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Cryptocurrency Mining Equipment Seized by Ukrainian Authorities from Nuclear Power Plant
22.8.2019
The Ukrainian authorities have seized mining equipment for cryptocurrency from a site of the nuclear power station. As reported by the local media, SBU (the Security Service of Ukraine) has confiscated an optical fiber cable, portion of a network cable, and a media converter on 10th July 2019,...
Cryptojacking Code Found in Eleven Open Libraries, Thousands Infected
22.8.2019
11 open-source Ruby code libraries contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times
Authorities Seize Crypto Mining Equipment from Nuclear Power Plant
21.8.2019
Two raids of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant uncovered GPUs, hard drives, and cooling equipment used to mine cryptocurrencies
Ukraine: Crypto Miners Arrested for Compromising Nuclear Plant Security
21.8.2019
Crypto miners created a security threat in a power plant by leaking info on its protection system
Bitcoin Hash Rate ‘Not Affected’ as China Floods Knock Out Miners
21.8.2019
Bitcoin shakes off new miner outages after China floods
Bitcoin Miners Halt Operations as Rainstorm Triggers Mudslides in China
21.8.2019
A severe rainstorm in China's southwest has led to fatal mudslides, causing some local hydropower plants and bitcoin miners to halt operations
High-Powered Mining Rigs Drive Bitcoin’s Accelerating Hashrate
20.8.2019
On August 19, the combined SHA-256 hashrate between the BCH and BTC networks touched a massive high of over 91 exahash per second (EH/s). One notable contribution to today’s network hashrates is the manufacturing of next-generation mining rigs that produce a significant number of terahash....
Max Keiser: New Bitcoin Network Hash Rate High Suggests Price Is Next
20.8.2019
The Bitcoin hash rate hits a new record at 82.5 TH/s
Top 7 Youngest Crypto Miners Under 20
16.8.2019
Hardly anyone refrained from considering investing money in cryptocurrency during its epic rise in price last year. Many people decided that they could even get a loan to spend it on cryptocurrencies. However, the most significant thing was not only about buying and selling Bitcoins. The most...
Electricity Theft for Bitcoin Mining Imposes Loss of $25 Million in Malaysia
16.8.2019
Bitcoin Mining is a power-intensive activity, and it consumes a lot of electricity. A report by Cambridge last month showed that Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the entire country of Switzerland. While the cost involved is huge, it can be devastating to electricity manufacturers...
HIVE Enters into Strategic Alliance with Blockbase to Optimize its GPU Mining
15.8.2019
HIVE Blockchain recently announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Blockbase Group DWC-LLC. As per the press release issued on the development, Blockbase would be the service provider for software and maintenance of HIVE’s mining projects in Sweden. Blockbase’s...
New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open
15.8.2019
Meet "Norman" – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted
Crypto Miner Company CoinMine Scores $2.5 Million in Seed Round
15.8.2019
The round was led by M13 Ventures, Republic Labs, Gumi Crypto and an early Uber investor Shervin Pishevar
Researchers Find Monero Mining Malware That Hides From Task Manager
15.8.2019
A cybersecurity company has found an XRM cryptojacker that will temporarily shut down mining if a device user opens Task Manager
The Next Feather in Bitfury’s Hat: Artificial Intelligence Divison
14.8.2019
The world’s largest full-service blockchain technology company- Bitfury Group is soon going to wear many feathers in its hat. The company is actively looking to venture into the data mining sector as well as the crypto mining sector. Yesterday, in an interview, the CEO and the co-founder of...
Blockchain Firm Bitfury Turns to AI for Big Data Mining
13.8.2019
The Bitfury Group has launched an artificial intelligence division with the aim of creating value out of the vast amounts of data now available
Congressional Research Service Finds Potential Blockchain Uses for Energy Sector
12.8.2019
Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process
Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Exponential Growth Just Won’t Stop
11.8.2019
A decade ago when Satoshi Nakamoto unleashed the Bitcoin network, the security behind the protocol was guarded by only a few miners. These days, mining the SHA-256 algorithm has become a thriving industry that hasn’t stopped growing. Also Read: Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on...
XMR Cryptojacking Malware Smominru Updated, Now Targeting User Data
10.8.2019
Malware Smominru mines Monero on at least half a million infected computers and now also steals sensitive personal data
Fidelity Joins Blockstream’s New Institutional Bitcoin Mining Service
9.8.2019
Beefed up Blockstream mining services include Fidelity as an early customer