Crypto Cyberthreats Spike This Year With Russia Hit the Hardest, Report Reveals
Cyberthreats related to cryptocurrencies have increased with rising demand for the digital assets, a study has concluded. Russia, Thailand and Peru are the most affected...
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports....
Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it...
Report: Filecoin and Chia Believers in China Are Converting to Ethereum Swarm Disciples
There’s a lot of buzz in China around the Bee mainnet soft launch following the recent hype surrounding Filecoin and Chia. Reports detail that Swarm...
Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is 98.3% and a touch more...
Iran Seizes 3,000 Crypto Mining Devices in a Week
Authorities in Iran have confiscated 3,000 units of mining hardware in just one week as part of a push to curb illegal crypto mining amid...
Report: Document Shows Specific Bitcoin Miners in Xinjiang Instructed to Shut Down
An official notice stemming from the Changji prefecture government in Xinjiang details that officials from the Zhundong Economic-Technological Development Park must instruct bitcoin miners to...
Home Crypto Mining Spikes in Brazil Amid Record High Unemployment
With rising unemployment rates and rampant economic uncertainty, in the wake of the Covid crisis, a growing number of Brazilians are finding an alternative income...
Kyrgyzstan Seizes 2,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Devices
Law enforcement authorities in Kyrgyzstan have confiscated thousands of crypto mining machines as part of a new offensive against illegal cryptocurrency mining in the country....
Nvidia Makes $155 Million From Crypto Mining Chips in Fiscal Q1
Graphics cards manufacturer Nvidia has earned $155 million in revenue from chips designed for cryptocurrency mining during the first fiscal quarter. The company admitted that...