40,000 of computers infected with mining viruses as part of worldwide Operation Prowli
A sophisticated criminal scheme has been used by an unknown group of hackers. Bitnewstoday explains what methods they use and how to evade these attacks in order not to join the wide list of victims
06 June 2018 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin Gold team plans new hard fork to prevent 51% attacks
See what a 51% attack is, after which event the need for the blockchain protocol update has become fairly obvious for everybody and if the plan of Bitcoin Gold development team looks solid
06 June 2018 21:00, UTC
Vladimir Putin: Russia can’t have its own cryptocurrency, as well as any other country
See what the Russian President said about state-issued digital currencies on the question-and-answer session called Direct Line today, as well as the background on the crypto sphere in Russia
06 June 2018 21:00, UTC
China’s Central Bank offers blockchain platform for checks
Fake checks are a big problem in China, and to counter it, the People’s Bank has been quietly researching blockchain since 2016, which resulted in a new environment. Check out how it works
05 June 2018 21:00, UTC
Survey: 68% digital currency services do not comply with KYC
See the results of the recent research composed by P.A.ID Strategies and what does it tell about the current state of the market which is daily described on the pages of Bitnewstoday
05 June 2018 21:00, UTC
Lisk normal work suffered from malicious transaction
See if there are any indications of big money sums stolen by hackers in the post of Lisk (LSK) developers or was it just an unsuccessful attempt to test the mettle of the project team - key facts on Saturday troubles
04 June 2018 21:00, UTC
Quebec mining ban lifted under certain conditions
Mining has not been viewed lightly by the local authorities of the Canadian province of Quebec, see the details of the engagement between miners and officials in the new material, as well as how energy prices are connected
03 June 2018 21:00, UTC
New 51% attack on ZenCash, hackers’ revenue makes $550,000
Bitcoin Gold, Verge, and now ZenCash - see what can jeopardize other altcoins in the future and make the work of hackers conducting the unfair altcoin units issue even easier in comparison to the present days
03 June 2018 21:00, UTC
China confiscates $267.5 million from local branch of OneCoin pyramid
The Chinese authorities are looking into one of the most notorious pyramid schemes the cryptocurrency market has ever seen - see the details about the prosecutors’ investigation below
31 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Italy: blockchain and fintech included in the program of the coalition government contract
What variants of reshuffle in the Italian government will open up opportunities for the advent of the national cryptocurrency and are there any obstacles? You can learn the answer from this article on our portal
30 May 2018 21:00, UTC
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Large $21M ICO halted by SEC
This material describes the recent fiasco of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services and its clash with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission which oversees token business
29 May 2018 21:00, UTC
British hacker converted stolen £500,000 to BTC
See the exact age of the hacker, what hacking method was his main source of income and what the United Kingdom police intends to do with bitcoins that they have found after his arrest
28 May 2018 21:00, UTC
EOS network compromised, developers already warned
The Chinese antivirus company has found that the network nodes of EOS were open to a serious security threat. Find out if the EOS management has confirmed the existence of the vulnerability and other details
28 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Russian university to consider a crypto exchange on an island next to China
Russian Far Eastern Federal University to consider opening a crypto exchange on the Russky Island which lies very close to China - authors of the proposal hope to attract investments
28 May 2018 21:00, UTC
South African exchange SygniaCoin to trade in accordance with New York State laws
In this material, one can see the explanation on why would the South African cryptocurrency exchange comply with the laws of the U.S. state which lies several tens of thousands of miles away
27 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Hyundai mining pool hacked, management declines responsibility
This material tells about how it becomes popular amongst hackers to target mining pools and describes the latest example - a mining pool which belongs to the South Korean car manufacturer
24 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Novogratz and Winklevoss twins support the DOJ investigation
If one thought that all market figures would oppose the decision of the Department of Justice, one was wrong: this material gives a possible explanation why it could be beneficial for Novogratz and the Winklevoss twins
24 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Monetary Authority of Singapore: yes, we allow crypto business and no, it can’t violate laws on securities and futures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a reminder to investors, ICO issuers and cryptocurrency exchanges. See what they think about crypto operations in this new material
24 May 2018 21:00, UTC
Russian Central Bank head: cryptocurrency - something ‘highly speculative, volatile’
Look at the statements of Elvira Nabiullina, Russian Central Bank head, amidst the launch of the regional legislation concerning cryptocurrencies and see how her opinion changed since last year
24 May 2018 21:00, UTC
US Department of Defense thinks crypto activities of potential employees suspicious
This material tells about the concerns of Pentagon towards cryptocurrencies. Why did they rise in the first place? How cryptocurrency can make you a person undesirable for a job post in the military? Answers below
23 May 2018 21:00, UTC