StripedFly malware targets more than a million PCs, disguising as a crypto miner

StripedFly malware targets more than a million PCs, disguising as a crypto miner

Kaspersky unveils StripedFly, a stealthy malware posing as a crypto miner, compromising over a million Windows and Linux systems globally since 2016. For over half a decade, a dangerous malware dubbed “StripedFly”... Read more »
Why Crypto Miner Stocks Were on Fire Today

Why Crypto Miner Stocks Were on Fire Today

While there is no death-and-taxes certainty in stock investing, it’s a safe bet that when cryptocurrencies are doing well, shares of the companies that mine them will also rise. The action in... Read more »
Why Altcoins and Crypto Miner Stocks Surged on Monday

Why Altcoins and Crypto Miner Stocks Surged on Monday

Monday was one of those trading sessions where a blindfolded investor could throw a dart at a big list of cryptocurrency investments and hit a gainer no matter what. The prices of... Read more »
Tales From A Crypto Miner: Bitfarms’ Geoff Morphy To Speak At Benzinga’s Future Of Digital Assets Event

Tales From A Crypto Miner: Bitfarms’ Geoff Morphy To Speak At Benzinga’s Future Of Digital Assets Event

Geoff Morphy‘s professional trajectory is marked by dynamic shifts, significant promotions, and an enduring commitment to corporate excellence. He embarked on his journey with Bitfarms BITF as a director in May 2020. By... Read more »
Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty of wire fraud for Ponzi scheme

Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty of wire fraud for Ponzi scheme

Marco Ruiz Ochoa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District Court of New York on Sept. 27 in relation to Ponzi scheme perpetrated by... Read more »
Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave

Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave

As a bitcoin mining enterprise, Riot Platforms runs thousands of computers in the energy-guzzling pursuit of minting digital currency. Recently, however, the company got big bucks from Texas to lower the mining... Read more »
Bitcoin Miner Gets Paid Nearly $32 Million To Reduce Mining Rate This August

Bitcoin Miner Gets Paid Nearly $32 Million To Reduce Mining Rate This August

ERCOT, the Texan energy grid operator, has long had an informal relationship with crypto mining companies in the state. Since crypto mining companies often consume enormous amounts of electricity to power their... Read more »
Crypto funding: $24M week for bitcoin miner, crypto lending platform

Crypto funding: $24M week for bitcoin miner, crypto lending platform

Five crypto or blockchain-based firms raised a total of $24 million this week, with bitcoin mining and crypto lending attracting the most attention and capital. Utah-based bitcoin miner Nodal Power, which doubles... Read more »
Crypto miner Hive Digital CEO sees AI working in unison with blockchain

Crypto miner Hive Digital CEO sees AI working in unison with blockchain

Crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain sent a signal to the tech industry when it dropped “blockchain” from its namesake in July, opting to call itself Hive Digital Technologies and reflect its artificial... Read more »
Pup Balltze Cheems Dies at Age 12, Kenya Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin, Solo Miner With Just 1PH of Hashrate Gets Full $160,000 Bitcoin Block Reward

Pup Balltze Cheems Dies at Age 12, Kenya Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin, Solo Miner With Just 1PH of Hashrate Gets Full $160,000 Bitcoin Block Reward

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