cryptocurrency – Kernel Sesias

19 Maggio 2026Tecnologia

Physical attacks against crypto holders, including kidnap and assault, up 75% in 2025 — 72 confirmed incidents see $41 million lost, real number likely higher

Whales and other large crypto holders are increasingly becoming targeted by criminals for kidnapping and coercion, especially as public blockchain records paired […]

19 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup

An inventor has showcased a “filament dryer that pays you bitcoin.” When this news popped up in our feed we weren’t surprised […]

8 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

British cryptographer Adam Back is the secret creator of Bitcoin, claims new report — Back refutes investigation, says parallels to Satoshi are just a coincidence

On October 31, 2008, Bitcoin was born in a white paper published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, who went on to mine […]

13 Dicembre 2025Tecnologia

Bitcoin creator Satoshi disappeared on this day 15 years ago, leaving a final public message — ‘I’ve moved on to other things,’ true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto entity remains unknown

Despite the colossal influence of cryptocurrencies on commerce, computing, and even politics, the true identity of the presumed pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Satoshi […]

27 Novembre 2025Tecnologia

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft — hack discovered hours after country’s largest search engine announced $10 billion acquisition of crypto platform’s parent company

Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, has announced that it has been hacked, resulting in a loss that amounts to about $30 […]

23 Novembre 2025Tecnologia

Hobbyist solo miner scores a full Bitcoin block worth $270,000 despite 1 in 180 million odds — 3.146 Bitcoins mined by a single low-powered 6 TH/s ASIC with about 0.0000007% of the network’s hashrate

A solo miner running just 6 terahashes per second of computing power has overcome odds of about 1 in 180 million to […]

12 Novembre 2025Tecnologia

China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack — 127,272 tokens seized from Prince Group after owner Chen Zhi was indicted for wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. alleges

The China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), Beijing’s primary cybersecurity agency, has accused Washington of stealing 127,272 Bitcoin — worth […]

1 Novembre 2025Tecnologia

Chinese and British authorities are determining how to return 61,000 stolen Bitcoins worth $6.7 billion — seizure from ‘Bitcoin Queen’ leaves loose ends

The British Metropolitan Police seized more than 61,000 Bitcoins earlier this month from convicted Chinese national Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi […]

25 Ottobre 2025Tecnologia

New stablecoin connects crypto investors to real-world Nvidia AI GPUs that earn money by renting out compute power to AI devs — USD.AI lets crypto investors make bank off AI compute rentals

USD.AI is a new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that connects crypto investors to real-world Nvidia AI GPUs that earn money by renting […]

15 Ottobre 2025Tecnologia

DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran ‘pig butchering’ scam using forced labor — accused could face 40 years in prison following department’s biggest ever crypto confiscation

Details of the U.S. Department of Justice’s largest-ever cryptocurrency confiscation have emerged after an indictment was unsealed in a federal court in […]