
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Over a Million Computers Fall Prey to Crypto Mining Attack
Local police, recently, arrested a group of Chinese technology professionals in Da Lian City over charges of running a $2 million illegal crypto mining scheme. Of the 20 suspects, 11 were released on bail while 9 others have been jailed. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:14 | |
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PoWx: Who Supports It and How It Could Transform Bitcoin
In short, PoWx advocates bitcoin adopt a new technology it calls “optical” proof-of-work, which uses a more energy-efficient laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. Now, they need to purchase specialized computers costing thousands of dollars and which they don’t do anything else. дальше »
2018-7-6 08:04 | |
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Tom Lee, of Wall Street, reduces his end of year bitcoin price goal by approximately 20%
Bitcoin at $6,600 brings prices back to the lows in April, which marked the halt of a slide from nearly $20,000 in late 2017. Cryptocurrency miners use high powered computers that use a lot of electricity to complete a series of complex calculations to create a bitcoin. The bitcoin protocol calls for a finite number дальше »
2018-7-5 20:41 | |
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Bitcoin Hackers Monitoring 2.3 Million Bitcoin Addresses
On June 13th, 2018, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security announced the discovery of a cryptocurrency clipboard hijacker that infected over 300,000 computers. A recent analysis by Bleeping Computer revealed that the problem is even more widespread than originally believed. дальше »
2018-7-4 10:00 | |
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Dodgy Crypto Miners Target Linux Systems, a New Report Reveals
WatchGuard released its latest internet threat report for Q1 2018, which suggested that cryptocurrency mining threats are on the rise. About 98. 8% of common Linux/Downloader malware variants found in the first quarter were to target Linux-based computers with crypto miners. дальше »
2018-7-3 18:39 | |
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Japan Gives Jail Sentence to Crypto Miner in a Remote Mining Case
A Japanese district court has, for the first time, sentenced a man to prison in a remote crypto mining case. The case follows the arrests of Coinhive users by the police in 10 prefectures. However, this case is different from previously discussed cases of mining cryptocurrencies using website visitors’ computers. дальше »
2018-7-3 07:15 | |
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How can your smart fridge be Bitcoin for criminals?
It could be mining bitcoin for criminals. So-called “crypto-jacking” attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations. дальше »
2018-6-29 13:49 | |
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Bitmain Nears 51% of Network Hash Rate: Why This Matters and Why It Doesn’t
Recent Bitcoin block data shows that Bitcoin’s mining pools BTC. com, AntPool and ConnectBTC, respectively mined about 25. 7 percent, 16. 1 percent and 0. 2 percent of all new blocks over the past week. дальше »
2018-6-29 23:07 | |
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William Shatner mining Bitcoin [BTC]: From snob currency to God currency?
A recent interview by CNBC’s Fast Money featured Star Trek’s Captain Kirk aka William Shatner. The Hollywood icon shared views on his involvement in Bitcoin mining and solar-powered business advancements. дальше »
2018-6-29 20:05 | |
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Cryptojacking Becomes a Nuisance for Users Throughout the World
The growing popularity of Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin has made it possible for hackers to find lucrative earning opportunities by hijacking your computer and using it for mining digital currencies. дальше »
2018-6-28 13:29 | |
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Chinese Crypto Miner Trying to Defraud Electricity Company Busted
Chinese police, recently, seized over 200 computers used to mine the digital currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum after a miner tried to defraud an electricity company over his power bills. The Xinhua News reported that the man stole 150,000kW hours of electricity in just one month. дальше »
2018-6-26 22:32 | |
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Ukrainian Police Arrest Four People for Running Fake Crypto Exchanges
The Ukrainian National Police announced the arrest of four suspects, who reportedly ran six fake cryptocurrency exchanges in the country. They were arrested last week from Dnipro city, after which their homes were raided, and several computers and smartphones were seized. дальше »
2018-6-23 14:57 | |
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Bitcoin Miner “Stole” 150 MW of Electricity according to Chinese Police
A Chinese man has found himself in police custody after attempting to steal electricity to fund his unprofitable Bitcoin mining operation, local media outlet Xinhua reports June 22. The suspect, known only by his surname Ma, allegedly mined Bitcoin and Ethereum on two hundred computers in the country’s Anhui province, all of which have been дальше »
2018-6-22 19:06 | |
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