Bitcoin mining is no longer profitable
Far be it from me to engage in a little schadenfreude… Actually, no. I really enjoy telling you about this one, as someone who needed a new graphics card at the tail end of the…
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Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law
Indian police have arrested the co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the European Union and the U.S. government, under India’s extradition law, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with state authorities. At…
Hackers launder most of Bybit’s stolen crypto worth $1.4B
The hackers who stole around $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency from crypto exchange Bybit have moved nearly all of the robbed proceeds and converted them into Bitcoin, in what experts call the first phase of the…
Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58,000 users’ personal data compromised in breach
Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general,…
‘Crazy Evil’ Mac malware poses as Loom, other popular apps to steal Bitcoin
MacPaw’s Moonrock Lab issued a report on Thursday about a new Mac malware threat that spreads through Google-sponsored ads. The malware poses as the Mac screen recording app Loom and several other apps. Moonlock Lab…
Hackers steal $305 million from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is…
Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to about $2 million worth of bitcoin he stored in encrypted format on his computer, Grand…
The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end
Getty Images | Andriy Onufriyenko Billy Restey is a digital artist who runs a studio in Seattle. But after hours, he hunts for rare chunks of bitcoin. He does it for the thrill. “It’s like…
Bitcoin and crypto explained: What beginners need to know
Bitcoin and blockchain are on everyone’s lips, but for many people they are a closed book. The topic is indeed complex. We’ll try to explain the most important terms as clearly as possible. Bitcoin (BTC)…