New TokenSwap Phishing Site Targets ICO Investors
Cryptocurrency ICO investors are being targeted again. Multiple MyEtherWallet phishing attempts have cost people a lot of money. There is now a new TokenSwap phishing attempt which tries to …
Client Data of 25% of British Banks Sold on Dark Web
August 8, 2017
Bitcoin, Security, Technology
Since early 2016, bitcoin has been gaining mainstream acceptance and adoption by consumers, financial service providers, institutional investors, and large-scale conglomerates. Despite this, many analysts and media companies continue to emphasize …
Bitcoin Mempool Growing Due to Low-Fee Transactions
The number of unconfirmed transactions is quickly mounting once again. Some are asserting this to be a spam attack by BCH supporters, although there is no proof to back that up. …
Social (SCL) Pre-ICO Sells More Than 12x Their Set Minimum Goal
The Social (SCL) pre-ICO ended just a couple of days ago, on the 7th of August. Their presale sold more than 12 times the set minimum they were aiming …
Will Mining Cryptocurrency Harm My GPU In the Long Run?
Interest in mining cryptocurrency has skyrocketed lately. This has caused a major wave of sales of PC graphics cards, which has actually driven up the price of many mid-range cards. Mining …
Bitcoin Ransomware Education: Scotch Tape Locker v1.0
August 8, 2017
Education, Ransomware
We have seen multiple iterations of crypto-ransomware over the past few months. In some cases, developers have employed images and logos related to existing law enforcement agencies. Such scare tactics often work …
Bitcoin Price Keeps Heading Toward US$3,500, Bitcoin Cash Rebounds by 36%
As we had somewhat expected, the Bitcoin price keeps marching on toward US$3,500. Reaching that goal would be a significant milestone for the popular cryptocurrency. It seems Bitcoin Cash …
Video Entertainment Platform Stremio to Partner with Blockchain Ad Platform AdEx
Video entertainment platform Stremio intends to partner with blockchain-based ad exchange AdEx once the exchange becomes fully operational. Stremio is a semi-open source video entertainment platform launched in 2015. …
Bitcoin Price Hits $3440, CNBC’s Kelly Explains Why It’s Just the Beginning of a Rally
Bitcoin’s price surpassed the US$3,440 mark on August 8, sustaining its upward momentum established by the imminent activation of the Bitcoin Core development team’s scaling solution and transaction malleability …