This is a blog dedicated to
crypto currency miners and users of Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum (ETH) and other altcoins.
From the devastating impact of WannaCry and Petya / NotPetya, to the explosion in cryptojacking (stealth
crypto currency miners), 2017 was yet another year of extraordinary cyber crime and mounting damage.
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Crypto crackdown China, home to the world's biggest community of Bitcoin
miners, is cracking down on cryptocurrency activity, haling trade of virtual
currencies on domestic exchanges and banning initial
currency offerings.
With potentially huge profits these modern day
miners may have struck gold in
crypto currencies and the news is spreading fast.
These other
crypto currencies are expected to become an attractive option to CPU and GPU
miners as Bitcoin ASICS come online.
He has been very active in the community as a
miner, trader, and investor in bitcoin as well as other
crypto currencies.
«But, I think Bitcoin is going to be the most important
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currency long - term, so I intend to keep running one Bitcoin
miner constantly.»
So far, three classes of exploits related to Drupalgeddon2 have been identified, including worms that spread malware for creating botnets and installing
crypto -
currency miners.
At the heart of the Cryptyk platform is the Cryptyk Token (CTK), which drives an open - source cyber-security ecosystem consisting of 3rd party app developers, strategic enterprise customers,
crypto -
currency miners and investors.
The Chrome Web Store is full of scammy
crypto -
currency miners, and Google doesn't plan to remove them until June.
To obtain ether, one has either to become an Ethereum
miner or exchange it for other
currencies,
crypto or fiat, using available services.
In this hybrid model, a central bank delegates the authority of validating transactions to a number of other institutions that are called «Mintettes» (similar to
miners in case of bitcoin and other
crypto currencies).
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Once the transactions reach the nodes in the blockchain, the
miner gets rewarded with
crypto coins, which can later be converted into fiat
currencies or used in the virtual environment for other investments.
Even though this year could be remembered for the WannaCry and other ransomware breakouts, the Equifax and CCleaner breaches, quietly,
crypto -
currency miners might also become the prevalent threat especially if combined with existing adware.
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If
miners have no way to convert mined
crypto -
currency into usable fiat
currency to support their operations, they may have no choice but to close down.
Calculating and predicting
miner fees in a
crypto currency transaction is almost impossible.