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Wednesday, July 15th, 2020, will forever be remembered as the day Twiter became a puppet in the hands of a mischievous hacker.Twitter was hacked. And the accounts of some of the most prominent people in crypto and the world were compromised and used to steal Bitcoin in giveaway scams.Experts Share Their OpinionsAlthough the micro-blogging platform has regained control and is currently investigating the matter, industry experts are still sharing their thoughts and opinions about the...

With a bit of delay following the Twitter hack, Bitcoin finally sees a slight movement downwards to $9,100. Interestingly, this time the three major US stock market indexes decrease in value with a similar percentage.The situation appears much more favorable in the low-cap altcoin market, as massive gainers include Aurora, Ampleforth, and Algorand.Bitcoin With A Quick DipFollowing the most discussed topic of the infamous Twitter hack from a few days ago, BTC’s involvement remained unnoticed,...

In an effort to find a temp solution to deal with yesterday’s attack, Twitter has apparently made it impossible for users to post Tweets containing strings of letters and numbers in order to avoid any scam “giveaway” from sharing their cryptocurrency wallet addresses.Something Went Wrong: Twitter Blocks Wallet AddressesIndeed, when I tried to share a string of random letters and numbers, Twitter didn’t let me share the post public and asked me to “give it another shot.”Pending Twitter...

Yesterday’s fake Bitcoin giveaway scam on Twitter unleashed a series of events and comments from prominent figures. While some spoke against the popular social media platform, others against BTC, a US Congressman stood behind the primary cryptocurrency and blamed it on “centralized control.”US Congressman: Bitcoin Isn’t The ProblemAs yesterday’s Twitter hack, which unfolded like a typical fake Bitcoin giveaway scam, continues to raise attention throughout the world, US congressman Tom Emmer...

It’s not often the tech, crypto, political, and celebrity worlds converge, but that’s exactly what happened on July 15 after a bitcoin giveaway scam replicated across dozens of major Twitter accounts. From billionaires to entrepreneurs, and from crypto traders to exchanges, high-profile accounts of all kinds were targeted in an audacious hack that’s left Twitter reeling.Names such as Binance, Coinbase, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffet all had their accounts...

The news broke yesterday on the Twitter scam that targeted some of the biggest accounts in the cryptocurrency industry.It turns out that the crypto field was not the target, but Bitcoin was the preferred means of payment for the hackers. As CryptoPotato reported, multiple accounts were hacked with a message promising that if users sent BTC a particular address, they would get a 2:1 return.On-chain data analytics provider Crypto Quant has broken down some of the key findings so far, including...

Twitter-Hack: Accounts von Bill Gates bis Barack Obama posten Bitcoin-Spam Die Twitter-Accounts zahlreicher Bitcoin-Börsen und Promis wurden gehackt. Senden Sie Bill Gates oder Elon Musk keine Bitcoins! Sie werden sicher nicht verdoppelt; niemand schickt Bitcoin retour. We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly. — Twitter Support...

Twitter and cryptocurrency have always been rather supportive of each other, especially considering CEO Jack Dorsey’s stance on bitcoin. Now, it looks like Binance Coin – the native currency of the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance – is the third digital asset in the world to garner its own emoji hashtag.BNB Coin Gets Its Own EmojiThe first cryptocurrency to garner an emoji was bitcoin, of course. The second is Crypto.com currency CRO. Now that Binance Coin has joined the ranks, several...

Popular media outlet ZeroHedge got its Twitter account suspended back on January 31st for publishing an article questioning the origin of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A bit more than four months after that, the social media lifted the ban.However, just two days later, Twitter appears to continue flagging the media’s content as “potentially harmful,” signaling that a shadowban may still be in place.ZeroHedge Ban LiftedOn January 31st, ZeroHedge saw its Twitter account suspended for...

The latest debacle of social media giant Twitter flagging tweets of the US President Donald J. Trump resulted in the draft of an executive order on Preventing Online Censorship. If anything, this highlights one of the core principles behind Bitcoin’s technology – censorship resistance.Twitter Flagging President Trump’s TweetsThe riots in Minnesota’s largest city, Minneapolis, escalated yesterday as entire buildings were set ablaze following the death of George Floyd – an African American who...