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Hackers are stealing computer power to make millions in cryptocurrency

Cryptojacking uses other people's computer power to mine cryptocurrency, the technique has netted one hacker gang $18 million

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Bitcoin has become an environmental, as well as financial, disaster

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Bitcoin's price is plummeting – will the cryptocurrency survive?

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Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is about much more than its economic crisis

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Why the end of cash could cause a new data disaster

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How to think about... The blockchain

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Venezuela launches its own cryptocurrency backed by oil

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Preparing a slide for DNA sequencing

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Why big pharma might pay cryptocurrency for your DNA

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Bitcoin tumbles as regulators start clamping down on trading

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Dark web users are easy to unmask through their bitcoin use

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Dark web users are easy to unmask through their bitcoin use

The Tor browser is meant to obscure your real movements online and keep your identity secret. But using bitcoin for dark web payments can blow your cover.

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Cryptocurrency hack makes off with $500 million

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Bitcoin's utopia has failed as big players hold all the power

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You may be making cryptocurrency for hackers without realising

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A new bitcoin Ponzi scheme or scam pops up almost every day

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