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BTC-funded Escape, 1,000 Twitter "Gods," Bitcoin Suisse Gets USD 49m + More News
24.7.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn’s son sent some USD 500,000 in bitcoin (BTC) to an American suspected of helping Ghosn escape, said...
Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers
24.7.2020
Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. Chainalysis data still shows current figures are well below those seen in 2019. In 2019, scams...
More Than 1,000 People Could Access Twitter’s ‘God Mode’
24.7.2020
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
Climbing off Twitter on Scaffolds of Truth: Where Srinivasan and Benet Diverge
23.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin, Balaji Srinivasan and Juan Benet discussed the future, pitfalls and promise of decentralized social media
Crypto Scammer on the Prowl as YouTube and Twitter Become Central to Bitcoin Scams
23.7.2020
Bitcoin giveaway scammers are getting away with Bitcoin
Twitter Hack Victims Face New Personal Data Breech Threats
23.7.2020
Attackers who collected bitcoin (BTC) 13.14 – worth about USD 120,000 – on July 15, from the largest hack in Twitter’s history, are believed to have accessed direct messages boxes of 36 users, including an elected Dutch official, and downloaded “Your Twitter Data” from eight accounts.
The company...
Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk’s
23.7.2020
The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's
Defending Bitcoin’s Integrity in the Great Twitter Hack
22.7.2020
The recent Twitter hack has placed the words “Bitcoin” and “scam” in one headline again, though Bitcoin has nothing to do with it
Pausing a GIF with details/summary
22.7.2020
Steve Faulkner has a clever idea here. You can show an (animated) GIF and overlay a pause/play button on top of it — which is really a <details>/<summary> element. When toggled, a (non-animated) JPG inside covers the GIF, effectively “pausing” it.
Adrian Roselli calls...
Crypto Entrepreneurs Sue Google, Facebook, Twitter Over Ad Ban
22.7.2020
Following the infamous crypto advertising ban by Google and its video-sharing site YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, a law firm representing crypto entrepreneurs and investors who claim their business was hurt as a result of the ban are now taking the tech giants to court in Australia.
The news about...
Google, Twitter and Facebook Face $600M Lawsuit Over Crypto Ad Bans
22.7.2020
The corporate giants could soon face the wrath of cryptocurrency business owners in a lawsuit over the banning of crypto advertising in 2018
Twitter Hackers Try to Launder Funds Via P2P and Gambling Platforms
22.7.2020
The hackers behind the massive Bitcoin ‘giveaway’ scam that hit Twitter are moving funds to gambling and P2P trading platforms
Experts Concerned Over Twitter’s Ability to Tweet on Behalf of Users
21.7.2020
A worse scenario than the recent attack against Twitter could happen if the social media network doesn’t strengthen its internal security procedures, say experts
Amir Taaki Knocks Bitcoin Coinjoin Schemes – Calls Methods ‘Absolute Garbage’
21.7.2020
On July 17, the well known Dark Wallet creator and early Bitcoin developer, Amir Taaki, criticized bitcoin privacy methods on Twitter. Taaki claimed that UTXO mixing concepts like Coinjoin were “absolute garbage.” Taaki also knocked other concepts like Mimblewimble and privacy-centric...
When do you use inline-block?
20.7.2020
The inline-block value for display is a classic! It’s not new and browser support is certainly not something you need to worry about. I’m sure many of us reach for it intuitively. But let’s put a point on it. What is it actually useful for? When do you pick it over other, perhaps...
Last Week’s Big Twitter Hack Was Years in the Making
20.7.2020
Last week's Twitter hack was a shock to the company. It shouldn’t have been. Scams have been growing more sophisticated for years
Google, Facebook, Twitter Face Class-Action Lawsuit for Banning Crypto Ads
20.7.2020
Cryptocurrency businesses are taking Google, Facebook, and Twitter to court in a class-action lawsuit that could cost the social media giants $300 billion. The plaintiffs say that their businesses have been hurt by Google, Facebook, and Twitter banning crypto ads on their platforms. Google...
Roger Ver Says Twitter Blocking His Tweets About BCH
20.7.2020
Roger Ver says Twitter seems to be blocking tweets about non-state issued money
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
19.7.2020
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization
Twitter Hack Special: $120K Stolen, FBI Investigate, Calls to Ban BTC — Hodler’s Digest, July 13–19
19.7.2020
Top celebrities, politicians and businesses are caught up in a “social engineering attack” on Twitter — with theories swirling around that it could have been an “inside job.”