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Bitcoin has grown exponentially over the past year or so, and this has made many hackers and malicious actors want to target cryptocurrency owners. Now, a new strain of bitcoin-based malware entitled “Save Yourself” is making the rounds, and while analysts have been warning enthusiasts about it for the past week, it seems to be much worse than originally thought.How to “Save Yourself” from MalwareSave Yourself has been here for some time. Originally, it was a form of malware designed to...

Bitcoin-Kurs laut „Analyse“ bald bei 300.000 US-Dollar Der Bitcoin-Kurs soll bald auf 300’000 US-Dollar steigen. Dies prognostiziert eine „neue Metrik“ des Trades „PlanB“, die sich auf Daten aus der Vergangenheit sowie Mining Difficulty bezieht. Trader Plan B prognostiziert einen Anstieg des BTC-Kurses In einer Analyse stellt der Trader „PlanB“ fest, dass ein Anstieg des Bitcoin-Kurses und eine Kapitulation der Bitcoin-Miner in der...

Google‘s latest attempt of attaining supremacy in quantum computing is giving jitters to crypto enthusiasts across the globe. Experts from the tech world say that quantum computing could likely make cryptography redundant which comes as a huge threat to the crypto industry.After Google’s recent talks on attaining quantum supremacy, Bitcoin enthusiasts are concerned whether it can pose a direct threat to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Blockchain expert and author, Andreas Antonopoulos,...

FeaturedThe latest plunge in the price of Bitcoin inevitably led to a similar drop across most of the major altcoins. However, to say that this is indicative of a general slump in the value of crypto would be an oversimplification of what is happening in the markets. If you look only at US pairings, then the downward trend is understandable for all to see, but when you start examining crypto pairs, a new story begins to emerge.Ethereum on the riseSince bottoming out in early September, Ripple...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 726. Heute noch ein paar Videozusammenschnitte vom World Digital Mining Summit 2019 in Frankfurt. 4.) Bitcoin Informant bei iTunes als Podcasthttp://ppq6xp.podcaster.de/bitcoin-informant.rss 5.) Der Bitcoin Informant Inside Telegram Kanalhttps://t.me/bitcoininformant Sonnige GrüsseDennis “Bitcoin-Informant” Koray

With bearish activity spreading throughout the crypto space as of late, many people are looking for some sort of miracle to sort things out. Many have long believed that the upcoming bitcoin halving – set to take place in May 2020 – is likely to do the trick. Unfortunately, according to Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, this may not be the case.Bitmain CEO Predicts a Lack of BullsBitmain is one of the largest – if not the largest – cryptocurrency mining corporations in the world. Stationed in China, the...

It’s safe to come out now, says Andreas Antonopoulos, the threat posed to bitcoin by Google’s newfound “quantum supremacy” is “zip, bupkis nada.” In one of his typical Q&A sessions, blockchain expert and author, Antonopoulos shared his thoughts on the supposed jeopardy BTC faces from Google. Spoiler alert: he isn’t concerned. According to Antonopoulos, Google’s quantum prowess focuses on a range of issues, and deciphering cryptography is not among them. “What is the effect on mining and...

A Singaporean has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of stealing cloud computing power on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google to mine cryptocurrency. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Washington, Ho Jun Jia used the stolen identity and credit card information of a video game developer based in California and a Texan resident to open cloud services accounts with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Services. Ho also impersonated the founder of a tech firm...

Last month, Google made a shocking announcement: that it had developed a supercomputer that could potentially solve very long and complicated mathematical equations. For some analysts, this meant only one thing: that bitcoin was about to become obsolete.A Supercomputer that Makes BTC Obsolete?Data pertaining to the computer was eventually published to NASA’s website, though the information was ultimately taken down potentially because it had not yet been confirmed.As we all know, bitcoin...

There’s no denying that bitcoin has great promise. Since it first emerged on the financial plane roughly ten years ago, the currency has come a long way and is changing the world of monetary trading as we know it.Bitcoin and Its Carbon EmissionsUnfortunately, not everyone is convinced that it has something to offer. One of the big problems with bitcoin that continually gets in the way is its carbon footprint, which according to some analysts is bigger than one might expect. In the past, it’s...