The good news for Brave: its ad-blocking web browser is now the default option for surfing the net on a phone from a major phone maker, HTC. The bad news: it’s the HTC Exodus 1, a niche product aimed at cryptocurrency fans who’ve grown scarcer with bitcoin’s plunging value. Chief Executive Brendan Eich, co-founder of …
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A Chinese principal lost his job after hidden cryptocurrency mining machines were found sucking up his school’s electricity. The Ethereum-mining devices were discovered after teachers at the school in southeastern Hunan province got suspicious about a whirring noise they were hearing all day and night, the BBC reported Friday, citing local media. Cryptocurrency mining becomes more lucrative as you add …
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HTC just launched its early access period for the HTC Exodus 1, the company’s first blockchain phone. What does a “blockchain phone” even mean? Well, according to HTC, it’s called that because it’s blockchain-encrypted, and dedicated to security and decentralized applications. The phone also acts as its own blockchain node (you can read more about how blockchain works in this …
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Elon Musk is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, founder of Space X, probably the most famous tech entrepreneur in the world. Jackson Palmer is the co-creator of Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started out as a harmless joke but, at its peak, had a market cap of $2 billion. For the briefest of times, they worked together to solve one …
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For years I’ve urged online shoppers to use a cashback service like BeFrugal, Ebates, Honey or TopCashback. With little effort, you can score cash rebates from many, if not most, online stores. Cash? Phbbblltt. How 20th-century. These days, it’s all about cryptocurrency, right? So wouldn’t it be cool if you could get your online-shopping rebates in the form of Bitcoin? …
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Google banned cryptocurrency mining Android apps from the Android Play Store, following in Apple’s footsteps. The company continues to allow mining as long as the processing takes place in the cloud, but on-device mining on Android hardware is no longer allowed, CNET sister site ZDNet reports. “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely …
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Global financial regulators are now keeping an eye cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, having published their framework for monitoring stability implications within the market. The framework was established to allow the Financial Stability Board, which helps G20 countries coordinate policy, to catch stability risks early, Reuters noted. The cryptocurrency sector has sat in a regulatory gray area, with a lack of clarity as …
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The whole point of cryptocurrency is that it’s virtual money stored in the ether. But you can still carry bitcoins in your pocket, as long as you have a Sirin Finney. The Sirin Finney joins a selection of new phones dedicated to accessing the blockchain while you’re away from your PC. And it does so in safety with a nifty little …
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The price of Ether surged roughly 11 percent to $526 a coin on Thursday after a Securities and Exchange Commission official said the cryptocurrency doesn’t have to adhere to the agency’s rules. William Hinman, an SEC director, said the agency doesn’t view Ether as a security. The SEC made the determination after deciding the Ethereum network is “sufficiently decentralized,” Hinman said at …
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Apple is cracking down on cryptocurrency activity on its devices. During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last week, the company released new App Store guidelines that ban cryptocurrency mining on both iOS devices and Mac. AppleInsider first spotted the changes to the policy on Monday. This is the first time Apple has offered a clear stance on its policy on cryptocurrency …
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