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Australian Man Mined Bitcoin From Government Computers; Can Face Prison For 10 Years
22.5.2019
The increasing interest of people in Bitcoin is not surprising given the global popularity the #1 cryptocurrency enjoys. An Australian man based in Sydney, however, took his love for Bitcoin mining to another level. He tweaked the government IT systems to utilize them for Bitcoin mining...
Aussie Govt. Employee Charged for Mining Cryptos for Personal Gains
22.5.2019
An Aussie govt. employee has been charged for mining cryptos by modifying govt. computers for his personal gains. The name of the person has not been revealed yet. This person has been accused of mining cryptos that were worth more than AU$9,000 (US$6,184) for his own gains. The Australian Federal...
Firefox Browser Adds Option to Automatically Block Crypto Mining Scripts
22.5.2019
Mozilla has released an update for its Firefox browser which includes an option to block cryptocurrency mining scripts on websites
Firefox Quantum Offers Anti-Cryptojacking Feature
22.5.2019
Firefox Quantum has an opt-in cryptojacking protection feature
Dutch Man Arrested Over $2.2 Million Bitcoin Mining Fraud
21.5.2019
A man has been arrested in the Netherlands for allegedly scamming investors out of over $2.2 million in a fake bitcoin mining scheme
Police Arrest Dutch Cryptocurrency CEO in Rumored $110 Million Fraud Case
21.5.2019
An alleged bitcoin mining fraud scheme involving $110 million sees an arrest in the Netherlands
Australian Government Employee Faces Court for Misusing Government IT Systems to Mine Crypto
21.5.2019
An Australian government employee will reportedly face court today over his alleged misuse of government IT systems to mine cryptocurrency for personal gain
Australian Government Employee Charged With Mining Crypto at Work
21.5.2019
A 33-year-old Australian IT contractor has been charged after he allegedly mined cryptocurrency on government computer systems
1xBit To Offer Content From Crypto Gambling Pioneer True Flip
21.5.2019
The world leading cryptocurrency gambling platform 1xBit welcomes a new partner providing a variety of unique games with catchy mechanics, impressive gameplay, and rich graphics. True Flip is a crypto gambling provider having been a pioneer in the industry since 2016. The company is well-known...
Bitcoin History Part 13: The First Mining Pool
19.5.2019
The notion that anyone could solo mine bitcoin – on a CPU no less – seems positively quaint today. But in 2010, this method wasn’t just possible – it was the norm. With an exponentially lower hashrate, less competition and a 50 bitcoin block reward, there was enough pie...
Ontology Gets Added to BigONE’s PoS Mining Pool
18.5.2019
The BigONE crypto trading platform has announced the addition of Ontology (ONT) to its Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mining pool. Announcement on Adding ONT into the "PoS Mining Pool“ https://t.co/2iuc6mc8OM — BigONE Exchange (@BigONEexchange) May 16, 2019 BigONE is the next-generation...
Bloq Labs’ Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming
17.5.2019
Titan is a one-step crypto miner management system from Bloq Labs
Paying the Price: WeChat Merchants Banned From Crypto Payments
16.5.2019
“It is precisely this type of restriction of freedom that will push people to use crypto,” China’s crypto community remains positive despite tightening restrictions
Crypto Miners Dominate Top 10 List of Most Prolific Malware Threats
16.5.2019
A global threat report has concluded that the three most common malware variants detected in April were crypto miners
Crypto Spring Brings Strong Profits to Next-Generation and Older Mining Rigs
16.5.2019
Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have been on a tear accumulating considerable gains following the notorious ‘crypto winter.’ Since the recent price hike this spring, mining digital assets with next-generation miners has allowed participants to secure significant gains...
Australian Advisory Firm to Launch $250 Mln Digital Securities Offering for Mining Sector
14.5.2019
Major Australian capital advisory firm PCF Capital Group has chosen permissioned blockchain ecosystem KoreConX for a $250 million digital securities offering
Diar: Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Is Becoming More Distributed Among Pools
14.5.2019
The bitcoin mining hashrate is becoming more distributed among mining pools, shows a recent report by crypto research firm Diar
Financial Advisory Firm Says Past Market Trends Point to Bitcoin at $20,000 by 2021
10.5.2019
Bitcoin could hit $20,000 by 2021, according to analysts looking at past market trends
Japan’s GMO Internet Sees 45% Cryptocurrency Profit Dip for Q1 2019
10.5.2019
Figures confirm Q4 2018’s Bitcoin price drop saw knock-on effects for GMO’s performance
All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn’t Cut It
10.5.2019
That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki