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Spider-Man: No Way Home Torrents May Contain Crypto Malware, Cybersecurity Firm Warns

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Cryptocurrency malware has been found in a torrent download of the new Marvel movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, a cybersecurity firm has warned. “This [crypto] miner adds exclusions to Windows Defender, creates persistence, and spawns a watchdog process to maintain its activity,” the firm explained. Beware When Downloading Spider-Man: No Way Home Movie From a … Read more

Hong Kong Alcohol Company Buys 51% of Bitcoin Miner for $60 Million

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Regardless of what the central Chinese government tries to do or say, bitcoin and cryptocurrency remain popular investments among everyday people in China. And a new way to get exposure to the ecosystem just materialized for those with access to the Hong Kong market, a publicly traded company entered the mining industry. Also Read: This Week … Read more

Blockchain Mining Completes Bitfarms Merger, Stock Jumps 49%

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Israeli equity investors seem to maintain a strong appetite for exposure to the bitcoin ecosystem. The value of a public company traded on the TASE has increased by almost half after it officially completed a deal with Canadian miner Bitfarms.    Also Read: How the Government Gave Your Money to the Banks – Again and … Read more

Louisiana Attorney General Fires IT Staff for Allegedly Mining Bitcoin

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It appears that the allure of free electricity and computer systems, courtesy of the tax payers, might be too hard for some government workers all over the world to resist. After it was recently revealed that Russian nuclear scientists were arrested for mining bitcoin on the job, now it is reported that American IT staff … Read more

Bitfury’s North American Mining Proxy Hut 8 to List on TSX This Month

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Canada appears poised to become a new global hub for bitcoin miners. Already known to be attracting Chinese miners diversifying away from their home market with its cheap hydro-power electricity and cold climate, the country’s latest draw is easy access to capital. Firms such as Hut 8 are set to tap its welcoming market for … Read more

Bitcoin Tax Reporting Software Developer Node40 Acquired for $8m

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A publicly traded Canadian crypto miner has just made a $8 million bet that all bitcoin users around the world will eventually be compelled to report their transactions to the taxman, and that they will help handling this oftentimes complex process.  Also Read: Vegetables on a Blockchain ICO Exit Scams After Paying People to Write … Read more