A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration. Crypto hacking is a $200 million annual revenue industry REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms. In less than a decade,…

Jan 18 Spring Plan (2018) W hen I was at middle of this writing, the crypto world appeared falling to some bottom. Some coins like BTC or ETH could lose some value, but some others would be hit much harder probably because, despite of big market cap, they provide much less than what had been…

Examining the True Decentralization of Bitcoin and Ethereum Bill DeLisle Share on Facebook Share on Twitter When I talk to people about cryptocurrencies, I hear a lot of the same refrains. People frequently tout its decentralized blockchain, its ability to transform the world economy, or its expected price hike just around the corner. None of…

36 mins ago 24,270 tokens. 27,358 pending transactions. 463,713 digital kittens . Ethereum has hosted a lot of activity recently, and while many crypto enthusiasts see that as a positive sign, as the network’s usage soars, its history gets longer and its blockchain more unruly. And although network congestion leading to transaction backlogs and rising…

Hackers Have Stolen About 14% of Big Digital Currencies By Olga Kharif | January 18, 2018 Comments Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms. In less than a decade, hackers have stolen $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin…

Hacks involving cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have cost companies and govts $11.3 billion through lost potential tax revenue from coin sales and illegitimate transactions. Photo: AP Portland: Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms. In less than a…

By Olga Kharif Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms. In less than a decade, hackers have stolen $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin and rival currency Ether, according to Lex Sokolin, global director of fintech strategy at…

Ethereum Suffers From Blockchain Bloat Jan 18, 2018 24,270 tokens. 27,358 pending transactions. 463,713 digital kitten s . By Rachel Rose O’Leary Ethereum has hosted a lot of activity recently, and while many crypto enthusiasts see that as a positive sign, as the network’s usage soars, its history gets longer and its blockchain more unruly.…

Hackers have stolen about 14% of big digital currencies By Olga Kharif Jan 18, 2018 | 11:30 AM A person holds a visual representation of the digital currency bitcoin. (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new…