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Alleged Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ Owns $3 Million in Bitcoin, Bail Set at $725K

3.8.2020
Regional reports from Tampa show that the alleged “Mastermind” behind the July 15, Twitter hack owns more than $3.3 million dollars worth of bitcoin. While appearing on a video screen at the Hillsborough County Courthouse, the judge set 17-year old Graham Clark’s bail at $25,000...

Japan’s Dormant BTC Trading Accounts Wake up as Bitcoin Price Rallies

1.8.2020
“Old-time” Japanese crypto traders are coming back as Bitcoin recovers to $10K

Federal Agents Arrest Suspected 17-Year-Old Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ in Florida

1.8.2020
On Friday a 17-year-old Tampa teenager was arrested in Florida for allegedly being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 Twitter hack that saw a great number of high profile accounts compromised. The hack also netted roughly $120,000 worth of bitcoins by leading unknowing individuals...

Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts

29.7.2020
The program applies to customers residing in the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Spain, France and Australia

Popular Indian Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

26.7.2020
Following the massive Twitter breach that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway, a popular Indian Youtuber now claims that his Youtube channel was hacked for the same purpose. Hackers replaced some content in Carry Minati’s videos to promote a bitcoin giveaway. Popular...

1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers

25.7.2020
More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. Twitter has confirmed that 130 accounts were targeted,...

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

Third Anniversary of Bitcoin Cash Highlights a Myriad of Network Improvements

22.7.2020
In twelve days the Bitcoin Cash community will celebrate the third anniversary of the 2017 fork that happened on August 1. Since then, a number of changes have happened during the last three years and the following editorial will discuss the significant differences between both chains. The Bitcoin...

Over 7M Americans Own BTC But Hold None In Retirement Accounts

21.7.2020
Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account

Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%

18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...

Twitter Says Hacker Group Targeted 130 Accounts

17.7.2020
The group behind Wednesday’s Twitter hack targeted up to 130 accounts and managed to gain full control of a smaller subset

Approx. 130 Accounts Targeted in Twitter Hack, FBI Takes Over Case

17.7.2020
The image above shows some of the bitcoin flows after the hack. The US federal law enforcement agency FBI has taken the lead in the investigation of Wednesday’s major Twitter hack, which Twitter now says “in some way” affected about 130 user accounts on the major social network. According to...

Bitcoin Investors Unfazed By Great Twitter Hack, as Volatility Remains Stable

17.7.2020
Bitcoin traders seem unfazed by the massive Twitter hack on Wednesday, as the price of the top cryptocurrency has largely remained steady. Prominent U.S. figures including billionaires Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos were targeted by hackers in an apparent Twitter bitcoin (BTC) scam....

The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears

17.7.2020
On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts....

Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule

16.7.2020
Euro Pacific Capital CEO, Peter Schiff’s comment suggesting Bitcoin might be the next target following a hack of multiple VIP Twitter accounts has been ridiculed by bitcoiners. Seemingly relishing the prospect of a bitcoin hack, Schiff a gold bug and a well-known bitcoin critic, signs off...

Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts

16.7.2020
Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday

Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweeting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

16.7.2020
A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden...