Friday 30 September 2022
Bitcoin mining: Watt is money?
Thursday 26 August 2021
Why China’s Tough Stance on Crypto Mining Is a Boon for Miners Elsewhere...
Cryptocurrency miners in China are turning off their machines after Beijing warned it would tighten its control over the industry. This has created an opportunity for miners elsewhere, as the power behind crypto becomes less dependent on one place.
Thursday 15 July 2021
The end of Chinese Bitcoin mining
In May, a government committee tasked with promoting financial stability vowed to put a stop to bitcoin mining. Within weeks the authorities in four main mining regions—Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Yunnan—ordered the closure of local projects.
China had accounted for about 65% of bitcoins earned through mining, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. But analysts think about 90% of its mining has now ceased.
Read the full story "Deep in rural China, bitcoin miners are packing up" from The Economist. HERE
Thursday 3 June 2021
Kaspersky finds that cryptomining malware was up, financial malware down in Q1 2021
Kaspersky finds that case of cryptomining malware were up, while financial malware was down in Q1 2021.
Kaspersky has published two reports detailing the state of the cybersecurity threat landscape in the first quarter of 2021. The first report, details desktop attacks and found that cryptomining malware has exploded in popularity, while the second report covering mobile devices, revealed that a popular Trojan targeting gamers has made the leap from PC to Android.
Read the article and access the reports HERE.