Attackers gained access to 1TB of the organization’s internal data and threatened to release it into the public domain BlackMatter hackers demanded a $5.9 million cryptocurrency ransom from New Cooperative, an American farming company from Iowa. The attackers attacked the organization’s network, encrypting more than…
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Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased by 31% since July
Mining the first cryptocurrency becomes more difficult amid the recovery of computing power in its network Bitcoin’s mining complexity has reached 19 trillion hashes (T) as a result of another recalculation, according to the BTC.com Observer. Over the past 2 weeks, the figure has increased…
Tesla will start accepting Dogecoin: rumors vs reality
Twitter users are actively discussing the possibility of altcoin support by an automaker. Why it may happen and what does Robinhood have to do with it? Rumors began to spread on Twitter that Tesla may soon start accepting payments for its electric cars in Dogecoin….
Holder withdrew bitcoins that were 9 years old and 3,600 times more expensive
The owner of 616 bitcoins ($29.4 million at the time of the transaction) withdrew the cryptocurrency from his wallet, paying only $0.48 commission On September 19, a transaction was recorded in which the holder withdrew from his wallet more than 616 bitcoins that had been…
"Whales" accumulated $2.8 billion in bitcoins in three days
Large investors sold about 70 thousand bitcoins between September 6 and 9, and then switched to massive purchases of the cryptocurrency Large holders of bitcoin (from 10 to 10 thousand digital coins) in the last three days have accumulated 60 thousand bitcoins ($2.8 billion at…
"The uptrend is in force." What to expect from bitcoin next week
On September 7, the price of the first cryptocurrency exceeded $52 thousand for the first time since May and then fell sharply to $42.8 thousand experts predicted in which case the market will return to active growth in the coming days This week, bitcoin’s rate…
UK Post will start selling cryptocurrency next week
Buying digital assets will only be available to users of the EasyID app, which was launched by the British postal service in August Post offices in the U.K. will begin selling cryptocurrency next week using vouchers from decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Swarm Markets, CoinDesk reported. UK…
Standard Chartered predicted the growth of bitcoin to $100 thousand by 2022
Analysts of corporation expect double growth of the first cryptocurrency in the coming months and rise in price of Ethereum up to $26-35 thousand in long-term outlook By the beginning of the next year, the bitcoin rate could reach $100 thousand, analysts at the British…
Law recognizing bitcoin as a means of payment comes into force in El Salvador
Authorities have purchased 400 bitcoins and said they will buy more cryptocurrency in the near future El Salvador’s President Naib Buquele announced the purchase of 400 bitcoins by the country’s authorities. The first transaction of 200 bitcoins was made yesterday, September 6, on the eve…
Thai regulator demanded to revoke the license of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi
The trading platform failed to meet the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in due time The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) has recommended the country’s Ministry of Finance to deprive the local subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi of its license to…