BlockThreat - Week 45, 2019
OneCoin | Iceland | North Korea | Silk Road | PoW
Moving our way to up Week 45, this week features an excellent radio show by BBC on the OneCoin scam, mining hardware heist in Iceland, and an excellent research article on Proof of Work security.
Crime
- The Missing Cryptoqueen - an 8 episode BBC podcast series investigating OneCoin scam making anywhere between $4 billion.
- The Big Bitcoin Heist - a fascinating expose on a heist to steal cryptocurrency mining hardware from a facility in Iceland.
- N.Korea Laundered Money Through Blockchain Firm in Hong Kong - a report on a North Korean operation to launder stolen cryptocurrencies through a specially set up entity in Hong Kong.
- Columbus man pleads guilty in ‘dark web’ drug scheme - a guilty plea from one of the top vendors on the infamous Silk Road market.
Research
- How Coinbase views proof of work security - an insightful analysis of Proof of Work security and how it is affected by availability of ASIC miners.