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An Amazon crypto scam left its victim with a $45,000 bill

Fancy getting a $45,000 bill for work you didn’t do? That’s what Jonny Platt found when his AWS account got hacked by an unscrupulous cryptocurrency miner.
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U.K. police expecting to bust pot farm stumble onto cryptocurrency mine instead

U.K. police went into a raid looking for cannabis, but they came out with computers mining cryptocurrency.
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WhatsApp launches crypto-powered mobile payments in the U.S.

WhatsApp now offers a new payments feature in the U.S., allowing people to send and receive money to each other using cryptocurrency.
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What is the metaverse? A deep dive into the ‘future of the internet’

What exactly is the metaverse, where did it start, and where is it going? In this article, we'll dive deep into the concept and the future of the metaverse.
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Crypto miners have busted through Nvidia’s LHR graphics cards yet again

Nvidia's RTX LHR 30-series cards were made to minimize crypto mining, but miners found yet another workaround by mining two coins at once.
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How to mine Bitcoin

Cloud mining offers a relatively cheap entry point for Bitcoin mining, but if you have the right hardware and cheap power, you can mine yourself. Which is best?
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Why you shouldn’t roll the dice on a secondhand GPU

Shopping on the secondhand market for a graphics card is dangerous, especially if you want your card to perform as well as it should.
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Faze Clan suspends and cuts ties with players after crypto scam allegations

Faze Clan announced on Twitter that is is dropping Kay and suspending three other members after an alleged crypto scam.
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Nearly 700,000 websites are hacked in bid to steal cryptocurrency

Popular web analytics platform Statcounter experienced a breach on November 3, according to research from malware researcher Matthieu Faou. Up to 700,000 websites were targetted in the breach which primarily aimed to steal cryptocurrency through a malicious Javascript script on websites running Statcounter code. 
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To the moon! Dogecoin fetches 300 percent jump in value in 24 hours

Dogecoin, a meme-based Bitcoin alternative, has jumped more than 300 percent in value over the past 24 hours. Wow.
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Why the Bitcoin bust could finally bring down inflated GPU prices

The recent Bitcoin bust affected more than just the cryptocurrency market. Experts speculate that it may also lead to a drop in the price of RTX 3080.
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Stolen Mt.Gox funds allegedly laundered through $4 billion bitcoin scheme

The alleged owner of Bitcoin exchange, BTC-e, has been arrested and faces charges of money laundering and fraud.
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Riot Games bans esports team TSM from using new name after crypto deal

Esports team TSM signed a $210 million deal with cryptocurrency company FTX to change its name to TSM FTX, breaking Riot Games' sponsorship rules.
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Nvidia nets at least $400 million per year from cryptocurrency mining

Nvidia's newly launched CMP cards, designed for Ethereum mining, generated $155 million in revenue for the first fiscal quarter for Nvidia.
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What is Google Pay, and how do you use it?

Google Pay lets users pay through their smartphone at any retailer that accepts contactless payments. Here is everything you need to know about Google Pay.
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A new supply shortage is now hitting SSDs and hard drives

After shortages of CPUs and GPUs, the upcoming Chia cryptocurrency could be to blame for an imminent shortage of SSDs, adding to gamers' woes.
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The tech behind cryptocurrency could save lives by fixing medical records

There’s a research group at MIT aiming to bring order to the chaotic world of medical records, with a little help from the blockchain.
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Insane in the blockchain: 15 ridiculous cryptocurrencies you’ve never heard of

Bitcoin and Ethereum are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cryptocurrencies. You wouldn't believe how many ridiculous, silly, and downright stupid digital tokens are on the market these days. Here's a quick tour of the most outrageous ones.
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8 things kids born in 2018 will never experience, thanks to technology

Here are our predictions for eight things that the class of 2036 (that’s today’s kids at 18) won’t experience.
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Ledger Nano S vs. X

We compared the Ledger Nano S and X, examining the two cryptocurrency hardware wallets to find out which one is the best overall and which is the best for you.
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Valve bans Steam game that was installing cryptocurrency mining malware

A cheap Steam game called Abstractism appeared to be infecting users' computers with a program that mines cryptocurrency. Valve has since removed it from Steam and banned the developer for shipping unauthorized code and intentionally tricking players into buying fake in-game items.

The best bitcoin alternatives

There are hundreds of cryptocurrencies on the market, but which are the best Bitcoin alternatives? Here are some altcoins to consider, and what each offers.
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A crypto miner is using 78 RTX 3080s graphics cards to earn over $20K a month

Huge demand for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 has resulted in GPU shortages. We are learning that profitable cryptocurrency mining is also a contributing factor.

You can buy this vacation home for a mere 100 million Dogecoins

Definitely one of the more unique ways to sell a home in a depressed real estate market, a Wisconsin man will accept a payment in Dogecoin instead of a traditional payment in U.S. dollars.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of March 9, 2014

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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Newsweek’s Bitcoin creator ‘unconditionally’ denies any involvement in Bitcoin

Dorian Satoshi Nakamto, the California man alleged in a Newsweek cover story to be the creator of Bitcoin, 'unconditionally' denies involvement in Bitcoin.
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It’s official: Dogecoin is sponsoring a NASCAR driver

The community behind the meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin has managed to raise over $55,000 to help sponsor NASCAR driver Josh Wise's next race
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eBay adds a category for virtual currencies

You know that your cryptocurrency of choice  is gaining mainstream traction when it starts appearing on the world’s biggest auction site: eBay has just added a virtual currency section, enabling buyers and sellers to trade Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other variants on the network. You can also trade shares in mining operations and mining contracts. The […]
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Meet DarkCoin, the newest cryptocurrency for all your shady transactions

The digital currency, which is being pushed as a more untraceable alternative to bitcoin, is in the midst of a boom, recently passing Dogecoin to become the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency.
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Expedia now accepting Bitcoin for hotel payments

Travel booking website Expedia has partnered with digital-wallet startup Coinbase to start offering Bitcoin as a payment option for hotel reservations. If the move proves successful, the option will roll out to other services offered by the online giant.
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What’s the worst performing currency of 2014? It’s Bitcoin

As 2014 draws to a close, the value of Bitcoin caps off quite the downward slide. The digital cryptocurrency has lost significant value over the last twelve months with no signs of stopping.
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Bitcoin creator finally shows his face

Craig Wright has reportedly released evidence proving that he is "Satoshi Nakamoto," the inventor of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The Australian was identified as its possible creator last year, though this is the first time he's admitted involvement.
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Ether investors lose close to $80 million in monster heist

A theft of close to $80 million in digital currency Ether has left many investors out of pocket and others concerned about the currency's future.
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What if corporations ruled the world? Syfy's Incorporated gives four nightmare scenarios

SyFy's new show Incorporated explores a world where the corporation you work for controls every part of your life. Here are four of the show's scariest scenarios.
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Cryptocurrency explainer: Everything you need to know

You may have heard of cryptocurrency, but what exactly is it? Here's how cryptocurrency works, and how it compares to old-fashioned bills.
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Brave uses an initial coin offering to secure $35 million for ad-free browser

Brave browser gets $35 million in new funding, by engaging in the industry's most successful initial coin offering (ICO).
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Top 5 cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb suffers major data breach

Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange was recently hacked, with information on around 30,000 customers accessed and used in phishing attacks.
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Reader poll: Ready to try your hand at cryptocurrency mining?

In this week's reader poll, we want to know whether you're a cryptocurrency millionaire, or if you're still learning to mine.