What is Crypto Mining?
Today, there are at least 1 million miners for Bitcoin alone. How is this all happening? What role is the miner playing? And how might this change the landscape of computing in the future?.....»»
Crypto: 24-hour cooling-off period included in ad overhaul
Crypto bosses could face up to two years' imprisonment if they fail to comply with the new rules......»»
US sues Coinbase as crypto crackdown widens
The Securities and Exchange Commission says the company has not followed financial rules......»»
North Korea hackers suspected in new $35 million crypto heist
North Korean hackers were likely behind the theft of at least $35 million from a popular cryptocurrency service, multiple crypto-tracking experts told CNN Tuesday......»»
How much cobalt can be mined in the US? Study examines domestic mining site in Idaho
A new study published in Geology evaluates the potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) of east-central Idaho, using a detailed study of the Iron Creek deposit. The ICB hosts the second-largest known domestic resource of the c.....»»
SEC sues Coinbase, continues major crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges
Coinbase promises to continue operating, as Congress mulls new crypto rules. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Just one day after suing Binance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now s.....»»
Mining atlas helps map Australia"s clean energy future
The Atlas of Australian Mine Waste was launched this week by Geoscience Australia in partnership with RMIT and University of Queensland researchers and geological surveys across the country......»»
Want to be an asteroid miner? There"s a database for that
Asteroid mining is slowly but surely coming closer to reality. Many start-ups and governmental agencies alike are getting in on the action. But plenty of tools that would help get this burgeoning industry off the ground are still unavailable. One tha.....»»
Thousands of New Creatures Discovered in Deep-Sea Mining Zone
A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials.....»»
OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs
Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare." Enlarge / Worldcoin's "Orb," a device that scans your eyeballs to verify that you're a real human. A company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Alt.....»»
Deep sea surveys detect over 5,000 new species in future mining hotspot
There is a massive, mineral-rich region in the Pacific Ocean—about twice the size of India—called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which has already been divided up and assigned to companies for future deep-sea mining. To better understand what.....»»
DarkBERT could help automate dark web mining for cyber threat intelligence
Researchers have developed DarkBERT, a language model pretrained on dark web data, to help cybersecurity pros extract cyber threat intelligence (CTI) from the Internet’s virtual underbelly. DarkBERT pretraining process and evaluated use case sc.....»»
Zeldas: Tears of the Kingdom players are creating an industrial revolution
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players are going as far as creating mining rigs and mechs......»»
Researchers demonstrate high natural radioactivity of manganese nodules
Manganese nodules at the bottom of the deep sea contain a wealth of valuable metals that are vital to the electronics and steelmaking industries. Accordingly, these sectors and many countries have pinned their hopes on deep-sea mining to meet the gro.....»»
Landmark crypto rules make exchanges liable for customer losses in EU
Sweeping regulations require licenses for all crypto providers. Enlarge (credit: Yossakorn Kaewwannarat | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Today, the European Union approved a comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations s.....»»
$1.5M crypto scheme leads to 2-year prison term for ex-Coinbase manager
10-month insider trading scheme was "a huge mistake," ex-Coinbase employee says. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Yesterday, a former Coinbase product manager, Ishan Wahi, was sentenced to two ye.....»»
Illegal mining booms in Brazilian Amazon "promised land"
Working under an improvised shed hidden in the rainforest, Webson Nunes hears a shout and flips on his winch, hauling a colleague up from deep inside a giant hole with a bucket full of riches......»»
"ChatGPT is the new crypto": Meta warns hackers are exploiting interest in the AI chatbot
Hackers have seized on worldwide interest in the artificial intelligence-powered tool ChatGPT in an effort to break into people's devices, Facebook owner Meta revealed in a security report Wednesday, equating the phenomenon to the surge in cryptocurr.....»»
Mining Bitcoin in the US might soon no longer be worth it
The US government has recently proposed a massive tax on cryptocurrency miners, potentially making the activity less worth it. There is a reason why mining for cryptocurrency is so popular. This is because of the value of cryptocurrencies.....»»
PSA: ‘Atomic macOS Stealer’ malware can compromise iCloud Keychain passwords, credit cards, crypto wallets
Back in March, we saw a piece of malware surface for macOS called MacStealer that’s able to compromise iCloud Keychain passwords, credit card information, files, and more. Now a new malware called Atomic macOS Stealer is being sold as a service to.....»»
Peru sees lithium mining opportunity in Chile"s statist plan
Peru is taking a more active role in trying to lure lithium mining investments in light of Chile's decision to take state control of all new projects of the battery metal, an official said......»»