BitTorrent has confirmed that if you install its software you could end up with a cryptocurrency miner with a recent update, but has denied that it did so on the quiet. “We have reviewed the issue ...

BitTorrent developer Bram Cohen has published a new white paper that envisions an eco-friendly alternative to bitcoin's energy-intensive proof-of-work consensus method. Dubbed "proof-of-space," the ...

Bram Cohen, the inventor of BitTorrent, is finalising his thesis for a greener alternative to Bitcoin's proof of work mining algorithm. Engineering work will soon begin on his new project, Chia ...