BitMEX Crypto Platform Hit with $100 Million Fine for Breaking Laws By Nathaniel Mott published 11 August 21 BitMEX was ordered to pay $100 million for violating numerous financial regulations with its cryptocurrency exchange.
Hackers Steal $600 Million in Crypto From DeFi Site Poly Network By Nathaniel Mott published 10 August 21 Poly Network said $600 million in crypto managed on Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Polygon was stolen.
Splunk Details Monero-Mining Malware Targeting Windows Servers on AWS By Nathaniel Mott published 10 August 21 Splunk detailed a crypto-mining malware campaign targeting Windows Server instances running on Amazon Web Services.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Rebounded Once Again, Because of Course They Did By Nathaniel Mott published 10 August 21 The prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum have rebounded again despite U.S. lawmakers' increased scrutiny of crypto.
SEC Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Poloniex for Regulatory Violations By Nathaniel Mott published 9 August 21
White House Backs Crypto Rules Favoring Mining-Based Consensus Mechanisms By Nathaniel Mott published 6 August 21 The White House issued a statement in support of crypto rules that favor mining-based consensus mechanisms.
Microsoft Teases New Windows 11 Snipping Tool, Dark Mode for Word By Nathaniel Mott published 5 August 21 Microsoft teased a new Snipping Tool that's set to arrive with Windows 11 and Word's long-overdue dark mode on Twitter.
Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Build With Minor Changes By Nathaniel Mott published 5 August 21 Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120 to Windows Insider Program members.
US Senators Propose a More Nuanced Take on Cryptocurrency Regulations By Nathaniel Mott published 5 August 21 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Cynthia Lummis, and Pat Toomey proposed an amendment to potential cryptocurrency rules.
Ethereum's Latest Hard Fork Drastically Cuts Mining Profitability By Nathaniel Mott published 5 August 21 Ethereum's latest hard fork, London, could have a significant impact on the profitability of mining the cryptocurrency.
HDD Reliability Report Lists Three Drives That Never Failed By Nathaniel Mott published 4 August 21 Backblaze's latest drive reliability report identified three models of HDD that suffered no failures in the last quarter.
AMD Breaks Share Price Record Five Days in a Row Following Its Stellar Quarter By Nathaniel Mott published 4 August 21 AMD has enjoyed record-breaking share prices for five days in a row following its stellar second quarter earnings report.
US Attempts to Fund $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Regulations By Nathaniel Mott published 3 August 21 New cryptocurrency rules proposed by U.S. lawmakers would reportedly help fund a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Study Says Many People Would Buy Stuff With Cryptocurrency If They Understood It By Nathaniel Mott published 3 August 21 A study conducted by PYMNTS and BitPay found that many U.S. consumers would use cryptocurrency to make payments.
Google's Pixel 6 Will Boast 'Tensor' SoC Built for ML and AI By Nathaniel Mott published 2 August 21 Google announced that its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones will feature its custom Tensor system on a chip.
Controversial Bitcoin-Mining Power Co. Plans to Replace Landfill With Solar Farm By Nathaniel Mott published 2 August 21 A Bitcoin-mining power company in the Finger Lakes plans to replace a 40-year-old coal ash landfill with a solar project.
All Steam Decks Now Expected to Be Available 'After Q2 2022' By Nathaniel Mott published 28 July 21 Valve has updated the entry-level Steam Deck's availability to some time after the second quarter of 2022.
Amazon Says It’s Not Planning to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments Any Time Soon By Nathaniel Mott published 27 July 21 Amazon denied a report claiming it planned to start accepting payments via Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Windows 11 Store Won't Handle Updates for Win32 Apps By Nathaniel Mott published 26 July 21 Microsoft's policies indicated that Win32 apps distributed via the Microsoft Store will have to offer in-app updates.
Microsoft Details LemonDuck and LemonCat Monero-Mining Malware By Nathaniel Mott published 25 July 21 Microsoft shared detailed information about the Monero-mining LemonDuck and LemonCat malware campaigns.
Windows 11 Gets Some UI Tweaks With Latest Insider Preview Build By Nathaniel Mott published 23 July 21 Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.100 tweaked the Taskbar, Microsoft Store and other user interface elements.
Steam Deck Listings (Briefly) Disappeared from eBay By Nathaniel Mott published 23 July 21 Listings for Valve's upcoming Steam Deck handheld gaming device were removed from eBay's marketplace.
Elon Musk Primes the Pump on Bitcoin Again With Tesla, SpaceX Comments By Nathaniel Mott published 22 July 21 Elon Musk helped the price of Bitcoin rise by saying Tesla would likely accept the cryptocurrency again soon.
TrueNAS Already Has 1.23PB of Storage Devoted to Farming Chia By Nathaniel Mott published 21 July 21 TrueNAS already has 1.23PB of storage contributed by 214 members devoted to farming Chia via its new pooling protocol.
EU Plans to Restrict Private Crypto Wallets By Nathaniel Mott published 21 July 21 A European Commission proposal would prohibit the use of private cryptocurrency wallets to combat financial crime.