Thai authorities raid illegal Bitcoin mine behind local power outages

Digital asset investments see significant inflows of $441 million, driven by Bitcoin price weakness, Mt. Gox activity and a German government sell-off, according to a CoinShares report.

Morgan Creek Digital has raised over $61 million for a blockchain fund to explore opportunities using distributed ledgers.On Oct. 18, the cryptocurrency asset management firm Morgan Creek submitted a filing for its second blockchain fund to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has so far raised nearly $61 million from 11 investors.The…

The final vote was delayed due to issues in the translation of the 400-page legal document. 405 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe final vote on the European Union’s (EU) much-awaited set of crypto rules, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA), was…

YouTuber Stacksmashing estimated his rig would take "a couple of quadrillion years to mine a Bitcoin." 837 Total views 15 Total shares An IT security researcher has been able to adapt Nintendo’s first major handheld game console to mine cryptocurrency.According to a recent YouTube video, user Stacksmashing used the hardware from a Nintendo Game Boy…

A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor's team is still estimating the amount stolen. 127 Total views 20 Total shares Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Exactly and Harbor were exploited on Aug. 18 in two separate — and apparently…

Robinhood’s $200 million acquisition deal comes despite receiving a Wells notice from the SEC a month earlier.

Activity on the Bitcoin blockchain is slowing down as miners process almost all pending transactions in the mempool. As Bitcoin (BTC) halving is set to occur in less than eight hours, the blockchain is currently registering a slowdown in activity. A mempool visualization website shows that the number of pending transactions currently sits at around 4,000…

BIS’s cryptocurrency market intelligence platform will be launched under the Eurosystem Centre initiative to provide vetted data about crypto projects. 274 Total views 23 Total shares The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub announced the launch of a new set of projects targeting various aspects of traditional and crypto payments — including a cryptocurrency…

A Malaysian energy supplier uncovered an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation stealing power from the local grid on the island nation of Borneo. 89 Total views 2 Total shares Authorities in the town of Miri on the island of Borneo shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation and seized equipment following a tip off from the…