Category Archives: Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High Amid Miner Revenue Surge

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This Bitcoin Ransomware Rakes in $150 Million in BTC

A new report by two cybersecurity firms has revealed that one ransomware family is particularly successful, raking in over $150 million in bitcoin. The ransom payments “sometimes amount to millions of dollars and typically run in the hundreds of thousands range.â€� Ransomware Makes $150 Million in Bitcoin The Ryuk ransomware family has raked in $150 […]

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Bitcoin Surges Past $40,000 | Crypto Exceeds $1 Trillion Market Cap

Blurred city shot showing electrical grid and great urban planning to power millions of homes and … [+] give electricity and lights to every person at night. getty BITCOIN’S STAGGERING CLIMB CONTINUES It took bitcoin 10-plus years to reach $20,000, but then only another 3-plus weeks to double again to $40,000. Experts believe the bull run […]

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Bitcoin’s parabolic price surge near $42,000 is the ‘mother of all bubbles’

After a multiyear pit stop, bitcoin prices are surging like never before. The unabated price acceleration to a recent peak near a stunning $42,000 on CoinDesk has made true believers out of many staid Wall Street pros, who may have once turned their collective noses up at the digital-asset that has only been around for […]

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Why Red Balloon mails hard drives with Bitcoin to job applicants

The “talent gap” is a perennial problem in cybersecurity, with top firms competing over a limited talent pool and often struggling to fill high-paying positions. Security firms are often hard-pressed to find job candidates with experience and skills that fit their highly-specialized work. Red Balloon Security, one of the leading cybersecurity firms specializing in internet-connected […]

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Bitcoin’s price is at an all-time high. How is its value determined?

Bitcoin continues to trade close to its all-time high reached this month. Its price is now around the $34,000 – up about 77% over the past month and 305% over the past year. First launched in 2009 as a digital currency, Bitcoin was for a while used as digital money on the fringes of the […]

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Bitcoin Miners Saw 33% Revenue Increase in December

Bitcoin miners generated an estimated $692 million in revenue in December, up 33% from November, according to on-chain data from Coin Metrics analyzed by CoinDesk. Extending November’s own 48% increase, miner revenues continued to soar as bitcoin rallied over 300% last year, briefly trading above $29,000 for the first time ever on New Year’s Eve.  […]

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Traders flock into altcoins as Bitcoin price trades sideways

The bullish momentum seen throughout the week has spilled over into the weekend as the majority of the top-100 tokens listed on CoinMarketCap are posting double-digit gains.  Bitcoin (BTC) entering a brief consolidation period and the possibility of a third round of stimulus checks for American citizens are two possible reasons for today’s bullish price […]

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Bitcoin Miners Saw 33% Revenue Increase in December

TipRanks Oppenheimer: These 3 Stocks Could Spike Over 80% Wall Street’s best firms don’t just look at the stocks, they look at the big picture, too. And Oppenheimer’s chief investment strategist, John Stoltzfus, is particularly adept at showing us the macro view. In his first note of the new year, Stoltzfus notes a series of […]

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