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According to Kaspersky, the campaign started last December, targeting users who are downloading torrents of popular games with a silent install of XMRig, a monero mining program. Crypto Malware Targets Gamers: Monero Mining Payload Delivered via Popular Game Torrents Hackers are now targeting gamers, which have capable computers, with crypto-mining malware. According to Kaspersky, the … Read more
Russian power company Rosseti suffered over $14 million in losses in 2024 due to illegal crypto-mining operations, which have led to network congestion, equipment damage, and criminal investigations. Unauthorized Crypto Mining Results in Heavy Losses For Rosseti Russian electricity provider Rosseti has reported $14 million (1.3 billion rubles) in damages from illegal cryptocurrency mining in … Read more
Institutional investors now hold pivotal stakes in 15 major cryptocurrency mining firms, with asset managers like Vanguard, Blackrock, and Fidelity steering ownership across an increasingly competitive sector. Inside the Top 15 Bitcoin Mining Firms Dominated by Finance Heavyweights Institutional investors are rewriting the rules of the cryptocurrency mining sector. Vanguard, Blackrock, and Fidelity now command … Read more
Not long ago, the Bitcoin blockchain released 94.42% of its total supply, leaving only—or 174,583.24 bitcoins—to be mined until 20 million are in circulation. Calculations indicate that this milestone will be reached before the fifth Bitcoin halving, expected to occur in April 2028. Algorithmic Scarcity: Bitcoin Nears 20 Million The commonly cited total supply of … Read more
According to a newly published report by Blockspace, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is said to have been impounding bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining machines. Sources Claim U.S. Customs Seized ASIC Bitcoin Miners Under FCC Orders The disclosure of the seized bitcoin miners emerges at a time when trade war tensions between the … Read more
Bitdeer, a U.S. bitcoin mining firm announced an increase in its bitcoin holdings to 833 BTC, reflecting a 28 BTC gain from the previous week. The latest update, confirmed on Feb. 14, excludes customer deposits, emphasizing the company’s growing reserves amid a competitive mining environment. Previously, the company had announced the acquisition of a $21.7 … Read more
Cryptoquant analysts posit that live blockchain data grants investors unmatched clarity into bitcoin mining firms’ activities, diminishing dependence on stale quarterly disclosures. From Quarters to Seconds: The Real-Time Analytics Rewriting Crypto Equity Research A recent cryptoquant.com analysis reveals exceptional precision in monitoring output and reserves, presenting an agile instrument for evaluating fiscal stability during market … Read more
Auradine’s latest bitcoin miner, a U.S.-designed ASIC chip, is making waves in the mining hardware market after tests demonstrate an efficiency comparable to Bitmain’s leading miner. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin mining companies. Auradine’s AT2880 Challenges Chinese … Read more
Bitcoin’s computational difficulty leaped by 5.61% at block height 883,008, catapulting its measure to a historic peak of 114.17 trillion, as per the latest network analytics. Miners Brace for Heightened Challenge as Difficulty Spikes Following the successful mining of block 883,008, the twisting demands of Bitcoin block validation have intensified by 5.61%, with the system’s … Read more
Bitcoin’s computational backbone has shattered records once more, clocking in at 852 exahash per second (EH/s) in February 2025, heralding the dawn of the zettahash epoch with an impending 14.8% amplification. Hashrate Hyperdrive: Bitcoin Defies Sluggish Traffic to Blast Into Uncharted Territory On Feb. 8, 2025, Bitcoin’s processing velocity eclipsed its prior pinnacle of 840 … Read more