Coinbase paused more than $280,000 in Bitcoin transactions from 1,100 users after Twitter hack on public figures like Elon Musk and Joe Biden Coinbase stopped $280,000 in bitcoin payments after a high-profile hack The payments came from 1,100 individuals who were fooled by the scam A high-profile hack affected 130 accounts last week and has cast … Read more
A British man, 21, has denied being behind this week’s Twitter hack but admitted he bought a stolen account with Bitcoin, as it’s revealed three young gamers carried out the attack after allegedly infiltrating a Slack channel to make $180,000. Joseph O’Connor, a well-known hacker who goes by the name ‘PlugWalkJoe’ online, told the New … Read more
Elon Musk is HACKED: Tesla CEO’s Twitter account shares scam tweet that prompts hundreds of victims to send thousands of dollars to a bitcoin account that promises a return of ‘double the amount’ Elon Musk’s and Bill Gates’s Twitter account appears to have been hacked A tweet said he would double any amount sent to … Read more
Not so long ago, sandwiched somewhere in between the EU referendum and the coronavirus pandemic, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies briefly became the hottest global topic. With prices soaring, many blindly took a punt, worried they would miss out on a chance for a quick and large profit – the only way was up and all that … Read more
Be patient for big returns, bitcoin investors told… but its post-halving performance has dwarfed previous events in 2016 and 2012 Bitcoin has just been through its third halving – which cuts the reward for mining This has previously caused the price to reach all-time highs Between 11 May when the halving happened and June it … Read more
Scammers use encrypted messaging services to sell tutorials on how to steal unemployment from different states for just $50 worth of Bitcoin Scammers are flocking to encrypted messaging to sell fraud tutorials Tutorials on Telegram offer off methods of stealing unemployment They also offer instruction on how to avoid detection The tutorials can be purchased on … Read more
‘This time next year, we’ll be millionaires.’ That was the regular boast of Del Boy to brother Rodney in TV comedy Only Fools And Horses when he had stumbled across ‘the next big thing’. But in recent times such hype has been applied to investing in crypto-currencies – an easy way of turning tech nerds … Read more
Back in 2018, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have a section dedicated to crypto technology and currencies. ‘This is now a market exploding with ICOs, new currencies daily, technological advancements and a market worth over $550billion. ‘The technology is the biggest technological leap since the founding … Read more
Bitcoin’s upcoming halving has led to a surge in interest from investors in the cryptocurrency, with some enthusiasts making wild predictions about how much it could be worth over the next few years. The chief executive of one UK-based bitcoin seller expected to see a surge in demand from investors for the rest of this … Read more