Attacker Installs Crypto Mining Malware on Over 170,000 Devices

Riot Platforms (RIOT), one of the largest publicly-traded bitcoin miners, reported mixed earnings in its second-quarter earnings release on Wednesday. The miner reported an adjusted earnings per share loss of $0.17, beating FactSet consensus analyst estimates for a loss of $0.20 per share, but revenue came in $76.7 million, short of analyst estimates of $84.6…

news Digital asset custodian Koine Money Ltd. has secured an electronic money license from U.K. regulators, while it prepares for the eventualities of a future Brexit by seeking permissions abroad. On Thursday, the U.K’s Financial Conduct Authority granted Koine an e-money license – known as an EMI license – allowing Koine to issue its own…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Hydra Ventures, a decentralized investment fund, said it raised $10 million to invest in other investment-focused…

Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, on Thursday won a U.S. Appeals Court case concerning billions of dollars in disputed cryptocurrency.Wright, who has said he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the white paper that proposed the blockchain-based currency, wasn't in a legal partnership with the late David Kleiman when they apparently mined bitcoin

opinion Leah Callon-Butler is the co-founder of Intimate.io, a token project aiming to bring payments, privacy and reputation to the adult industry. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  “The stars have aligned,” he said, the room hanging on his every word. “In the same way that the industrial revolution created…

news Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and member of CoinDesk’s product team. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a newsletter for the institutional market, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday. Sign up here. The rally last week in cryptocurrency prices sent tremors of excitement through the mainstream…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell Congress that the crypto industry poses several potential hazards to the financial system, including the dangers of stablecoins, runs on crypto platforms and volatile prices, according to a brief portion of her testimony posted Monday.Yellen is appearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday to

PodcastsCoinDesk Podcast NetworkA Bitcoiner Is Now on the Senate Banking CommitteeListen onIcons/Big/Google-PodcastsApple PodcastsIcons/Big/SpotifySpotifyIcons/Big/PocketcastsPocket CastsIcons/Big/Apple-PodcastsGoogle PodcastsIcons/Big/CastboxCastboxIcons/Big/StitcherStitcherIcons/Big/RadioPublicRadioPublicIcons/Big/IHeartiHeart RadioIcons/Big/RssRSS FeedFeb 6, 2021Nathaniel WhittemoreHostWyoming’s Cynthia Lummis – the first U.S. senator to publicly hold bitcoin – has been appointed to the key financial regulatory committee.This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.Download this episodeOn this edition of The Breakdown’s weekly recap,…

Oct 21, 2020 at 15:21 UTCUpdated Oct 21, 2020 at 15:25 UTC( Prykhodov via Getty Images)PayPal will offer its U.S. customers the option of buying and selling crypto, with support for payments to its 26 million-strong merchant network coming next year.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with…