CPU Mining is Making a Comeback (But Only on Botnets)
CPU mining malware increased sixfold during the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report from IBM X-Force.
As CCN has reported, the...
Aussie Solar Startup Power Ledger, Energy Giant Origin Begin Blockchain Trial
Australian solar startup Power Ledger has partnered with retail energy giant Origin to begin a trial based on Power Ledger’s blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy marketplace.
Power...
Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Set to Surpass Apple Stock: Market Strategist
Stock market strategist Jens Nordvig predicts that daily cryptocurrency trading volume will “soon surpass” that of Apple, the most-traded company stock.
Nordvig, the founder and...
CFTC Suit Files Suit Against $600K Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme in New York
In an agency first, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit accusing a Brooklyn, New York man of operating a...
Radical Academy: Amir Taaki’s New Hacker Team Is Spreading Bitcoin in Syria
Lugging an AK-47, fighting ISIS in Syria – Amir Taaki has seen some shit.
But, through it all, the hacker – best known for writing crypto code in...
Dimon Knocks Bitcoin Again: Crackdown Likely on ‘Worthless’ Cryptocurrency
Jamie Dimon is at it again.
Expanding on his recent criticism of bitcoin, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank is again out in the media...
