Bullet stopping drones are now securing the Monero network? Astral AR and Core Scientific announced a partnership that puts mining software on high-power safety drones.Astral AR, a Texas-based company specializing in safety drones, announced a partne
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News Cybersecurity company Trend Micro claims to have detected a web address spreading a botnet featuring a monero (XMR) mining component alongside a backdoor. The malware was described on Trend Micro’s official blog on June 13.Per the report, the
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Old Mutual Insurance, a Pan-African insurance firm, has announced that it won’t be offering insurance cover for cryptocurrency mining tools anymore. The company’s decision was first reported on Monday by tech news platform ITWeb, and per the publicat
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News The United States regulatory body, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has charged one of Merrill Lynch’s staff $5,000 for mining cryptocurrency. Documents dated June 10 confirm the fine.According to the “letter of acceptance
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News Police in China have reportedly gathered evidence of people laying cables via fish ponds to steal oil well power to fuel their bitcoin (BTC) mining. The news was reported by daily Chinese tabloid The Global Times on June 13.The Global Times i
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The U.S. Financial Industries Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined and suspended a former Merrill Lynch representative for cryptocurrency mining. The undeclared outside business activity is also what lost Kyung Soo Kim his job. Moonlighting As A C
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U.S. self-regulatory organization, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has fined and suspended an investment adviser over undeclared cryptocurrency mining activities. According to a letter of acceptance, waiver and consent publi
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News Napster creator Shawn Fanning’s new company Helium has released its internet of things (IoT) wireless hotspot devices with a blockchain-based incentives program, according to an official blog post by Helium on June 12.According to the post, a
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News The carbon emissions generated by bitcoin (BTC) are comparable to the whole of Kansas City, and even a small country, according to a study published in the Joule journal on June 12.Christian Stoll, one of the researchers involved in the proje
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News Pan-African insurance company Old Mutual has opted out of insuring cryptocurrency mining equipment due to the absence of regulation in the industry, local technology-focused new outlet ITWeb reported on June 10.Following comprehensive researc
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