While XRP and Ether (ETH) continued to trade lower on Thursday, BTC (Bitcoin) showed an upward trend. At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $10,407, an 82% increase. However, Bitcoin has been trading between $10,000 and $12,000 so far this month and has been trending downward, bottoming…
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New Malware Cryptojacking Monero Accounts
On August 14, it was reported that cybersecurity researchers had found a new form of malware that not only mines Monero cryptocurrency without the consent of users but also does so without allowing common means of detection. The researchers are calling the malware "Norman." They further said that…
NULS and Aleph Team Up On Interesting Staked Coin Output (SCO) Project
On August 13, it was announced that NULS, which offers an enterprise-grade blockchain platform, has teamed up with Aleph, which offers a cross-blockchain network. The two have just completed testing of a staking service that they are calling Staked Coin Output (SCO), which is introducing a new kind of reward…
U.S. Government Considers Benefits Of Blockchain Technology In Energy Sector
On August 9, the Congressional Research Service released a report that discussed both the advantages and disadvantages of developing blockchain solutions in the energy sector. The report was entitled, "Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Energy Sector." Among the advantages the report cited was the fact that blockchain-based solutions would…
Recent News About TRON and its CEO Justin Sun
Justin Sun, founder and CEO of TRON, is working hard to get the blockchain technology company's cryptocurrency, TRX, on the American version of Binance. Sun also said users should expect to see TRX should be on more U.S. exchanges by year's end. He has an…
Updates in the Values of the Top 20 Cryptocurrencies This Week
On Saturday, August 10, the top 20 cryptocurrencies reported mostly negative results for the day. Bitcoin in particular saw a sudden dip early in the day. Bitcoin trades under the BTC label. The price of Bitcoin dropped about 4.62 percent for the day. Its value was around $11,370…