China Supreme Court Sides With Mining Operator in Battle Over 485,000 GPUs By Nathaniel Mott published 27 August 21 China’s Supreme Court sided with Genesis Mining in a legal dispute over 485,681 AMD RX 470 8GB graphics cards.
Bitcoin Hashrate Rebounds After China's Mining Operations Were Shut Down By Nathaniel Mott published 26 August 21 Bitcoin's hashrate is rising to meet the peak set in mid-May before the Chinese government started to shut down mines.
Iran's Crypto Miners Will Be Allowed to Resume Operations in September By Nathaniel Mott published 24 August 21 Iran's leading power company said that cryptocurrency miners are set to be allowed to resume operations in September.
Controlled Burn: The Ethereum Chain Is Destroying $12,000 of ETH a Minute By Nathaniel Mott published 24 August 21 The latest hard fork of Ethereum has reportedly caused the destruction of $230 million worth of ETH in just 17 days.
$600M Crypto Hacker Returns Final $141 Million By Nathaniel Mott published 23 August 21 The Poly Network hacker finally returned the remaining $141 million worth of Ethereum and Wrapped Bitcoin they stole.
America's Second Largest Mortgage Lender Plans to Accept Bitcoin By Nathaniel Mott published 20 August 21 The second largest mortgage lender in the U.S. is planning to start accepting payments via Bitcoin later this year.
Liquid, the Self-Proclaimed 'Most Secure' Crypto Exchange, Reveals $90M Theft By Nathaniel Mott published 20 August 21 Liquid announced that a hacker made off with $90 million worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the XRP cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges By Nathaniel Mott published 18 August 21 Larry Dean Harmon pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge prompted by his Bitcoin mixing service.
CTA to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for CES 2022 Attendees By Nathaniel Mott published 17 August 21 CES 2022 is on for an in-person event, but attendees will have to prove they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.
A Service That Helped Cybercriminals Launder Money With Crypto Shut Down By Nathaniel Mott published 17 August 21 A service called Antinalysis that helped cybercriminals safely launder money with cryptocurrency has shut down.
Bitcoin's Soaring Price Helps the Crypto Market Cap Rise Above $2 Trillion Again By Nathaniel Mott published 16 August 21 Bitcoin’s recent price surge has allowed the overall crypto market cap to rise above $2 trillion for the first time since May.
Intel Discloses $763,000 Stake in Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange By Nathaniel Mott published 16 August 21 Intel has disclosed the purchase of several thousand shares in the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.
Hacker Who Stole $600M in Cryptocurrency Offered $500K Bounty By Nathaniel Mott published 13 August 21 Poly Network has offered a bounty of $500,000 to "Mr. White Hat," a hacker who stole $600 million worth of cryptocurrency
$600M Crypto Hacker Compares Themselves to Batman By Nathaniel Mott published 12 August 21 A hacker of the Poly Network decentralized finance platform compared themselves to Batman in transaction logs.
Hacker Returns $256M of $600 Million Cryptocurrency Haul (Updated) By Nathaniel Mott published 11 August 21 The person who stole approximately $600 million worth of cryptocurrency from Poly Network has started to return some.
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.
