When you download the popular torrent client uTorrent, the website describes the software as “light, limitless” and “elegant, efficient.” That’s ironic because multiple users are reporting that the ...
One of the most popular BitTorrent clients around, uTorrent, has been under fire today after allegedly installing cyptocurrency mining software on its users’ computers without warning. It started when ...
In today's open source roundup: uTorrent installs Bitcoin mining software. Plus: DistroWatch reviews Sabayon Linux 15.02, and Everyday Linux User reviews LXLE 14.04.1 uTorrent is a popular BitTorrent ...
If you use uTorrent for your torrenting needs, there’s a good chance your client is also mining Bitcoin without you even realizing it, and gobbling up your computer’s processing power. The good news ...
Bram Cohen, the inventor of BitTorrent, has vowed to launch his own cryptocurrency in an effort to combat what he calls the “waste” associated with “centralization in Bitcoin mining.” Cohen, who ...
For better or worse, Tron's attempt to offer a customized virtual token through BitTorrent will potentially encourage more file sharing. 'Users who participate will exchange tokens with each other on ...
uTorrent, one of the most popular BitTorrent clients on the web, isn't really any different from most other free software on the web. It earns revenue through in-app advertising and also presents ...