North Korea suspected of stealing millions in bitcoin from South Korean exchange
Cryptocurrency now worth over $82 million was stolen from South Korean exchange Bithumb, alongside 30,000 users personal information.
5 things you didn’t know you could buy with bitcoin
Companies as big as Overstock, Dell, and Expedia now accept bitcoin. Here are five things you can buy with your cryptocurrency.
How to buy Ethereum
Alongside bitcoin, Ethereum is one of the most exciting cryptocurrencies around. Here's how to buy Ethereum so you can join the hype train.
As bitcoin takes its biggest tumble this quarter, other coins follow suit
Bitcoin has had its biggest slump in recent memory over the past 24 hours and it's pulling down almost all other coins with it.
This new social media platform wants to turn your likes into cash
Selfllery is a new social media platform that gives users cryptocurrency for likes, which they can later donate or convert to cash.
What’s the true value of bitcoin? A Morgan Stanley analyst says it may be zero
Bitcoin currently trades for about 13,000 dollars, but a new report from Morgan Stanley suggests the value of bitcoin might be zero
It won’t power the Matrix, but these suits use humans to mine cryptocurrencies
Looking for a new way to mine cryptocurrencies? You could do so by harvesting the excess heat your body generates. Seriously.
Ripple’s XRP saw the strongest growth of any cryptocurrency in 2017
Ripple has surpassed Ethereum to become the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization.
Kasotsuka Shojo is the world’s first cryptocurrency-themed pop group
Kasotsuka Shojo is the world's first J-pop group inspired by cryptocurrency. Tickets for the first show were purchasable with cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin miners have extracted 80% of all the bitcoins there will ever be
80 percent of all of the bitcoins that will ever exist have now been mined, edging us ever close to that 21 million maximum.
Bitcoin’s value crashes and it’s taking other currencies with it
Bitcoin's value has tumbled to below $10,000 for the first time since early December 2017, leading to many sad stories of lost investments.
Hackers steal as much as 10 percent of new cryptocurrency funds
As much as 10 percent of all funds that go toward cryptocurrency initial coin offerings are stolen by hackers according to a new study.
How to trade bitcoin for other cryptocurrencies
Would you rather have a broad portfolio of cryptocurrencies? Here's how to trade bitcoin for one of its popular alternatives.
Stripe bids farewell to bitcoin, says it will stop supporting the currency
his week, Stripe announced that it would no longer process bitcoin transactions. The change will take effect in its entirety on April 23, 2018.
What is Litecoin? Here’s everything you need to know
What is Litecoin? It's a cryptocurrency like bitcoin, but far faster, leaner. It's confirmations come quicker and its fees and lighter, making it arguably a better tool for buying goods and services online.
Is your browser mining bitcoin? ‘Malvertisements’ are hijacking Google Ads
As if invasive ads weren't bad enough, Trend Micro has uncovered a particularly sinister batch of 'malvertisements' that aim to exploit Google's DoubleClick ad service to serve you ads containing hidden cryptocurrency mining software.Â
Japan’s Coincheck will refund $400 million in stolen cryptocurrency tokens
Coincheck, one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has reported that about $400 million worth of NEM tokens, a cryptocurrency, were stolen by hackers. However, the company has announced that it will reimburse its customers.
Facebook bans advertisements for cryptocurrency exchanges
Facebook brought the hammer down on "misleading financial products" today by effectively banning any and all advertisements for cryptocurrency exchanges.
Samsung confirms it’s working on chips for cryptocurrency mining
Just like everyone else on the planet, it looks like Samsung is getting in on the cryptocurrency business, by manufacturing ASIC chips designed specifically for mining up those precious bitcoins.
SEC shuts down AriseBank initial coin offering after it made fraudulent claims
The initial coin offering for a new cryptocurrency backed by AriseBank has been shut down following various doubts about the project's legitimacy.
How to buy Litecoin
Looking to diversify your cryptocurrency portfolio? Litecoin is one of the best alternative coins out there, but in order to own it, you need to know how to buy Litecoin. In this guide, we'll walk you through the best ways to get your hands on it.
Bitcoin market cap has already dropped more than $80 billion in 2018
Along with a big slide in per-bitcoin value, bitcoin's market cap has fallen more than $80 billion since the start of 2018 alone and has more than halved since its mid-December high.
Giant cryptocurrency mine that runs on green energy coming to Iceland
Iceland is getting a data center dedicated to the mining of cryptocurrencies on an industrial scale. The twist? It will be powered exclusively using green energy.
One way to cool your massive bitcoin mining rig? Submerge it in oil
A pair of smart Bitcoin miners has built an amazing $120,000 mining rig with one incredible unorthodox twist: it’s submerged in a vat of cooling oil.
Video cards are so expensive, you’re better off buying an entire desktop PC
Thanks to cryptocurrency miners, it's harder than ever to get a GPU for your new PC. The good news is that Dell's new desktop PCs offer a different solution for getting into PC gaming -- and it's a whole lot cheaper.
Litecoin vs. bitcoin
Litecoin vs. bitcoin, it's the biggest cryptocurrency versus one of the most popular alt-coins. How do they measure up against one another in reliability, transaction fees, and transaction speeds?
Bitcoin rises above $9,000, but can the market endure, or is it just a fad?
Bitcoin has had a rough year so far, but the cryptocurrency caught a bit of a break as the value of the coin rose to more than $9,000 today.
Banks ban Bitcoin credit card buys as cryptocurrency crash continues
Banks in the U.S. and U.K. have banned Bitcoin purchases with credit cards to ward off investor losses and mitigate the number of customers defaulting on credit payments.
Litecoin and Dash are fast becoming the go-to currency of the dark web
Amid growing interest in Bitcoin, alternative cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin and Dash are seeing increased acceptance among dark web drug sellers.
The old “Nigerian prince” scam is back on Twitter — with a Bitcoin twist
Twitter users are being hit with a new wave of 'Nigerian Prince' scams with perpetrators using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to hook them in.
AMD and Nvidia report strong revenue amid still sky-high GPU pricing
AMD and Nvidia have both posted strong quarterly and yearly revenue, but with graphics card prices sky high, the question remains whether cryptocurrency miners are behind their profits.
CryptoCelebs: Famous people who’ve bought the cryptocurrency craze
The last few years has seen some of the most popular people in the world use their immense celebrity to endorse cryptocurrencies in a variety of ways.
BitGrail cryptocurrency exchange loses $170 million in Nano tokens
An Italian cryptocurrency exchange, Bitgrail, has reportedly lost $170 million worth of Nano tokens. Law enforcement officials are currently investigating the matter.
Adult content domains are home to half the sites using cryptomining malware
The act of cryptomining, by hijacking a user's CPU without permission to create new cryptocurrency, is expanding rapidly. The vast majority of sites containing the intrusive software are ones that offer adult content.