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An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others

21.8.2020
A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?

Shock: Ethereum Miners Against Proposal to Reduce Block Rewards by 75%

21.8.2020
The new EIP-2878 would reduce block rewards by 75% and has received sharp criticism from miners who say it will compromise the network’s security

Two Suspects Arrested in USD 1.5m Crypto Mining Electricity Theft

20.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Артем Константинов Officials from the Oblast Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs (ODMVR) and CEZ Electro Bulgaria have reportedly made two arrests in what is described as the “largest theft” of electricity for cryptocurrency mining in the Balkan country. The two...

China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry Impacted the Most This Year, Says Report

20.8.2020
The researchers and analysts from Tokeninsight published it’s “2020 Q2 Cryptocurrency Mining Industry Report” which shows the industry has grown exponentially during the last six months. The findings indicate cryptocurrency mining has expanded a great deal but China’s...

Monero Cryptojacking Malware Targets Higher Education

20.8.2020
Guardicore Labs explains that FritzFrog uses a brute-force attack on millions of addresses to gain access to servers

Hash Watch: Bitcoin Cash Miners Begin Signaling Node Implementations

20.8.2020
There’s 88 days left until the Bitcoin Cash upgrade scheduled for November 15, 2020, and the community has been watching miners closely. On August 18, the Bitcoin ABC team published a blog post that revealed a “feature freeze is now in place,” as it contains a new coinbase rule....

Bitmain Retains Only a ‘Minuscule Lead’ Over Competitor Microbt Amid Ongoing Power Tussle, Says Report

19.8.2020
Bitcoin mining hardware maker Bitmain still has a “minuscule lead” over competitor Microbt despite the former’s ongoing power struggle and supply chain issues, according to Bitmex. Researchers at the derivatives exchange tested flagship products from the two companies...

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for a New All-Time High

19.8.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining may rise to become the most difficult it's ever been in five days from now. Meanwhile, miners continue spending. If the BTC.com estimates come true, bitcoin mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, will rise nearly 3% during its next...

Riot Blockchain Supercharges Mining Ops With 8,000 More Bitmain Rigs as Bitcoin Price Soars

19.8.2020
Company executives say Riot Blockchain is on track to become cash flow positive later this year

Monero-Mining Death Metal Band from 2077 Warns Humans on Lizard People Extinction Scheme

18.8.2020
“Everything you heard, every theory that just doesn’t seem possible, every small inkling that something was just off about the world… is true.”

Excessive Flooding in Sichuan Causes 20% Hashrate Losses for Chinese Bitcoin Miners

18.8.2020
Torrential downpours of nonstop rain have been wreaking havoc in China’s Sichuan province, which has caused some operations to shut down ASIC mining devices. Reports from the region show that certain areas have seen electrical shortages and the aftermath is causing quite a bit of stress...

Researchers Detect Crypto-Mining Worm to Steal AWS Credentials

18.8.2020
Cybersecurity researchers now expect future cryptojackers to mimic this worm’s ability to hack Amazon Web Services credentials

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...

Top Bitcoin Mining Pools See 15% Hash Rate Drop Amid Continuous Rainstorms in China

18.8.2020
Major Chinese bitcoin mining pools are each seeing daily hash rate drops between 10 to 20% as continuous rainstorms in Sichuan disrupt power supply

Two Bitcoin Farmers Stole $1.5M in Electricity in Bulgaria

18.8.2020
Two Bulgarian nationals have been charged with the theft of nearly $1.5M in electricity used to illegally operate crypto mining farms

Nvidia Accused of Trying to Discredit Ex-Employee in Crypto Mining Revenue Trial

17.8.2020
Investors suing Nvidia have opposed a motion from the U.S. chipmaker that would shut out the testimony from an ex-employee

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Hits Record High 130 EH/s, as BTC Price Faces Resistance at $12,000

17.8.2020
Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate has reached a new all-time high of 130 exahash per second (EH/s) – a feat that might positively influence the asset’s price, while adding to the fundamental strength of the Bitcoin network. According to the latest data from charts.Bitcoin.com...