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Survey suggests strong cryptocurrency adoption in Saudi Arabia

Survey suggests strong cryptocurrency adoption in Saudi Arabia

Surveys claiming broad cryptocurrency adoption should always be read with one eyebrow raised, bec...

Siberian cryptocurrency mining benefits from cheap energy

Siberian cryptocurrency mining benefits from cheap energy

Russia’s mining economy has always benefited from one unfashionable but extremely practical advan...

Germany rent freeze reflects broader economic tensions

Germany rent freeze reflects broader economic tensions

At first glance, Germany’s rent freeze story seemed only loosely connected to cryptocurrency. But...

Cybersecurity concerns emerge around China smart city systems

Cybersecurity concerns emerge around China smart city systems

China’s smart city ambitions have long been presented as a showcase of technological modernity, a...

Binance hack sees $40 million in Bitcoin stolen through coordinated attack

Binance hack sees $40 million in Bitcoin stolen through coordinated attack

Binance rapidly grew from a relatively obscure startup into one of the largest cryptocurrency exc...

MetaMask wallet guide for Ethereum users

MetaMask wallet guide for Ethereum users

MetaMask became one of Ethereum’s most important on-ramps because it lowered the barrier between ...

Pavel Nyashin crypto trader found dead in St. Petersburg

Pavel Nyashin crypto trader found dead in St. Petersburg

The death of Pavel Nyashin carried an ugly symbolic weight because he represented a type that cry...

Dash executives accounts hacked in SIM swapping attack

Dash executives accounts hacked in SIM swapping attack

When senior Dash figures had their online accounts hijacked, the actual damage was less financial...

Thousands of MikroTik routers hijacked for crypto mining

Thousands of MikroTik routers hijacked for crypto mining

Few devices are as widely deployed across global internet infrastructure as MikroTik routers. The...

Russian authorities seize dozens of cryptocurrency ATMs

Russian authorities seize dozens of cryptocurrency ATMs

Russian authorities made headlines when they confiscated more than twenty cryptocurrency ATMs ope...

Ethereum applications left exposed lead to $20 million theft

Ethereum applications left exposed lead to $20 million theft

Sometimes a crypto theft is not the result of a brilliant exploit so much as an unforgiving demon...

Seven chaotic days in ICO land

Seven chaotic days in ICO land

If anyone still needed proof by mid-2018 that the ICO market had slipped from innovation into sel...