Tag: Mining

Cyber criminals are increasingly hijacking computing power to mine cryptocurrencies. The impact is much greater than firms might think, warns Kate O’Flaherty. But what...

GPU and AI giant NVIDIA has just reported strong, analyst-beating Q2 results – and yet its share price fell. The takeaway for some was...

Thirty percent of large UK businesses admit to being hit by crypto-mining attacks within the previous month, according to new figures released today. The research,...

Research from global satellite communications services provider Inmarsat reveals the rapid ascendency of the industrial IoT (IIoT), along with its capacity to boost revenues...

UPDATED The more popular cryptocurrencies become, the less trustworthy and efficient they are, according to a key central banking organisation. Cryptocurrencies are “not scalable and...

The Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced the design and deployment of a payment platform based on blockchain technology, in partnership with US cloud...

Facebook has set up a small, high-powered team to explore the potential of blockchain technology, recode reports. Given the many potential uses of decentralised, cryptographic ledgers,...

Investment bank and financial services giant Morgan Stanley has claimed that most Bitcoin miners will be losing real money unless the cryptocurrencies’ real-world value...

The cryptocurrency market is now so popular that you can heat your house while mining for bitcoins. Chris Middleton explores whether a new product...

THE BIG READ: IoB's deep dive into important topics. Chris Middleton listens to Bank of England governor Mark Carney take down cryptocurrency in a display...

NEWSBYTE: Researchers discover that IoT devices are being used to anonymise hackers Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that turns...

Specialist firm Avast launches IoT security platform – and mines for Monero using a smart TV. Cybersecurity firm Avast is using its presence at Mobile...