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May 27, 2014, 05:32:29 AM

There is an alternative theory for Willy, saying that it's a special API for whales.

In case anyone cares, the Willy Report got coverage in Chinese e-media today (which is alread Tue May/27 in China)

比特币去年年末暴涨,是因为机器人交易?
[GT]Bitcoin skyrocketed late last year , because the robot trading ?[/GT]
2014-05-27 08:32:59 Source: ZDNet
http://tech.163.com/14/0527/08/9T85SOTU000915BF.html

There seem to be an interesting article in the Atlantic Monthly about the future of digital payments in general, many Chinese sources are copying it.

If I understand correctly this camera review article, even consumer video cameras are being infected with bitcoin mining viruses:
http://www.qianjia.com/html/2014-05/27_231277.html
商用网络摄像机,你往何处去
[GT]Commercial network cameras, you where to go[/GT]
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[ ... ] 有安全研究人员发现,国内某知名安防企业的数字硬盘录像机存在安全问题,作为用于存储摄像头视频数据的设备,由于弱口令而被感染了病毒。此外,设备还被安装了比特币挖矿程序。显然这个病毒是专门针对目前的ARMLinux设备,那目前国内的同类型系统都涉及到这个风险。
[ ... ]Security researchers have found that there is a well-known domestic enterprises security DVR security issues, as the camera equipment used to store video data , due to the weak passwords have been infected with a virus . In addition , the device also bitcoin mining program installed. Obviously, this virus is specifically targeted at the ARMLinux equipment , the same type that the current domestic system are related to this risk.

Today's Chinese lesson:

暗黑币 = Ànhēi B́ = Dark Coin

(Its recent 15-fold price rally got some attention in Chinese e-news today.)