It is being reported that hackers for a short period of time infected the website of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with cryptojacking malware. The foundation is a well-known American charity that helps fulfill the wishes of children with terminal diseases. According to a cybersecurity firm called Trustwave, hackers were able to…
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Blockchain may Improve Accountability and Trust Problems in Construction Industry
According to a recent report, the CEO of Autodesk, Andrew Anagnost, believes that blockchain may be able to challenge corruption, which has plagued the construction industry for many years. Autodesk has been manufacturing software for the entertainment, media, architecture, and construction industries for over 36 years. The company’s revenue…
Bitcoin Protocols Fight For Dominance
On November 15, there was a hard fork of popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash, with 3 rivals (BCH ABC, BHC SV and BHC Unlimited) offering competing protocols. So far, BCH ABC is winning. Bitcoin Cash itself was a hard fork of Bitcoin. It split from the world's most popular…
Social Media Scammers Target Bitcoin
As if Bitcoin doesn't have a bad enough reputation, it is now being associated with one of the largest social media scams in history. To be more specific, a crime ring had hacked large Twitter influencers and mislead their followers into fake giveaways or investments. While Twitter accounts…
The Total Value of All Cryptocurrencies Dropped by 4 Percent
Ripple has continued its rise, remaining the second largest digital currency by market capitalization. At the same time, other cryptocurrencies are seeing modest declines. The top 20 cryptocurrencies fell by 4% in trading today. After rising a bit yesterday, Bitcoin — which is the world's largest digital currency — fell…
Network Changes Are Being Implemented on the Bitcoin Trading Platform
Today the scheduled network update of Bitcoin Cash, also known as BCH, began. Rival implementations Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin Unlimited are currently ahead of another implementation called Bitcoin SV. Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin Unlimited are leading in both the number of nodes in operation and hash rates. More than 40…