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Report Shows Egypt is Covertly Mining Cryptocurrency on Citizens’ Computers

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The Egyptian government has been called out in a new report that suggests they are not only spying on and censoring their citizens’ internet but also using them to mine cryptocurrency.  Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Government Mining Cryptocurrency Covertly The Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory at the University … Read more

Lil Windex Might Have 99 Problems, BCH Ain’t One

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Cryptocurrency continues its worming into broader culture, and now it’s the turn of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). This week, rapper Lil Windex dropped a narrative-driven video, Bitcoin Ca$h, surprising his giant fan base with a new tune to potentially get booties shaking and more people woke to decentralized currency. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with the artist hours … Read more

Cryptocurrency Interest Wanes — Online Searches for “Bitcoin” Drop 80%

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Over the course of the past few weeks, cryptocurrency prices have been dropping in value. However, online interest is another trend plunging as well within the digital currency realm as Google Trends searches for the word “bitcoin” have descended to levels not seen since October of 2017. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business … Read more

Québec Premier: We’re Not Really Interested in Bitcoin Mining

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Québec, Canada has recently been thought to be a bitcoin mining boom town, as more data centers set up there to take advantage of relatively cold climes and low cost electricity. Not everyone is happy about it, especially the local government who fail to see why decentralized, invisible, magic internet money is worth anything at … Read more

Bitfarms to Raise Up to CAD$50m to Scale Cryptocurrency Mining Operation

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Canada seems to have become the hottest destination for bitcoin miners from all over the world thanks to a combination of cheap renewable hydroelectric energy and hospitable cold weather. One miner, Bitfarms, is set to raise a small fortune to solidify its position in the region and better face the heated competition. Also Read: Goldmoney … Read more

Goldmoney Launches Ether and Bitcoin Cash Cold Storage

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As cryptocurrency investing is becoming more mainstream, it keeps attracting wealthier and more cautious established players. To answer the need for enhanced security by such investors, one of the biggest names in the gold business, Goldmoney, has now expanded its bitcoin cold storage service to include ethereum and bitcoin cash. Also Read: Las Vegas Strippers … Read more