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Another massive bitcoin hack is in the books, though this one is a bit different in that it involves Twitter, one of the largest social media platforms across the globe.High-Profile Twitter Accounts OvertakenTo be fair, Twitter has been utilized to garner illicit bitcoin funds before from unsuspecting victims. Elon Musk – who was one of the more prominent figures at the center of this event – can vouch for that, though never has such an attack as the one that occurred 48 hours ago been...

During the past seven days, Bitcoin failed to surprise us with anything in terms of price action. It appears that the cryptocurrency continues with its somewhat dormant state as it remained stagnant and rangebound between $9,000 and $9,200.Yesterday, BTC’s price dropped from slightly above $9,200 to around $9,040, sparking worries that things might take a turn for the worst. However, the price has since rebounded, and it’s once again consolidating around $9,150.What Bitcoin lacked in price...

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...