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1000s Of Steam Games Now Let You Play With People Who Don't Even Have Steam Accounts
24.3.2021
An update to Steam released earlier this week has, tucked away in its changelog, a very cool piece of news: if you’re playing a game that supports Remote Play Together, you can now invite anyone to play with you, even if they don’t have a Steam account.Read more
Another Binance Smart Chain Project Turtledex Rug Pulls With Tokens Worth $2.5M Confirmed Stolen
22.3.2021
The team behind Turtledex protocol, a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) project has reportedly rug pulled its investors shortly after raising 9,000 Binance tokens worth $2.5 million. Immediately following the confirmation of the theft, the value of the protocol’s native token TTDX, reportedly plunged...
US Court Sentences Bitcoin Scammer to 3 Years in Prison After Massive Twitter Hack to Promote BTC Scam
18.3.2021
The mastermind behind a large-scale Twitter hack to promote a bitcoin giveaway scam has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three years in prison. During the hack, a number of high-profile companies, politicians, and celebrities saw their accounts taken over to promote the cryptocurrency scam....
Multiple High Profile Crypto Twitter Accounts Suspended, Users Suspect NFT Link
10.3.2021
Twitter users have been left bemused after the accounts of a number of prominent crypto advocates were abruptly suspended – without any apparent explanation.
Accounts belonging to influential individuals such as PlanB and Willy Woo were briefly taken down, although both of these have since been...
Crypto influencers scramble to recover Twitter accounts after suspensions
10.3.2021
Twitter suspended a number of major cryptocurrency-related accounts, including some of the industry’s biggest influencers
Online Retail Giant Rakuten Allows People to Load Payment App With Cryptocurrencies
1.3.2021
The firm Rakuten Inc., often referred to as “the Amazon of Japan,” announced customers can now load up Rakuten Pay accounts with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and bitcoin cash. In order to commemorate the latest crypto service, Rakuten is also offering bonus points to people...
Terraria Will Release On Stadia As Planned After Developer Regains Access To Google Accounts
27.2.2021
The Stadia port of Terraria was canceled suddenly earlier this month after a developer’s Google account was abruptly locked. But after working with Google, the team behind the indie hit has announced a happy ending: Terraria is coming to Stadia. Read more
Giant Rakuten to Let Customers Charge E-Pay Accounts with BTC, ETH, BCH
26.2.2021
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. The Japanese e-commerce and business giant Rakuten has taken yet another significant step into the world of crypto – by linking its crypto platform with its e-pay operations.
In an official release, the firm announced that it would allow customers of its Rakuten Wallet...
New Crypto Rules in Thailand Could Require Traders to Show Income Before Opening Trading Accounts
25.2.2021
Thailand seeks to introduce a new set of rules for retail crypto investors, specifically targeting those who want to open accounts. The Thai financial watchdog could require domestic crypto exchanges to ask traders for proof of income. Thai SEC Could Also Ask Crypto Investors to Prove Their...
Indian banks put crypto traders' accounts under the microscope
24.2.2021
HSBC, HDFC and Citi are now requiring crypto traders in India to provide information about their activities or risk losing their funds
Crypto Earning vs. Savings Accounts: How You Can Get Up to 17% Annually Holding Digital Assets
20.2.2021
The mainstream has caught a whiff of the gains cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have seen, but many people are not aware of the passive income crypto users are getting as well. While financial incumbents are giving people with savings accounts a measly 0.35% to 0.60%, digital currencies...
Safello Partnership Enables Direct Crypto Purchases From Users’ Bank Accounts
18.2.2021
A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe
Elon Musk Urges Dogecoin Whales to Dump Their Coins — Even Offers to Pay Them
16.2.2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that too many dogecoins are held by too few whales and has made them a huge offer. He will give his full support if they sell most of their coins, and will even pay actual money for them to destroy their coins in some provable fashion. Some believe that major […]
Belgium Energy Minister’s Twitter Account Hacked- Fake Ethereum Giveaway Advertised
12.2.2021
The official Twitter account of Belgium’s Minister of Energy was the recent victim of a high-profile hacking incident. Tinne Van der Straeten’s profile was hacked to promote a bogus giveaway of ethereum tokens. Hacked Twitter Accounts Whoever was behind the incident changed...
Europol Arrests 10 Members of a Sim Swapping Criminal Gang That Stole Cryptocurrencies Worth $100 Million
11.2.2021
The European law enforcement agency, Europol, has arrested 10 people believed to be members of the criminal gang that stole cryptocurrencies with an estimated value of $100 million. The arrests follow an international investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks that occurred in 2020....
Bitcoin Marketplace Keepchange Suffers Data Breach — No Funds Stolen During the Incident
11.2.2021
A bitcoin company is the latest victim of a data breach incident, where hackers managed to access customers’ full names and email addresses. Moreover, attackers sent withdrawal requests from the company customers’ accounts to addresses belonging to the hackers. Marketplace Warns Users...
Darknet market link provider claims its Bitcoin donors’ accounts were frozen
10.2.2021
The admin of a well-known darknet market link provider claims its donation address was flagged as suspicious after it criticized Chainalysis' KYT flagging system
Terraria Dev Cancels Stadia Port Over Being Shut Out Of Google Accounts
8.2.2021
The sprawling 2D world-crafting game Terraria has been ported almost everywhere. One place it won’t be going? Stadia. At least according to one of its creators who recently took to Twitter to cancel the streaming version of the game after—he says—Google locked him out of all of his accounts.Read...
Nigerian Central Bank Says Its Ban on Crypto Accounts Is Nothing New
7.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria said its warning to banks on Friday was not a new position, but a reiteration of its 2017 stance on cryptocurrencies
Central Bank of Nigeria Orders Banks to Close Accounts of Crypto Clients as Remittances via Traditional Corridors Drop by 97%
6.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated a letter directing banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts of cryptocurrency transacting entities. The directive, which took immediate effect, threatens “severe regulatory sanctions” to financial institutions that...