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New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers

Researchers at Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies say that a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed KingMiner, is “evolving.” In a research note on Thursday, the firm’s Ido Solomon and Adi Ikan said that KingMiner, a monero mining malware that first appeared about six months ago, is changing through time to avoid…

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Crypto Markets See Persistent Red, Bitcoin Briefly Dips Below $4K

Friday, Nov. 30 — After a short-lived spike earlier this week, the crypto markets are today back in the red, with virtually all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies seeing losses within a 4 and 10 percent range, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) has had a volatile week, jaggedly trading between its…

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Belarus: High Tech Park Releases ‘Complete Legal Regulations’ for Cryptocurrencies

Belarus High-Technologies Park (HTP), a national special economic zone contributing to the IT business, has established the rules for the operation of the cryptocurrency market in the country, according to documents published by HTP Nov. 30.The regulatory documents define the requirements for various types of businesses related to cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), as…

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Message From Above? Satoshi’s P2P Profile Posted One Word

TL;DR Satoshi Nakamoto’s P2P profile has just had sent an update on his P2P, consists only of the word “nour”, quotation marks included. Many are now questioning whether this is the real Nakamoto, as his profile suspected of being compromised four years ago. Satoshi Nakamoto, a person or a group that is responsible for the creation…

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Vitalik Buterin Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Basel

The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Basel. Now Dr. Buterin, Vitalik received the recognition from the institution’s Faculty of Business and Economics for his work on blockchain development at the Dies Academicus – an annual celebration of the founding of the university – on…

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Chinese Mining Giant Bitmain Releases ‘Crypto Index’ Tracking Bitcoin, 16 Altcoin Prices

Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain released several price indices Nov. 30, aiming to track the largest assets for both institutional and retail investors.The Bitmain Crypto Index (BCI) comprises real-time spot price reading which refreshes every second, along with a daily reference price. The spot index covers the 17 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap.In a methodology…

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Bitcoin Price Analysis Nov.30: BTC Facing Down Again After RSI’s Turnaround

Is BTC facing down again? Yesterday we mentioned two signs that have worried us. Here they are: “The hourly chart is forming a wedge. Breaking it to either direction will likely to create a significant move towards the breakout’s direction. The daily chart’s RSI indicator is now testing support turned long-term resistance line. Unless breaking…

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Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Crypto Index for Investors

Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has launched a new cryptocurrency index as a benchmark for investors. The firm announced Friday that the new Bitmain Crypto Index tracks the performance of some of the “largest and most liquid” cryptocurrencies, and is denominated in U.S. dollars. The index publishes two types of prices, a real-time spot price…

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Capitulation? Bitcoin’s Price Dropped 36% in November

Bitcoin (BTC) tanked in November on the back of high volumes, raising the possibility that the market has, to some extent, capitulated. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is currently trading at $4,000 – down 36 percent from its monthly opening price of $6,318 – according to CoinMarketCap data. That drop marks the biggest monthly…

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American Tech Giant Intel Files New Patent for Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining

U.S. technology giant Intel has filed a new patent for “energy-efficient high-performance Bitcoin mining,” according to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing published Nov. 27.The Intel patent is dedicated to a “hardware accelerator implementing SHA-256 hash using optimized data paths” and aims to reduce energy for Bitcoin (BTC) mining up to 15 percent,…