Google Bans Crypto-Currency Mining Extensions From Chrome Store

Effectively immediately, developers are not permitted to upload extensions with crypto-currency mining features, company says. Google is making it harder for cyber-criminals to use Chrome browser extensions for crypto-currency mining. Effective immediately Google will no longer allow developers to upload crypto-currency mining browser extensions to the Chrome Web Store. Extensions with crypto-currency mining functions that are already in Chrome store will be delisted sometime in late June. The company will however continue to permit extensions designed for blockchain-related purposes that do not involving mining in the web store.