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Norton Antivirus Criticized for Installing Crypto Mining Software on Computers

Last June, Norton launched a new feature called “Norton Crypto,” which enabled cryptocurrency mining on its LifeLock security software. Consumers are now concerned about energy consumption and difficulty disabling this function, while Norton claims it is opt-in. “The Hash” discusses Norton’s intentions with this feature as the software company will collect a 15% fee for all ETH mined and the broader issues of antivirus software.

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Ivan on Tech’s Crypto Company Pitches Metaverse Devs on Software Toolkit

Moralis is out with a new “Metaverse SDK” that the company says cuts down on developer time.

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Palantir Expecting Big Things From New Crypto Security Software

An executive for the data analytics software company said he thinks Palantir’s Foundry product will be a “massive accelerant for crypto companies.”

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New Adobe Photoshop Feature to Support NFT Verification on Marketplaces

Adobe will roll out a “prepare as NFT” option in preview by the end of the month.

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MicroStrategy Buys $250M in Bitcoin, Calling the Crypto 'Superior to Cash'

Digital gold is now the "principal holding" of MicroStrategy's revamped treasury reserve strategy.

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Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks

Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs.

SHADOWBAN: A new code fix is meant to stop large actors from executing a potential attack on bitcoin. (Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Credit: Shutterstock)

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Here's How to Inspect Bitcoin's Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself

With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers.

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Lightning Labs Launches Desktop App on Bitcoin Mainnet

Lightning Labs has put out an alpha release for its lightning desktop app for bitcoin's mainnet.

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Mercati

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is making a recently developed security scaling tool available to the public.

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Ethereum Developers Eye Proof-of-Stake Shift with New Geth Update

The team behind ethereum’s most popular user client have released a new update that includes support for alternative consensus systems.

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