Hackers behind ransomware attacks have raked in about $33 million worth of Bitcoin since the start of the year, data by Ransomwhere shows. This amount can rise dramatically should Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate REvil receive the $70 million it demanded from some 200 US companies hit by a massive ransomware attack earlier this month. A relatively …
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Crypto markets took a dip this summer but NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are as hot as ever. Sales of the tokens—which are touted as unique digital artifacts—totaled $2.5 billion in the first half of 2021, and are still going strong as collectors snap up NFTs of art, sports highlights, and much more. The NFT boom …
Tether Operations, the company behind the Tether stablecoin (USDT) that purports to be fully backed by U.S. dollars, is looking for a reputation manager. The primary duty for the successful candidate is to “Become an advocate for the company in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate,” according to the listing, …
The United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is upping its focus on cryptocurrency. Michele Korver, who previously worked for the Department of Justice, will be FinCEN’s first Chief Digital Currency Advisor, the government agency said today in a statement. Korver will work to prevent “illicit financial practices and exploitation,” according to FinCEN, which …
Locals living near a Bitcoin mining facility on the shores of Seneca Lake, in upstate New York, have reported alarming rises in the temperature of the water, NBC News reported today. «The lake is so warm you feel like you’re in a hot tub,» according to Dresden resident Abi Buddington. Last month, locals staged a …
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Tired of Coinbase’s customer support? Help is here, says the crypto exchange, which yesterday blogged about the army of support agents it has hired to address its customers’ snags with the service and outlined more measures yet to come. Since Brian Armstrong founded the company nine years ago, complaints from customers have racked up. In …
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Imagina Dogecoin lloviendo del cielo y perros Shiba Inu bailando aterrizando en tu sala de estar. Eso es lo que puede experimentar mañana, si quiere ser arrastrado por el «metaverso de la fiesta» basado en la mayor moneda de memes de la industria de la criptografía. El sábado comienza el evento “Million Doge Disco”. Funcionando …
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Self-proclaimed Dogefather Elon Musk, also known as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, tweeted today about Baby Doge, a Dogecoin spinoff, and helped jack up its price by as much as 130%. “Baby Doge, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo,” tweeted Musk in an apparent reference to the Baby Shark Dance, a children’s song, and YouTube’s most-viewed …
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La represión de China contra la minería de Bitcoin ha hecho que la tasa de hash caiga en picado y ha servido además para resaltar los aspectos ambientales perjudiciales de la criptomoneda más popular del mundo. Pero las consecuencias no se han abordado adecuadamente, según un académico británico de alto nivel. Pete Howson, profesor titular …
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