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Foundation flags 5,600 addresses at risk after phishing campaign against Passport users
The wallet maker’s October 26 update identifies potentially exposed customer records. More than 23,000 email attempts are a separate count; Foundation reports no evidence of compromised devices or private keys.
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EmpactX offers Bitcoin miners with $1,000 down, but hosting terms remain unclear
The October 26 financing announcement promises title to a specific miner. Its website lists a $3,750 S21 XP Hydro and a 65/10/25 production split, while leaving hosting and power treatment unresolved.
Cherkasy updates October 27 evening outages: check the subqueue before running a miner
The operator’s 14:00 update gives different two-hour intervals for twelve subqueues. These are local scheduled outages, separate from the 06:00–24:00 power restrictions announced for regional industry and business.
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NervaOne 1.4.0 prepares miners for Nerva’s fork: update the client tools too
The October 26 wallet-and-miner release supports Hard Fork 14 at block 4,480,000. Installing the app alone does not replace an existing node and wallet; both need Nerva 0.4.0.0.
FutureBit Solo-tagged block earns 3.15418892 BTC; the winning device is unknown
Block 973262 carries a FutureBit-Solo Apollo tag and an on-chain reward of 3.15418892 BTC. Two explorers agree on the block, but neither the device nor its hashrate can be read from that result.
Bitcoin difficulty points to a 6.51% rise: what the October 27 snapshot means
At 08:03 UTC on October 27, mempool.space projected +6.51% for block 973728, with 359 blocks remaining. It is a moving forecast; a miner’s expected BTC per unit of work changes inversely with difficulty.
Strategy buys no Bitcoin for a week as Strive adds 6,182 BTC
October 26 filings show different uses of corporate cash: Strategy repurchased $204.9 million of STRC, while Strive increased its Bitcoin holdings. Neither action changes a miner’s block reward.
NERC asks to register large mining loads: the proposal has two size tests
The October 21 filing seeks approval for owner and operator registration at computational sites with at least 50 MW and a qualifying 100 kV connection. It is a proposal, not a new home-mining rule.
INTERPOL reports more than 2,000 mining devices seized in Angola
An October 22 report describes two illegal mining centers, nine arrests and six illegal power transformation stations. The wider operation’s $105 million recovery is not an Angola mining total.
