A blockchain is a decentralized database of transactions that everyone on the network can see. The network consists of many computers that verify transactions and add them to the blockchain ledger; ...

It looks like the GPU shortage has seen crypto miners move to other cryptocurrencies -- including Raptoreum (RTM), which can be mined on the CPU and absolutely loves the large L3 cache on an AMD Ryzen ...

CPU and GPU Miners are Trojans that use your computer's resources without your knowledge to mine cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Bitcoin, DarkCoin, and others. While a person using a miner to mine a ...

Crypto miners might have a new hardware target soon if they choose to abandon mining with graphics cards. As per a report by Digital Trends, it looks like AMD Ryzen CPUs are starting to get looked at ...

A researcher has documented almost 2,500 sites that are actively running cryptocurrency mining code in the browsers of unsuspecting visitors, a finding that suggests the unethical and possibly illegal ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The crypto mining Javascript is called Coinhive, and according to the site, it was made as an ...

The rise of drive-by cryptocurrency mining on a growing number of websites has led to a renewed demand for ad-blocking software. Web users are seeking new ways to ward off hidden code that saddles ...