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Kiyosaki on USD ‘Implosion,’ Musk Considers Social Media, $540M in ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Move — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
3.4.2022
It’s been another bustling week full of colorful stories in the crypto world, with Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki talking about the U.S. dollar imploding, and advocating people buy bitcoin, ethereum, and solana — not to mention talk of Spacex founder and CEO Elon Musk...
Anonymous Affiliate Hacks State-Run Russian Broadcaster
31.3.2022
NB65, a hacking group affiliated with the Anonymous collective, has allegedly breached the servers of the Russian government-controlled television and radio broadcasting company. According to social media reports, the hackers are preparing to release hundreds of gigabytes of appropriated data....
Impostors Make Deep Fake Videos of Ordinary 'More Believable' People to Promote Crypto Scams
29.3.2022
Scammers are impersonating anyone from influencers to high-profile crypto figures using deep-fake technology in a bid to steal crypto from unsuspecting victims -- however, they now seem to have focused on impersonating regular people as they are "more convincing" tools.
Most recently, Miranda...
Elon Musk Giving ‘Serious Thought’ to Creating Social Media Platform With Free Speech as Top Priority
28.3.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that he is “giving serious thought to” creating a new social media platform with free speech as a top priority. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally...
Anonymous Says It Hacked Bank of Russia, Monetary Authority Denies Claim
25.3.2022
Anonymous has attacked the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), according to a post on social media. The hacking group, which vowed to hit Russian government websites after Moscow launched its military assault on Ukraine, now says it’s also targeting foreign companies still operating in Russia....
Bitcoin Royalty Flock to Bukele’s Court as President Talks of ‘Short Delay’ to BTC Bonds
25.3.2022
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is playing host to a dazzling array of international bitcoiners – while also taking the time to “flex” on American Senators on Twitter.
In the past few hours, Bukele has posted pictures of himself with Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of the richest men...
Japanese Software Giant Line Plans to Launch NFT Market Next Month
24.3.2022
The Japanese social media and messenger software firm Line Corporation has announced the company is introducing a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on April 13. Line detailed on Wednesday that the market will be called “LINE NFT” and it will showcase “more than 100 types...
Animoca Brands targets social media giants in latest Web3 expansion plans
23.3.2022
“You will continue seeing us take that approach as we sort of, you know, try to shepherd companies into Web3,” said Animoca Brands chairman and co-founder Yat Siu
Ireland's Central Bank Warns of 'Misleading' Crypto Ads by Social Media Influencers
22.3.2022
The Central Bank of Ireland has warned consumers about the risk of 'misleading' ads promoting crypto investments particularly by influencers on social media
Social Media Crypto Advice, Gamification Targeted by Global Standard-Setters at IOSCO
21.3.2022
Tackling crypto and other investment scams might need international coordination, says the International Organization of Securities Commissions
Animoca Brands, Yuga Labs Tease Bored Ape Secret Project ‘Powered by Apecoin’
20.3.2022
Since the token was launched roughly three days ago, the digital currency apecoin (APE) has been a topical conversation within the cryptocurrency community on forums and social media. So far, just over 82% of the claimable APE has been claimed and 13,672 unique addresses have received APE from...
Wasabi Wallet to Begin Censoring Coinjoin Transactions
15.3.2022
Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-oriented bitcoin-only wallet, has announced it will start introducing censorship methods into its mixing procedures. The announcement was made on social media, where the official account of Wasabi explained that a blacklist will prevent some UTXOs (unspent transaction...
Financial future or false promises? Crypto firms go big on ads in 2022
14.3.2022
Cryptocurrency companies have impressive advertising budgets this year, but industry experts have differing opinions when it comes to marketing crypto
Web 3 Hackers Are Getting Smarter: Here’s How to Stay Safe
12.3.2022
The evolution of technology means that even the Internet itself will continue to evolve. From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, we are now just getting started on the next iteration of the Internet – Web 3.0.
But even in its development stages, Web 3 already has some security challenges that hackers...
Crypto Community is Divided on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order
10.3.2022
American crypto traders and investors are likely to face a new raft of regulations after the United Stated President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order entitled: “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” The document seeks to create a framework of stricter and – some argue – more...
Adobe's Behance adds support for Solana NFTs
7.3.2022
This integration is available for Behance creators with Phantom wallets, and the feature was powered by QuickNode
On Chinese Social Media, Justin Sun Says He Hopes to 'Strengthen Cooperation' With Russia
7.3.2022
Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support
4.3.2022
Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the existence of sanctions that the infrastructure provider might...
Congo Based Startup Jambo Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Funding Round
23.2.2022
A Congo-based Web3 app developer, Jambo, recently said it raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round. According to a report, the startup’s successful seed round is the latest by an Africa-based firm that is working towards developing Web3. Startup’s Partnership With Social Media...
Facebook Faces Legal Fight with Australian Billionaire over Crypto Scam Ads
22.2.2022
Meta’s Facebook has filed legal documents in rejection of an action brought by the Australian billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, the nation’s richest man. The latter claims the social media platform should be held liable for “reputation-damaging” crypto scam ads that made use of images...