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Researchers detect new malware targeting Kubernetes clusters to mine Monero
4.2.2021
The malware campaign has not been active since it was first detected in Jan. 2021, leading researchers to believe that it "may still be in the reconnaissance and weaponization stage."
While BTC’s Hashrate Remains High, It’s More Difficult Than Ever Before to Mine Bitcoin
26.1.2021
At the end of January 2021, Bitcoin’s network mining difficulty, a measure of how complicated it is to mine a block reward, is higher than it’s ever been during the crypto protocol’s lifetime. Currently, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is a whopping 20.8 trillion but despite...
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
16.1.2021
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late 2020. According to the company’s...
Careful When Changing the Display of `summary`
12.1.2021
I got a very helpful bug report the other day (thanks Kilian!) about the <details> element in a blog post of mine not showing the default ▶ icon, and thus looking rather like any ol’ random <p>.
It …
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Record-Low Electricity Prices in Sweden Make It ‘a Lucrative Place’ to Mine Bitcoin, Says Report
1.1.2021
Bitcoin miners are finding the Nordic lands a profitable opportunity to boost their revenues due to a plunge in electricity prices at the cheapest levels than any other well-known places for crypto mining. Bitcoin Miners Could Find ‘Lucrative’ Opportunities in Norway and Sweden...
Mining Rig Makers Race to Create Next-Gen Ethereum Miner Before Staking-Only Kicks In
21.12.2020
The Ethereum network’s 2.0 transition has pushed the protocol to become one of the largest staking networks in the world with 1,683,905 ether locked into the contract worth $1 billion today. According to reports from China, while proof-of-work ethereum miners have two years left to mine...
Curate, Next Generation Yield Farming
18.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Curate decentralized platform has set the goal of maximizing the DeFi potential. The main task is to create a complete platform autonomy with a gradual transition to self-management by community members. Curate is an autonomous full-cycle ecosystem. Platform members use ETH-Xcur...
A New Bitcoin Mining Pool Claims It Has Tools to Censor Blockchain Transactions
12.11.2020
A blockchain and technology company claims its new bitcoin mining pool is embedded with tools that enable the pool to censure transactions in the blocks they mine. According to a statement issued by the DMG, the parent company to Blockseer mining pool, this ability allows the latter...
Meet Agah Sesli, CMC’s Ambassador From Turkey
2.11.2020
I first heard of Bitcoin in early 2017, when a friend of mine mentioned he was paying one of his Continue Reading
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Technician in Italy Used Airport’s Computers to Mine Ethereum in Italy: Report
1.11.2020
Using the airport's computers allowed the miner to avoid the cost of electricity needed to mind crypto, the report said
Comparing Static Site Generator Build Times
28.10.2020
There are so many static site generators (SSGs). It’s overwhelming trying to decide where to start. While an abundance of helpful articles may help wade through the (popular) options, they don’t magically make the decision easy.
I’ve been on a quest to help make that decision easier. A colleague...
SharkTron – DeFi Project That Implies Complete Autonomy
24.10.2020
PRESS RELEASE. SharkTRON decentralized platform has set the goal of maximizing the DeFi TRON potential. The main task is to create a complete platform autonomy with a gradual transition to self-management by community members. SharkTRON is an autonomous full-cycle ecosystem. Platform members...
Only 2.5 million Bitcoin left to mine
27.9.2020
But with Bitcoin demand on the rise, can we expect more scarcity?
XSwap Started Yield Farming, The Highest APY Reaches 70,000%
21.9.2020
XSwap, a main products of Xfinance ecosystem, has launched Uniswap LP token liquidity mining. This is a fair version, 100% distributed to the community, with No team shares, No Pre-mine. Governed by the Xfinance community. In just a few hours, the funds in the pool are above to 5000ETH. The highest...
Publicly Listed Energy Firm Equinor Exploits Gas Flaring in North Dakota to Mine Bitcoin
21.9.2020
Just recently, the firm Arcane Research recently revealed a number of screenshots from the publicly traded energy firm, Equinor. The pictures show the multinational company leveraging natural gas flaring to power bitcoin mining operations. In recent years, using the unorthodox gas flaring scheme...
Research: New Malware Employs Tor and Bittorrent To Steal Bitcoin and Ether
4.9.2020
A new trojan called Krypto Cibule uses infested computers’ power to mine cryptocurrency, steal crypto wallet files, and redirect incoming digital assets to a hacker address. The malware rides on the Tor network and the Bittorrent protocol to perform attacks, according to an extensive report...
Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners
2.9.2020
In mid-August officials from the Chinese province of Sichuan approved a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin for legal hydropower consumption in the region. Following the local government of Ya’an city deciding to foster mining, officials from Chengdu recently spoke about welcoming crypto...
Lysander Spooner: Natural Law – The Science of Justice
30.8.2020
The science of mine and thine – the science of justice – is the science of all human rights; of all a man’s rights of person and property; of all his rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Section I. It is the science which alone can tell any man what he...
Re-Mining Simulation Shows Satoshi Used a Single High-End PC to Mine 1.1M Bitcoin
23.8.2020
Cryptocurrency advocates have been recently discussing the mysterious Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto as RSK’s chief scientist, Sergio Dermain Lerner, published a paper called “The Patoshi Mining Machine.” Essentially, Lerner simulated Satoshi’s mining experience....
Sichuan Officials Continue to Foster the Relationship Between Bitcoin Mining and Hydropower
18.8.2020
The province of Sichuan is well known for being one of the largest concentrations of bitcoin miners on earth because electrical costs are extremely cheap in the region. Data shows that miners using hydropower in Sichuan are paying between 0.065-0.075 yuan or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour. According...