Passive Income via Digital Wealth: A Deep Dive Into Crypto Earning, Staking, Interest Bearing Accounts

During the last two years investment vehicles that allow crypto asset holders to gather yields have grown exponentially and anyone can make passive income with a number of avenues. Staking validators, decentralized finance (defi) lending services, and interest rate earning accounts provide digital currency holders with the means to make their money work for them. дальше »

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Coinbase Now Allows Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Holders to Pay for Goods Directly from Their Accounts

BitPay customers can now directly spend Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP from their Coinbase accounts дальше »

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Paytm Freezes Indian Bank Accounts Suspected of Cryptocurrency Trading: Report

India’s largest mobile commerce platform Paytm has reportedly been freezing the bank accounts of users suspected of crypto trading, even though cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is legal in India. дальше »

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Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Performing Well, 1 Million ‘ETH’ Staked

It’s been almost a week since the launch of the ETH 2. 0 final public testnet, which has been performing as intended by most accounts. As many as one million ETH have been staked on the Beacon Chain simulation, reviving hopes of a mainnet launch later this year. дальше »

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17-year-old hacker suspect of Twitter attack arrested in USA

American law enforcement agencies claim they managed to find cybercriminals who hacked celebrity Twitter accounts. The main defendant is a 17-year-old Florida resident.

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European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1.4 Million, Claims It Cannot Afford to Repay Users

2gether, a Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform, has been hacked for about $1. 4 million and company executives claim that they do not have the money to repay customers. Chief executive officer Ramon Ferraz Estrada said over the course of several tweets on Monday that the breach of July 31 affected crypto investment accounts and exposed user […] The post European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1. дальше »

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Hackers Steal Over $1.3M from European Crypto Trading Platform

2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts.

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Teenage Mastermind Behind the Twitter Hack Owns $3.39 Million in Bitcoin (300 BTC); Bail Set At $725k

The 17-year old Twitter-hack mastermind holds over $3 million in BTC value with only $725,000 set for bail. In a bizarre moment last month, Twitter faced a massive hack that over 30 celebrity and business accounts hacked with the hackers gaining nearly $117,000 in a Bitcoin giveaway scam. дальше »

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FBI Arrests Florida Teen and Two Other People for Twitter Hack in July Involving Bitcoin Scam

Coinspeaker FBI Arrests Florida Teen and Two Other People for Twitter Hack in July Involving Bitcoin ScamThe early investigation in the matter shows that the Florida teen managed to convince a Twitter IT department employee and tricked him into getting insider access and the credential of the Twitter accounts of some famous personalities. дальше »

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Japan’s Dormant BTC Trading Accounts Wake up as Bitcoin Price Rallies

“Old-time” Japanese crypto traders are coming back as Bitcoin recovers to $10K.

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Federal Agents Arrest Suspected 17-Year-Old Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ in Florida

On Friday a 17-year-old Tampa teenager was arrested in Florida for allegedly being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 Twitter hack that saw a great number of high profile accounts compromised. дальше »

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Bloomberg: Americans Trade Depreciating Dollars For Bitcoin

Low-yielding dollar savings accounts aren’t cutting it for Americans anymore.

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Authorities Arrest 17-Year-Old Mastermind Behind The Twitter Hack Dubbed “Bit-Con”

The recent Twitter hack echoed through the social media universe. Scammers made off with more than a hundred thousand dollars by taking over the accounts of celebrities, politicians, and even tech giants like Apple. дальше »

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Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Tricked Staff With Spear Phishing

Twitter has identified that their recent hack was a result of phone spear phishing. Hackers caused chaos after temporarily gaining access to internal tools. The Scope A Thursday morning blog post update from Twitter informed the public about the recent hack that saw high-profile user accounts compromised with run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scams. дальше »

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Coinbase Launches Dai Rewards Program, Sets APY at 2%; Is That The Best Rate Available?

Coinbase crypto exchange has launched a Dai rewards program that will see its clients earn a 2% APY for holding this stablecoin in their accounts. According to the blog post on July 29, this product will be available in six countries, which include: the U. дальше »

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Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts

The program applies to customers residing in the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Spain, France and Australia. дальше »

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Abra Rolls Out Interest-Earning Accounts; Up to 9% on Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Deposits

Abra users will now be allowed to generate extra income on the crypto investment application. Their customers are set to earn interest for their deposits on their Abra interest accounts as announced on their website. дальше »

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Popular Indian Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

Following the massive Twitter breach that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway, a popular Indian Youtuber now claims that his Youtube channel was hacked for the same purpose. дальше »

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1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers

More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. дальше »

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Crypto Hackers Ask for Bitcoin Donations After Hijacking Account of Top Indian YouTuber Carryminati

After the infamous Twitter hack when the criminals launched Bitcoin scams from the hijacked accounts, the same happened on YouTube to the account of Carryminati дальше »

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Opera Expands Crypto Wallet Top-Ups to the UK

Opera users in the United Kingdom can now purchase cryptocurrency directly via bank accounts or digital banking app Revolut.

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More Than 1,000 People Could Access Twitter’s ‘God Mode’

The admin panel used by hackers to access over one hundred accounts can be used by over 1,000 twitter employees — two former Twitter employees revealed. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers Accessed 36 DM’s From Compromised Accounts in Large Scale Bitcoin Scam

Twitter has released an update following last week's hack, which saw over 100 accounts compromised. The social media giant confirmed on July 22 that the hackers accessed the direct messages of some of these exposed accounts. дальше »

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Twitter Confirms that DMs of 36 High Profile Users Were Affected by Hack

Coinspeaker Twitter Confirms that DMs of 36 High Profile Users Were Affected by HackFurther updates have been provided by Twitter following the hack of its platform last week. The new information shows that the DMs of 36 accounts were compromised. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk’s

The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. дальше »

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Freedom vs Protection: Should Crypto Exchanges Censor Transactions?

Last week, possibly the most widespread scam using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies occurred. Hackers compromised the security of the hugely popular social network Twitter and took control of several high profile accounts. дальше »

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Over 7M Americans Own BTC But Hold None In Retirement Accounts

Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account.

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Ethereum accounts for 51% of value held on the blockchain

With the rise of altcoins and stablecoins, the value of ETH only comprises 51%...

The post Ethereum accounts for 51% of value held on the blockchain appeared first on Coin Journal.

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After Banning Crypto in 2018, Mastercard Is Now Bullish on Bitcoin

Two years after banning its users from purchasing cryptocurrency or funding exchange accounts, Mastercard has pivoted its stance to take advantage of Wirecard’s demise and become the payment processor of... дальше »

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Crypto Exchanges Prevented Its Users from Sending at least $300k Worth of BTC to Twitter Hackers

Coinbase prevented more than 1,100 of its customers from sending more bitcoin to the scam promoted by Twitter hackers last week. In the worst security incident, the major accounts were hacked to post a Bitcoin giveaway scam. дальше »

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Argentina’s Largest Telco, Telecom SA, Hacked; Demanding $7.5 Million In Monero (XMR)

Following a successful hack on top Twitter personalities’ accounts, Argentina’s largest telecommunications company, Telecom S. A. , becomes the latest corporation to be hacked. As per reports, Telecom has suffered a ransomware attack with the hackers demanding $7. дальше »

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What Happens Next? Bitcoin Range Falls To Tightest Point In History

2020 has been a brutal year on all accounts, topped off by the most boring sideways action in Bitcoin yet. In fact, this truly is the most stagnant range in the history of the first-ever cryptocurrency, according to a range-measuring technical indicator. дальше »

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Lowdown on what hackers typically do with hacked bitcoins

On July 15 several prominent Twitter accounts were hacked and a fraudulent Bitcoin campaign and address propped up as part of a coordinated attack. Among the celebrities targeted were Elon Musk, Jeff The post Lowdown on what hackers typically do with hacked bitcoins appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Twitter hack hurts Bitcoin more than its proponents choose to admit

Twitter, the social media platform that substitutes for Presidential proclamations these days, was hacked a few days ago, with a host of accounts hijacked to promote a Bitcoin giveaway scam of sorts. дальше »

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Twitter Promises Additional Security Measures

Twitter will add more security training to prevent a repeat of the hack that hit 130 accounts including celebrities.

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Crypto Twitter Hack Recap: A ‘Wake Up Call’ for Centralized Platforms

The recent high-profile hack of Twitter accounts where 12 BTC was stolen is being investigated, and some exchanges may already know who did it. дальше »

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Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%

A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share of the world hash rate at 65% and […] The post Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14% appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

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Government Agencies Are Now on the Bitcoin Trail to Identify Twitter Hackers

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter scam after hackers seized control of “approximately 130 accounts” including those belonging to Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, and others in a bitcoin-related scam, reported Reuters citing unnamed two sources familiar with […] дальше »

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Twitter hack exploded the popularity of Bitcoin on social media

After a coordinated attack caused hundreds of high-profile Twitter accounts to be compromised yesterday, mentions of cryptocurrencies on social media skyrocketed. The post Twitter hack exploded the popularity of Bitcoin on social media appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers who Targeted High-Profile Accounts Received $121,000 in Bitcoin

Coinspeaker Twitter Hackers who Targeted High-Profile Accounts Received $121,000 in BitcoinThe hackers managed to receive over 400 payments in the scam, or $121,000 worth of Bitcoin. According to Tom Robinson, co-founder of cryptocurrency compliance firm Elliptic, the sum is quite low to become a historic one. дальше »

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Twitter Says Hacker Group Targeted 130 Accounts

The group behind Wednesday’s Twitter hack targeted up to 130 accounts and managed to gain full control of a smaller subset. дальше »

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Twitter раскрыл новые подробности взлома платформы

Руководство Twitter сообщило новые детали о взломе платформы, в результате которого пострадали аккаунты многих знаменитостей, включая Илона Маска, Билла Гейтса и Джеффа Безоса. Based on what we know right now, we believe approximately 130 accounts were targeted by the attackers in some way as part of the incident. дальше »

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The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears

On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts. дальше »

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Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule

Euro Pacific Capital CEO, Peter Schiff’s comment suggesting Bitcoin might be the next target following a hack of multiple VIP Twitter accounts has been ridiculed by bitcoiners. Seemingly relishing the prospect of a bitcoin hack, Schiff a gold bug and a well-known bitcoin critic, signs off his Twitter post by urging his followers to stick […] The post Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency News Roundup for July 16, 2020

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama were among many prominent U.S. figures targeted by hackers in a coordinated Twitter scam on Wednesday. Apparently, the hacker(s), who goes by the handle “Kirk”, managed to get hold of an internal Twitter tool that enabled them to delink the breached Twitter accounts from […] The post Cryptocurrency News Roundup for July 16, 2020 appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin Just Broke a Crucial Level, Opening the Gates for a Move to $7,000

Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are currently flashing some signs of weakness This comes close on the heels of yesterday’s widespread Twitter breach that caused many major accounts to shill a scam in which they requested Bitcoin from their followers Although this certainly isn’t bad for Bitcoin from a technical or fundamental perspective, it may degrade the public’s trust in the digital asset Some analysts are now noting that the latest decline has caused […] дальше »

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Good For Bitcoin? BTC is Now Trending after Exploding on Twitter

A ton of blue check twitter accounts got hacked to promote bitcoin-related scams. Hijacked accounts claimed that they were going to give people bitcoin or double their stash after they sent some to an address first. дальше »

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Twitter, not Bitcoin: Hack questions crypto's credentials again

On 16 July, many all across the world saw in horror as one of the most sophisticated hacks in recent memory unfolded before their eyes. This episode saw Twitter accounts of many prominent personalitieThe post Twitter, not Bitcoin: Hack questions crypto's credentials again appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Everything You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Scam Behind Twitter Hacks

Last night, the Twitter accounts of major celebrities, influential figures, and politicians were hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam. Due to how many followers these high-profile accounts have, news and rumors spread like wildfire. дальше »

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Twitter Hack Sparks Fresh Calls to “Ban Bitcoin”

Yesterday, a series of identical tweets promoting a Bitcoin giveaway began appearing across Twitter profiles with large followings. The list of hacked accounts included Apple, Uber, Bill Gates, and many... дальше »

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