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Working on Bitcoin? Human Rights Foundation to Fund Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Projects

June 11, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Bitcoin

Developers working on Bitcoin, among a few other cryptocurrency projects, remain funded mainly by donations or a few other altruistic ventures. Now, a New York-based NGO wants to support developers working on privacy tools over the Bitcoin protocol. Will Fund Privacy As per a press release on May 10, the...

Report: Researchers Discover New Cryptojacking Malware for Mining Monero

Cybercriminals Attack Make-a-Wish Website to Mine Monero

November 21, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Crime, Finance, Mining, News, Platform, Tech

The recent victim to a cryptojacking attack is U.S.-based non-profit organization Make-A-Wish Foundation’s website. Since March 2018, the hacker has been taking advantage of the Drupal vulnerability to mine Monero cryptocurrency, as per research findings from an independent research lab. Exploiting Drupal Vulnerability On November 19, A crypto research firm...

Non-Profit Organizations in Crypto-Friendly Argentina Launch Bitcoin Campaign

June 7, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Tech

At a time when the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are experiencing a significant slump, causing the enthusiasm of some in the virtual currency ecosystem to get cold, Bitcoin Argentina and Bitcoin Latin America are painting the town gold with their Latin American cryptocurrency sensitization initiative. The Gospel of...

The UN Uses Ethereum’s Blockchain to Distribute Funds to Jordanian Refugee Camps

May 4, 2017 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

The United Nations (UN) is in the final stages of what could be one of the most groundbreaking blockchain projects ever, starting a project on May 1 to distribute funds in Jordan, a country which has taken the bulk of refugees from conflict zones in neighboring Iraq and Syria. The...