All posts tagged "bitcoin"
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1.0KSocialPolice Discovered A Cryptominining Rig Hidden In the Floor And Ventilation Ducts of a Polish Court
Modern heists are kind of lame, aren’t they? Someone installed a hidden cryptomining rig under a Polish court to steal electricity and...
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Man Who Stole $3.4 Billion in Crypto Gets 1 Year of Jail Time
Could this be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history? It’s certainly one of the most interesting ones, considering just how little time...
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3.1K1MiscMan Who Lost A Hard Drive with 8,000 Bitcoin Wants to Use Robotic Dogs to Scan the Landfill, Begs Council For Approval to Recover the $176 Million
In one of the most famous cases of people losing Bitcoin, the case of James Howells stands as the most extraordinary cautionary...
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1.2KSmart LifeWarren Buffett Says That He Wouldn’t Even Spend $25 For All the Bitcoin in the World
Despite Bitcoin becoming more and more a store of value and an accepted payment method, legendary investor Warren Buffett remains unmoved by...
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2.0KMiscNew York City Mayor Eric Adams Will Turn His First Paycheck To Cryptocurrency
A publicity stunt for Coinbase or a shrewd political move? In the case of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, it seems...
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2.3KSocialTwitter Creators, Paid in Bitcoins Soon
Instagram and YouTube aren’t the only platforms looking to retain their valued creators by giving them ways to make a living out...
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Cryptocurrency Payments Banned in Turkey Over “Irrevocable” Risks
Starting from 30 April, the use of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment will be banned in Turkey. In a statement written...
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1.3KSmart LifeIran Blames Bitcoin Mining Centers For The Blackouts In The Country
Tehran, as well as other major cities from Iran such as Mashhad, Tabriz, and Urmia, have suffered in recent weeks from frequent...
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Man Offers $70 Million Reward to His City After He Accidentally Throws Away His Hard Drive
Somewhere between June and August 2013, IT worker James Howells accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 7.500 bitcoins. Back then the...
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5.9KMiscTwitter Unveils New Web Interface The Day It Took A Huge Hit
Over time companies like Twitter, Facebook and Google have always updated their services to improve their platforms and meet peoples’ requests. Twitter...
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5.1KMiscBitcoin Millionaire Beamed Cryptocurrency From Outer Space To Africa
Usually when Bitcoin is in the news, the story is either about the price or a scam but this time we’re looking...
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13.5KPhonesHTC Launches Exodus 1S, A Cheap Blockchain Phone with Some Interesting Functionality
Taking everyone by surprise, HTC launched over the weekend a second blockchain phone: the HTC Exodus 1S, the budget follow-up to last...
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3.2KSecurityCybercriminals Are Keeping Baltimore At A Standstill
About two weeks ago, anonymous cybercriminals made use of a ransomware dubbed RobinHood to take control of around 10,000 computers belonging to...
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3.4KCESLedger Nano X Debuts At CES, Brings Bluetooth
Ledger, the biggest maker of physical cryptocurrency wallets, debuted at CES 2019 its first wallet compatible with smartphones – the Ledger Nano...
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3.5KSecurityHackers Break Into Major Twitter Accounts, Turn Them Into Fake Elon Musk to Scam Bitcoin
No question about it, scammers and hackers always find the most creative ways to turn a profit. The latest big profile scam...
