Domains Running Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Surge 725 Percent

The number of domains with cryptocurrency mining scripts installed has skyrocketed 725 percent in four months, according to a security firm’s research. Approximately 2.7 million users were attacked by malicious crypto miners last year, with the most successful cybercriminals earning millions of dollars. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Domains … Read more

How to Create Custom Bitcoin Cash Addresses With Vanitygen

Earlier this week the creators of cashaddress.github.io announced the stable release of ‘Vanitygen Cash,’ a vanity-themed BCH address maker. Vanitygen Cash is a fork of the original Vanitygen protocol originally designed for BTC but here it has been created for the Bitcoin Cash network. Also read: Highly Organized Crime Blamed for $2mil Bitcoin Mining Burglaries Vanity … Read more

PR: Bitcoin Exchanges: Please Help Your Users Claim BCP and BCPC as Soon as Possible

Since coin claiming began at 09:00 GMT on 12 January 2018, the number of people registered at the Bitcoin Parallel website has skyrocketed. In order to maintain the Bitcoin Parallel Ecosystem, the Bitcoin Parallel Foundation has formulated a declining distribution rule. Bitcoin holders at block height of 507,000 receive BCP and BCPC at BTC: BCP … Read more

Will Regulation Spark A New Crypto-Boom?

Regulation is quickly becoming a hot topic in the crypto-world. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article The unregulated, “Wild West” environment of the crypto market left investors wide open to fraudsters, scammers, and shady firms out to make a quick buck. The technology of blockchain and Bitcoin is here to stay. But to bring value … Read more

Finance Ministry Employees Caught Mining Cryptos in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Finance in Kazakhstan has announced measures to improve security and oversight in its IT department after catching four employees mining cryptocurrencies on its servers. Joking that the miners have taken over the central bank’s main duty – money emission, a deputy called for crypto regulations. The National Bank is actually working on … Read more