Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency at a crossroads: Bitcoin bounces from SegWit to South Korea

Oleg Vaisman of Capital.com looks at the way crypto has been portrayed by the media of late.

Feb 23, 2018

Bitcoin exchange BitFunder and founder charged with fraud, lying to regulators about $64m cyberheist

BitFunder founder Jon Montroll repeatedly lied to the Securities Exchange Commission to cover up a hack that saw the theft of over 6,000 bitcoins.

Feb 22, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Bitcoin

When it comes to Bitcoin, it's time to buy a better lock

Dr Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint, talks about securing your crypto assets.

Feb 21, 2018

By Dr Richard Ford

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Advice for millennials buying and selling Bitcoin

Toby Triebel, CEO Europe, Wealthsimple explains why it's smart to start selling Bitcoin, even if you think it'll go up

Feb 17, 2018

Bitcoin Ethereum

Cryptocurrency mining surging among cybercriminals

Bryan York, Director of Services, CrowdStrike, talks about cryptomining malware.

Feb 16, 2018

Bitcoin Ethereum

What is CoinHoarder? Bitcoin-stealing gang nets 'over $50m' by exploiting Google ads

Since 2015, a bitcoin-stealing cybercrime gang has been launching phishing attacks exploiting Google's own advertising network to pilfer more than $50m worth of cryptocurrency.

Feb 16, 2018

By Jason Murdock

Ukraine

Government websites hit by cryptocurrency mining malware

It's less about the cryptomining malware and more about how powerful the browser is, says security firm Synopsys.

Feb 16, 2018

Bitcoin

As Coinbase drains users' accounts, crypto exchange blames Visa and pledges refunds

US cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has pledged to reimburse all users who have been impacted by ongoing issues which left some customer's' accounts being drained.

Feb 16, 2018

By Jason Murdock

Bitcoin

Bitmain out the bushes with ASIC Ethereum miner

Bitmain is working on an Ethereum ASIC miner, the Antminer F3, according to reports in Chinese technology media.

Feb 15, 2018

By Ian Allison

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Search for extraterrestrial life hampered as cryptocurrency miners hog the tech alien hunters need

GPU manufacturers are scrambling to deal with rapidly rising demand for graphics cards.

Feb 15, 2018

By India Ashok

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Cryptocurrency Valentine's Day with Bitcoin futures expiration

Capital.com is a fintech startup providing an AI-powered trading platform designed to take trading to the next level

Feb 14, 2018

Bitcoin Ethereum

OpenBazaar adds BCH, Zcash and looks towards tokens

OpenBazaar CEO Brian Hoffman said a token event is being planned for around the end of March.

Feb 14, 2018

By Ian Allison

Bitcoin Ethereum

Cryptocurrency: eToro adds Stellar as investor appetite for crypto grows

Stellar now added to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, XRP, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic and Dash.

Feb 14, 2018

By Ian Allison

Bitcoin Ethereum

Telegram zero-day flaw used by suspected Russian hackers to spread backdoor and cryptocurrency miner

The vulnerability allowed hackers to install a backdoor that allowed them to gain remote control of victims' systems.

Feb 14, 2018

By India Ashok

Cryptocurrencies are too big for UK banks to ignore

CEO of Confirm, Pawel Kuskowski talks about the crypto barbarians at the gate

Feb 12, 2018

By Pawel Kuskowski

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BTCC Pool introduces transparent FPPS Bitcoin mining and 1% fees

The new 1% promotion fee for bitcoin mining is the lowest fee in the industry, said BTCC.

Feb 12, 2018

By Ian Allison

Bitcoin Ethereum

Bitcoin billionaires downgraded to millionaires after major sell-off

The Winklevoss twins and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen are among those at the top of Forbes' cryptocurrency rich list who will have seen their Bitcoin billions slump this week.

Feb 11, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Bitcoin

Russian nuclear engineers arrested for using one of country's largest supercomputers to mine Bitcoin

The nuclear facility houses a 1-petraflop supercomputer that is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second.

Feb 10, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Russia Bitcoin

If your computer is running slow, it could be because of these porn websites

Pornography websites make up roughly half of all domains using so-called crypto-mining software to exploit users' computer power to make money, research suggests.

Feb 9, 2018

By Jason Murdock

Crypto scammers pose as John McAfee and Elon Musk on Twitter to steal bitcoin

Cryptocurrency scammers are invading the Twitter timelines of famous technologists and companies in an attempt to dupe fintech fanatics into sending them money.

Feb 9, 2018

By Jason Murdock

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