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Integritee Co-Founder Alain Brenzikofer Explains How to Attract Enterprises to Use a Public Blockchain
15.11.2021
In development since 2018, Integritee AG’s solution enables sensitive business or personal data to be securely handled in an interoperable blockchain ecosystem. Using a hybrid of blockchain technology and hardware-enabled trusted execution environments, it enables businesses to securely...
Iran Continues Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Mining, Seizes Hundreds of Mining Rigs
10.11.2021
Authorities in Iran persist with their efforts to curb unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The state-run power distribution company has recently identified over a dozen underground crypto farms in Tehran and other regions, unplugging hundreds of mining units illegally connected to the grid. Power...
Coinbase launches standalone browser extension for Coinbase Wallet
8.11.2021
Self-custody wallets have proven extremely popular among users looking to access decentralized exchanges and NFTs
A Truck Full Of Precious PC Graphics Cards Has Been Stolen
4.11.2021
According to EVGA, one of NVidia’s primary manufacturers, a shipment of GTX 30-series graphics cards has been stolen from a truck in California. I do not care how badly you think you need more frames per second, you should not rob a truck to do it. The frames just aren’t worth it. I promise...
Intel Says CPU And GPU Shortages May Last Until 2023
24.10.2021
Bad news to folks out there trying to get a new console like the PS5 or a fancy, more powerful graphics card for their aging PC. According to Intel, the ongoing semiconductor shortage will continue to make it hard to find and buy new electronics well into 2023. Read more
Attn Bane: Razer’s High-Tech RGB Covid Mask Is Finally Out
21.10.2021
During this year’s all-digital CES in January, hardware maker Razer revealed Project Hazel, a futuristic filtration mask meant to keep gamers covid-free while looking like Mad Max extras. That conceptual project is now the Razer Zephyr, a real product you can buy for $100. And while it might...
Jack Dorsey Says Square Is Considering Building a ‘Bitcoin Mining System Based on Custom Silicon’
16.10.2021
Following the latest report from Cambridge University that shows a large percentage of the Bitcoin network’s hashrate resides in the United States, the CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, has announced that Square is considering building a “bitcoin mining system based on custom...
Mining Hardware Manufacturer Bitfury Plans to Go Public
11.10.2021
Bitfury, the leading non-Chinese bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, is reportedly planning to go public in the next 12 months. This would constitute one of the largest listings of a European-based cryptocurrency mining hardware company to date. The company had a valuation of $1 billion dollars...
Bitmain Will Not Ship Crypto Mining Equipment to China
11.10.2021
Mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain will no longer ship its products to mainland China. The move is in response to local regulations, the company explained. The announcement follows a prolonged crackdown on crypto mining operations in the country and a recently reiterated wide ban on activities...
SEC Approves Bitcoin-Related ETF as Market Awaits for 'Real' BTC ETF
8.10.2021
derive a majority of their revenue from related activities, including Bitcoin mining, mining hardware manufacturing, or lending services, CEO & founder of Volt Equity, Tad Park
Over Populated New World Servers No Longer Allowing New Characters
3.10.2021
It’s a good thing when hundreds of thousands of people are trying to play your game. However, as with most things in life, too much of a good thing is well... bad.Read more
New World Still Bricking Expensive Graphics Cards, Say Players
1.10.2021
Amazon’s colonialist resource extraction MMO, New World, is currently the hottest new game on Steam, quite literally in some instances. More than a few players are reporting loud fans and high graphics card temperatures while running the game, and occasionally even just while queueing for it....
Letošní Forzu rozběháte téměř na čemkoliv, využije však i silný hardware
1.10.2021
Jedna z nejočekávanějších her zbytku letošního roku má ukázat výpočetní sílu nových xboxů, pokud se ovšem dokážete uskromnit, zahrajete si i na starším hardware
Alibaba Suspends Sale of Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware on Its Platform
29.9.2021
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has announced it will no longer allow the sale of cryptocurrency mining gear on its platform. The sales behemoth made this announcement yesterday via its official website. The move is a direct consequence of the latest ban the Chinese government has applied...
US Government Seizes Trezor Wallet With $6.3 Million in Bitcoin From Gift Card Fraud Case
27.9.2021
On September 22, 2021, a U.S. district judge from San Antonio, Texas, granted a summary judgment on the civil forfeiture of 147 bitcoin worth $6.3 million held on a Trezor hardware wallet. According to the court filing, the crypto assets stemmed from a Target gift card fraud incident that started...
Almost 500 ‘New’ Xbox, Dreamcast Prototypes Just Got Released
20.9.2021
Project Deluge, a video game archival project from The Hidden Palace, may be the single biggest game preservation effort yet undertaken. Since March, this dedicated group of video game archivists has been releasing many hundreds of unreleased prototypes for classic systems, and now, it’s...
Ikea's New Gaming Collection Looks Pretty Good
17.9.2021
While people have been using Ikea stuff in the gaming space forever—right now I’m sitting on an Ikea office chair and using an Ikea desk—the Swedish company has never gone to the trouble of releasing dedicated gaming furniture before. That’s about to changeRead more
New From Razer: Gamer Thumb Condoms
15.9.2021
It isn’t April first, but nobody told Razer when it announced its gaming “finger sleeves.” Yes, finger sleeves: They are literally little sleeves that cap off your fingers to supposedly enhance their grip, and these particular finger sleeves are pitched at the gamer market.Read more
Why hardware wallets might not offer as much protection as you think, explained
15.9.2021
Hardware wallet brands have been built on the promise of security — but in some cases, these devices aren’t as air gapped as you might think
Iran Shuts Down More Illegal Crypto Farms, Bringing Total to Over 5,300
11.9.2021
Authorities in Iran are continuing their crackdown on unauthorized cryptocurrency mining as electricity demand remains high. The country’s power utility company has so far closed down more than 5,300 illegal mining facilities, seizing an enormous amount of coin-minting machines. Power...