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Scammers Are Buying Domains Related to Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency
Cybercriminals have flocked to buy domains related to Facebook’s Libra right after the social media giant announced the cryptocurrency, in an attempt to scam those who look for the currency online. Some scams have already made victims. → Read More
Google’s AI Briefly Called Bitcoin a ‘Collapsed Economic Bubble’
Earlier today, December 13, Google’s AI algorithm briefly called bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, a “collapsed economic bubble” in the card that shows up when they keyword “bitcoin” is searched for. → Read More
82.4 Million Tokens: Venezuela Launches ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Pre-Sale
By Francisco Memoria The Venezuelan government has officially launched the pre-sale of its Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency. The Petro, as previously covered, is an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token that’s supposedly pegged to the country’s notable oil reserves. The cryptocurrency’s → Read More
Starbucks' Wi-Fi Found Using People's Laptops to Mine Monero
Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Earlier this year CCN reported on The Pirate Bay’s efforts to use visitor CPU to mine Monero in order to monetize its traffic and replace the ads on its pages. The torrent index website used Coinhive, a JavaScript code that allows website admins to mine the anonymity-centric cryptocurrency with visitor’s CPUs.… → Read More
Top German Economist Says There Are Strong Reasons to Regulate Bitcoin
According to top German economist Celemns Fuest, there are strong reasons for governments to look into bitcoin regulations. → Read More
This Russian Presidential Candidate Wants to Legalize Bitcoin
Russian presidential candidate Boris Titov recently revealed he wants to legalize cryptocurrencies in the country to help its economy grow. → Read More
'Bitcoin Creator' Craig Wright Claims 2018 Will Be the Year of Bitcoin Cash
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright claims 2018 will be the year of Bitcoin Cash, as new updates will drive up its adoption → Read More
Game Over? Steam Stops Accepting Bitcoin Due to High Fees, Volatility
Bitcoin recently hit $15,000, but gaming marketplace Steam recently announced it will no longer accept the cryptocurrency due to volatility and high fees → Read More
Portugal's Central Bank Issues Warning Against OneCoin
The Banco de Portugal, Portugal's Central Bank, recently issued a warning on OneCoin, Onelife, and other organizations associated with the scheme → Read More
Venezuelan President Announces Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency "Petro"
According to Reuters, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro recently announced a new cryptocurrency during a Christmas television special, amid the country’s economic crisis and the plunge of the Venezuelan Bolivar’s value. → Read More
400% Gains in a Week: Mysterious Cardano Token Jumps Billions
All eyes have been on Bitcoin recently, as the cryptocurrency surpassed the $10,000 historic milestone for the first time in its nine-year history. → Read More
$30 Million: Credit Suisse Predicts Square Revenue Gains Due to Bitcoin
Credit Suisse analysts recently predict a price rise for Square's shares due to the company's move to add bitcoin buy and sell options. → Read More
That Missing Hard Drive with 7,500 Bitcoins is Now worth $72 Million
There's a missing hard drive waiting to be found in a landfill. It's contents - $72 million in bitcoin. Where's your shovel? → Read More
Overstock CEO: It's Time We Switch to Real Money, Either Bitcoin or Gold
Overstock CEO PAtrick Byrne recently stated that "it's about time the world the world switches to real money," and gave both bitcoin and gold as examples → Read More
Bitcoin Cash's Lead Dev Says Bitcoin Is Dead and Split into Two
On Twitter, Bitcoin Cash developer Deadal Nix stated that bitcoin is dead, as we now have b"itcoin core/legacy" and bitcoin cash. → Read More
$3.2 Million Theft: Bitcoin Gold Wallet Scam Sees Fraudsters Steal Users' Private Keys
A bitcoin gold (BTG) wallet scam recently managed to net over $3.2 million after taking advantage of bitcoin users looking to claim their BTG tokens. A link to the fraudulent MyBTGWallet was, before the scam came to light, placed on bitcoin gold’s website, but was quickly removed once users started noticing their balances were missing. → Read More
Aussie Pole Dancing Instructor Finds Success with Bitcoin, Helps Newbies
A Sydney--based pole dancing instructor decided to invest in Bitcoin back in July, and has since then tripled her investment, and decided tohelp newcomers → Read More
Exit Scam? Ethereum-based Confido Vanishes after Raising $374,000 ICO
Ethereum-based startup Confido, a little-known project that recently raised $374,000 in an ICO from investors in exchange for CFD tokens, has seemingly vanished from the internet, as all its social media profiles and website have been taken down. Investors are now looking into the situation, which points to a potential exit scam. → Read More
Chinese Bitcoin Miners Ponder Operations Overseas amid Potential Ban
Recently, various reports have been suggesting that China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies will extend to mining, as state-run Sichuan Electric Power Corporation reportedly distributed a circular ordering grid-connected hydropower stations to stop supplying low-cost electricity to bitcoin mining operations. → Read More
Gilgamesh Platform Connects and Empowers Authors, Readers, and Critics by Removing Industry Middlemen
Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. The publishing industry has been negatively affected by new technologies, including the internet itself. While we have everything at our fingertips… → Read More