Emerging Tech
You Can Download an Easy Blockchain App to Help Poor People Make Bail
The app allocates a small percentage of the operating device’s excess computing power to mine cryptocurrency.
Emerging Tech
You Can Use Your Computer’s Spare Power to Fund Bail for US Defendants
An app uses the unused power to mine cryptocurrency.
Digital Government
Corporate Execs Are Obsessed With Blockchain Because They Can’t Afford to Ignore it Anymore
From tech firms to banks to retailers and beyond, investors now expect execs to explain their companies’ positions on blockchain technology.
Cybersecurity
North Korea Could Be Secretly Mining Cryptocurrency on Your Computer
Kim Jong-un’s regime is experimenting with malware.
Cybersecurity
Someone Made Over $60,000 Hijacking People’s Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
The malware mines Monero, a cryptocurrency that currently has a total market value of about $1.4 billion.
Modernization
Coming Soon: A Blockchain-Powered Smartphone
It will be just as expensive as an iPhone.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Has Split, and There Are Now Two Versions of the Popular Cryptocurrency
The new “bitcoin cash” offers an eight-fold increase in transaction capacity.
Modernization
A Government Worker in New York City Was Fined for Mining Bitcoins on His Work Computer
The employee ran bitcoin-mining software on the computer every night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for an entire month in 2014.
Emerging Tech
The SEC Has Finally Weighed in on the Crypto-Token Frenzy, and Nobody’s Going to Jail—Yet
The agency found that the “initial coin offering” last May that kickstarted the current cryptotoken gold-rush was subject to U.S. securities laws.
Cybersecurity
After a Series of Hacks, Cryptocurrency Issuers May Turn to Old-Fashioned Bank Vaults for Security
It's difficult to keep even the most sophisticated new technology safe and secure.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Is Booming Because a Split in the Cryptocurrency Has Been Narrowly Averted
Bitcoin has risen as much as 28 percent over the past 24 hours.
Digital Government
A Coding Error Led to $30 Million in Ethereum Being Stolen
The perils of a blockchain’s immutable transactions was brought home yesterday.
Emerging Tech
Watch This Extorted Money Get Lost in the Expanse of the Blockchain
How to launder digital money.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Plunder Cryptocurrency Exchange and Car Insurance Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
The New Cryptocurrency Gold Rush: Digital Tokens That Raise Millions in Minutes
The oracles of Silicon Valley say token offerings could reinvent the “freemium” business model of the internet.
Emerging Tech
The Rise of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes
Scammers are making big money off people who want in on the latest digital gold rush but don’t understand how the technology works.
Cybersecurity
This WannaCry-Like Trojan Horse Uses Your Computer’s Resources to Mine for Money
This malware has been in the wild since the beginning of May.
Modernization
For the First Time, the Price of Bitcoin Is the Same as the Price of Gold
Two years ago, the value of Bitcoin slumped so badly that the digital currency was being written off as a failed experiment.
Cybersecurity