crypto 2021 news

Kaspersky Lab experts have analyzed an up-to-date malware program aimed at hijacking other people's cryptocurrency mining facilities. This Windows malware is distributed under the guise of legitimate applications and mainly attacks users from the former CIS countries. During the current...

Nvidia's plans to separate gaming and mining demand could be foiled after a custom modification allegedly bypassed the RTX 3060's Ether mining limitations. Nvidia’s attempt to shift Ether (ETH) miners away from its new GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card by limiting its hash rate appears to have been...

The Risk Alert seemed to take particular aim at broker-dealers, who have been "inadequate" in their AML compliance. The Security and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations published on Friday a blueprint for investment managers and institutions on how the division will inspect the...

Ethereum's quarterly settlement value is on course to increase by 1,280% year-over-year. Ethereum usage is surging this year, with the value of transactions settled on the network skyrocketing during 2021. According to research from Messari, Ethereum has settled $926 trillion worth of...

The Dead Coins project has been given new lease of life by BTC education portal 99Bitcoins. Bitcoin education portal 99Bitcoins is the newly appointed undertaker of the cryptocurrency industry. It’s taken over the Dead Coins project, which provides a burial ground for more than a thousand dead...

Another domino falls in crypto’s institutional takeover According to a report from Bloomberg news this morning, Morgan Stanley is the latest major financial institution to consider an investment in Bitcoin. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” the report says that Cointerpoint Global...

The price of Bitcoin surged past $33,000 as buyers on Coinbase aggressively accumulated BTC. Coinbase has seen a large spike in buyer activity overnight as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $32,500 on Jan. 2. Analysts say the trend was reminiscent of MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin accumulation...

The Bitcoin futures market has a major expiry date on Friday. Roughly $2.3 billion worth of Bitcoin futures is set to expire on Christmas day, setting the stage for a volatile week in the cryptocurrency market. In a Monday tweet, crypto data provider Skew reported that 102,200 Bitcoin (BTC)...