Russian nuclear weapons engineers caught ­­­­minting blockchange with supercomputer

A reproduction of the Tsar Bomba, the biggest nuclear weapon ever detonated, at the Nuclear Weapons Museum at RFNC-VNIIEF in Sarov, where Russia designs and builds its nuclear weapons—and some engineers apparently decided to try to do some nuclear-powered blockchain mining. (credit: Croquant & Hex) Russia’s Interfax News Agency reports that engineers at the All-Russian […]

Two new cryptocurrency heists make off with over $400M worth of blockchange

Enlarge / It’s where the money is. (credit: iStock/Getty Images) The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has shut down trading and withdrawals from accounts after a reported theft of more than 500 million XEM—the blockchain-based cryptocurrency created by the NEM Foundation. At the time of the theft, 500 million XEM was worth approximately $ 400 million US. […]