With Bitcoin Mining Becoming More Industrialised, What Will This Mean for the Future of the Bitcoin Blockchain?
High energy prices and tight margins are seeing smaller Bitcoin miners struggling to operate profitably. Robin Vaks asks how this might effect the longer-term security and decentralization of the Bitcoin blockchain.
NEM hack returns security spotlight to crypto infrastructure
After the Coincheck exchange hack and admissions by its management of remarkably lax security, questions are again being asked about whether the security infrastructure around cryptocurrencies is as secure as it ought to be — and what can be done to prevent further large-scale thefts.
CSI crypto: Can victims recover stolen coin?
An uptick in digital heists of virtual currencies has left many crypto investors wondering if they have any options for tracing illicit Bitcoin transactions and recovering their stolen funds. The short answer is that ‘it’s possible, but difficult.’ The long answer is that ongoing developments in the regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency may offer victims more recourse going forward.
The Cloudbleed bug affects a range Bitcoin users
A security flaw has been uncovered in the major internet utility Cloudflare, which millions of web businesses depend on. “The bug was serious because the leaked memory could contain private information and because it had been cached by search engines,” Cloudflare’s response team said on Thursday.
