Opera to introduce anti-mining shield called NoCoin soon
It was not long before Internet browser development teams started to come up with ideas on shielding their users from a new threat — mining viruses. NoCoin will be built in the future updates of the Opera browser, developers tell
26 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Mining virus called Digmine spreaded through Facebook Messenger
It sends executable files disguised as videos and infects exclusively desktop Chrome users, which is still a big number of people
25 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian Parliament members to be walked through the cryptocurrency mining process
Russian State Duma Deputy Chair of the Education and Science Committee Boris Chernyshov told about the upcoming meeting of miners from 15 countries with the Russian members of parliament. According to him, this will provide them with better understanding of cryptocurrency
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
German Bundesbank rejects official cryptocurrency plans, Israeli government does not
The German financial institution tells there will be no official, state-issued cryptocurrency in the Euro zone, meanwhile the government of Israel does not jump to conclusions and considers digital shekel
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian Finance Ministry prepares another cryptocurrency legislation draft
This new draft was described by the Finance Minister himself in the interview to the Russian TV channel. According to this draft, the right to trade cryptocurrency will only be available for qualified investors
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Genesis Engineering to mine cryptocurrency in Russian region with cheap energy
Hong Kong-based company called Genesis Engineering wants to use the benefits of the neighboring Russia which has much cheaper prices for power required for mining. Russian officials tell the offer is interesting yet needs to be reviewed
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
FINRA: careful with crypto assets
Another American organization with ties to the government (although self-regulated, created by the Congress in 1939) warns of investment risks in cryptocurrency assets
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Belarus legalizes cryptocurrency, mining and tokens
The President of the Republic of Belarus has signed the bill that allows to own and trade cryptocurrency and issue tokens (as long as the token issuer is registered in the country’s technological park), effectively making his country one of the most liberal towards cryptocurrency in the former Soviet Union
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
EtherDelta hacked, operations suspended
Criminals see easy money in cryptocurrency exchanges and try to attack them. They were successful with the recent EtherDelta DNS hack, funds losses do not exceed $500,000
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Mark Carney, Bank of England Governor: Bitcoin poses no threat to economy
The head of the Bank of England and chairman of Financial Stability Board in G20 assures that Bitcoin does not pose any threat to the wellbeing of the world market
20 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Security breach: hackers inject Monero miners on hundreds of WordPress sites
WordPress has had security problems before, but this is a wave deliberately launched by a criminal group. Brute force attacks with millions of requests witnessed by security firms yesterday
20 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies: terrorists more interested in Bitcoin due to its growth
The American research center points out the growing interest of terrorist organizations towards Bitcoin after studying open data. The fundraising did not turn out very beneficial, scientists say
20 December 2017 21:00, UTC
German Finance Ministry supports French initiative to discuss crypto at G20
Looks like the pressing issue of cryptocurrencies is interesting not only for the French authorities. Germany would like to put this issue on the agenda of the upcoming G20 summit
19 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Minister of the Economy of France suggests discussing Bitcoin at G20
Bruno Le Maire, the French economy minister, clearly believes the issue of Bitcoin has become too hard to ignore, especially when there is already an international legislative practice. He is likely not a fan of cryptocurrency, though
18 December 2017 21:00, UTC
New York State Assembly sees 4 blockchain bills
An official in New York State has prepared four different drafts revolving around blockchain for voting, data storage and election results, as well as on legal terms upgrades. The reason for this activity? Reports about Russian hackers who allegedly tried to hack voting machines
18 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Kuwait Finance Ministry does not recognize Bitcoin
Sources of the local press in the government suggest that the authoritues would not ban Bitcoin trading, but this does not mean they view cryptocurrencies as a good method of payment, these unspecified officials note
18 December 2017 21:00, UTC
White House: yes, it was North Korea behind those WannaCry hackers
Probably the biggest ransomware attack in history is connected to the cryptocurrency market — the ransom the hackers received was in bitcoins later converted to Monero. Now White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert confirms Kim Jong-un’s hackers were behind this extortion
18 December 2017 21:00, UTC
European Union to verify cryptocurrency traders
To counter money laundering, the European Union authorities decide to tighten regulations for cryptocurrency exchange platforms and its users. As shown by the BTC-e example, their fears are far from being a paranoia
17 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Cryptocurrency portal founder’s home searched by Security Service of Ukraine
A popular portal on cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital technologies takes a hit after the Ukrainian law enforcers suspect its founder, Anatoly Kaplan (Klimov) is involved in unlawful economic activities
17 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Mining at work becomes a pain in the neck for bosses
Two major Russian organizations - Vnukovo Airport and Transneft (oil giant) had dishonest system administrators who used the corporate resources to get cryptocurrency for themselves, local media tells
17 December 2017 21:00, UTC