Russian Government Website Was Affected by a Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining Script

There have been a lot of incidents involving cryptocurrency mining. This has become especially apparent where malicious mining scripts on various websites are concerned. It seems one official website in Russia has fallen victim to a malicious mining attack which ran for ten full days. Another Cryptocurrency Mining Incident It is neither the first nor … Read more

Devolver Digital Makes a Point With Lootbox Coin “Currency”

The pattern of projects issuing their own tokens and currencies willy-nilly has attracted a fair amount of criticism. A lot of ICO projects don’t need their own currencies, or even their own blockchains. Even so, there have been a few projects poking fun at this concept. Devolver Digital, a well-known game development studio, is joining … Read more

Tezos Foundation Announces Investor KYC and AML Procedure One Year After Raising Money

Even though it appears the Tezos team has successfully addressed most of the problems holding the project back, more controversy looms on the horizon. More specifically, the team has made it clear they will perform thorough KYC and AML checks for all investors. It’s a remarkable decision, considering that those users contributed nearly a year … Read more

Bitcoin Price: $6,800 Seems to Hold Despite More Imminent Bearish Pressure

The uneasy situation affecting all cryptocurrency markets will remain in place for some time to come. Despite some minor gains for most currencies, it seems there is still plenty of negative pressure. As such, the question becomes whether or not the Bitcoin price will remain above $6,800 today. So far, it’s not looking too promising. … Read more

Twitter Experience Worsens, Ether Fake Giveaways Taking Over

Fake ether token giveaways are clogging Twitter threads, and seemingly by the second. Targeting well-known ecosystem figures, doppelganger accounts are created, complete with matching avatars. A particularly active post can almost assuredly be counted on to receive seemingly organic calls for participation in free crypto programs hosted by the respective personality. And now they’re incorporating … Read more

Thailand Securities Regulator Lays Out Guidelines For Crypto Industry

The Thailand Securities and Exchanges Commission announced new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry that are expected to take effect later this month. The new regulations stipulate a defined number of market intermediaries who will receive trading licenses, with crypto exchanges and brokerage firms getting an equal number of spots. The commission also cleared 7 cryptocurrencies … Read more

Another US Bitcoin Trader Faces Prison for Illegal Money Transmission

This week in Southern California a Los Angeles woman who called herself the ‘Bitcoin Maven’ will be sentenced this Monday after pleading guilty for illegal money transmission. According to law enforcement, the woman made close to $300,000 USD annually by selling BTC on the peer-to-peer exchange Localbitcoins.   Also read: Bitcoin Cash Innovation Continues with the … Read more