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Hackers Ramp up Attacks on Mining Rigs Before Ethereum Price Crashes Into the Gutter

Hackers have set off in motion a massive campaign that scans for Internet-exposed Ethereum wallets and mining equipment, ZDNet has learned today. Attackers are scanning for devices with port 8545 exposed online. This is the standard port for the JSON-RPC interface of many Ethereum wallets...

Bitcoin Miner Margins Tighten, Hash Power Goes in Decline

Miner euphoria came to a screeching halt last week as the price of Bitcoin tumbled forcing a 20% decrease in the networks hashrate. In a best-case scenario, most miners are now switching off equipment and await a lull of opportunity as margins have taken...

Crypto Mining Adobe Flash Malware

Hackers are using fake Adobe Flash updates to install malware on victims’ computers and hijack them to mine cryptocurrencies like monero (XMR), researchers from cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. have discovered. Organizations with decent web filtering and more educated users have a...

Blockchain Technology Could Reduce Uncertainty in Foreign Trade

In its new policy brief, the Austrian Research Center International Economics (FIW) has examined the possible effects of digitization, including blockchain technology, on the export economy, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports today, September 28. The report was prepared by Bernhard Dachs from the Austrian Institute of Technology on behalf of the Austrian Federal...

Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network

The Grin community is trying to keep ASICs away – but only for the next two years. Best known for implementing MimbleWimble, which refactors and in turn, improves both the privacy and scalability of its blockchain,  the developers of Grin recently released a technical roadmap that looks...

Neo Price Bleeds 40%

NEO's dismal performance in August has likely strengthened the already strong bear grip on its market. Down 39.6 percent month-on-month in August, it is the biggest loser among the top 25 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Throughout the month, the world's 14th largest cryptocurrency has moved...