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Study: Most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence
Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when it comes to shaping the online conversation around climate change, a new study suggests that deniers and conspiracy theorists might hold an edge over those believing in science. дальше »
2019-8-10 20:00 | |
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Fentanyl dealer to forfeit $4M in Bitcoin and quadrillions of bank notes
A dark web kingpin has forfeited $4 million, including Bitcoin and 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe bank notes after selling drugs to an undercover cop via encrypted email. Richard Castro, of Windermere (Florida), pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute three controlled substances – carfentanil, phenyl fentanyl, and fentanyl. дальше »
2019-7-29 12:38 | |
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Multiple Complaints Filed On Unlicensed BTC-e By US Prosecutors For Conspiracy, Money Laundering
As per an all-new court document made available by the Northern District of California, US prosecutors have filed a formal complaint against BTC-e — a crypto exchange that is now defunct — as well as its alleged owner Alexander Vinnik. дальше »
2019-7-28 18:57 | |
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Conspiracy theory? ‘Former developer’ claims Cryptopia’s January hack was a cover-up for fraudulent activities
Nothing draws attention to the cryptocurrency space as controversy does. 2019 has been very newsworthy in this regard, with the case of New Zealand-based Cryptopia starting the year off. The cryptocurrency exchange reported a massive hack in January, where over $16 million worth of tokens were stolen. дальше »
2019-7-20 21:30 | |
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Nvidia replicated the moon landing with RTX graphics
You may recall that approximately five years ago, Nvidia showed off its latest lighting tech (at the time) by recreating the Apollo 11 moon landing. The video was meant to help debunk moon landing conspiracy theorists who claimed some of the lighting in images from the landing was not possible. дальше »
2019-7-20 04:25 | |
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The Crypto Takedown: How Countries are Becoming Scared of Bitcoin
Now it may sound like a myth or something coming out of a conspiracy theory of sorts, but Governments over the World are actually becoming scared of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in general. дальше »
2019-7-15 21:59 | |
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Fraudulent Operation Selling Fake Identities for Bitcoin Sees Third Person Plead Guilty
A third defendant has recently decided to plead guilty in a case that is happening in Toledo, Ohio. The defendant is being accused of being a part of a scam that created fake ID rings and could have netted around $4. дальше »
2019-7-4 02:57 | |
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Court Denies Bail Application from OneCoin Leader Despite Attractive Bail Conditions
A final desperate effort to secure bail and at least somewhat lessen the role played by Konstantin Ignatov in the OneCoin Ponzi scheme has been denied. Konstantin, who stands accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was arrested on the 6th of March, 2019 at the Los Angeles International Airport for his role in the […] дальше »
2019-6-30 19:38 | |
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What a bit! Is Climate Change Just a Conspiracy Theory?
With the temperature rising, forest fires, droughts, extreme weather events you would assume climate change would be the number one problem we’re trying to solve especially with a recent report that nearly 40 percent of the world primates could be affected by climate change. дальше »
2019-6-19 12:01 | |
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FBI charges NiceHash founder over dangerous dark web malware (again)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is chasing hackers — including the founder of cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash — over an alleged plot to create and distribute malware through major dark web forum Darkode. дальше »
2019-6-12 16:40 | |
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Solotoshi is Satoshi or Just a Part of Another Conspiracy Theory?
Coinspeaker Solotoshi is Satoshi or Just a Part of Another Conspiracy Theory?Paul Solotshi Calder Le Roux, doubted as a real Satoshi Nakamoto is also the creator of encryption software E4M and TrueCrypt, the cryptography encryption software Satoshi Nakamoto likely used to lock up his 1 million BTC. дальше »
2019-6-6 12:45 | |
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How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media
The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech. дальше »
2019-6-5 16:51 | |
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Top OneCoin Leader Pleads Not Guilty to DOJ for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
On May 28th, Konstantin Ignatov attended the preliminary hearing after the Department of Justice (DOJ) had charged him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in March. Ignatov was charged for his role as the leader on the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. дальше »
2019-6-1 21:30 | |
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Ripple’s David Schwartz responds to conspiracy theories while XRP community preps for Stefan Thomas’s AMA
The cryptocurrency market saw a bull raging, taking the prices of most cryptocurrencies to the moon. XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency in the market, too followed the wave and noted significant growth in its price. дальше »
2019-5-31 21:30 | |
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Crypto Whiz John McAfee ‘Goes Dark’, Twitter Conspiracy Theorists Go Nuts
By CCN: Cryptocurrency maverick and U. S. 2020 presidential candidate John McAfee announced Thursday that he was going offline fearing for his life and freedom, prompting speculation and wild conspiracy theories on social media. дальше »
2019-5-18 17:41 | |
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$2.4 Million Crypto Thieves Bribed Carrier Employees in SIM Hijacking Heist
By CCN: SIM hijacking has proven to be yet another lucrative way to steal crypto with millions of dollar now reported to have been stolen over the years with the amount that has gone unreported possibly eclipsing that. дальше »
2019-5-13 17:48 | |
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Does Ernst & Young’s Report on QuadrigaCX Debacle Support this Conspiracy Theory?
According to a report by the firm appointed to oversee the financial affairs of now defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, the trading venue has only $21 million of a total $160 million it owes out. The exchange shut up shop earlier this year a month after its CEO supposedly died in mysterious circumstances. дальше »
2019-5-11 02:00 | |
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Online extremism is taking a mental toll on researchers studying it
Social media platforms do an indispensable job of connecting us with our families, friends and like-minded people. But of late, they have also become conduits for bad actors to hijack users’ attention to manipulate news, spew conspiracy theories, and propagate toxic viewpoints with an intent to radicalize impressionable minds. дальше »
2019-5-3 10:36 | |
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Bitfinex-Tether controversy: Binance’s CZ announces impending transfer of USDT funds to new cold wallet address
The New York Attorney General’s recent allegations suggested the involvement of Tether [USDT] and Bitfinex exchange in a conspiracy to hide the exchange’s loss of $850 million. While the ecosystem slowly recovers from the bearish market in the aftermath of the episode, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao informed his community of followers about an impending “large transaction”. дальше »
2019-4-30 11:30 | |
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$850 Million Bitfinex Bombshell Disproves Crazy Bitcoin Conspiracy
By CCN: ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees made a valid observation on Twitter today, pointing out that there’s some degree of irony in the charges potentially facing embattled Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex: Tether had the cash reserves, despite wide speculation that the company had issued far more crypto tokens than it could settle. дальше »
2019-4-27 00:35 | |
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U.S. Accuses But Can’t Catch Two Nigerian Scammers Behind $270,000 Bitcoin Fraud
By CCN. com: The United States Attorney’s Office District of Oregon has indicted two Nigerian nationals, Kelvin Usifoh and Onwuemerie Ogor Gift, over a bitcoin fraud scheme which is estimated to have netted them bitcoin worth over $270,000. дальше »
2019-4-25 16:19 | |
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The feds still haven’t found the Nigerian scammers that stole $50K in Bitcoin
Two Nigerian nationals face charges of attempting to defraud US residents through numerous Bitcoin investment scams. But the pair are yet to be apprehended by US authorities. Onwuemerie Ogor Gift and Kelvin Usifo are facing a 13-count indictment, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and 11 instances of wire fraud, OregonLive reports. дальше »
2019-4-25 15:18 | |
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David Chaum, of Elixxir and DigiCash: Governments Can Break into Cryptocurrency Easily, Despite Security Protocols
Conspiracy theorists are a dime a dozen, and the argument that “the government is watching” has been around for many years before the public found out about what the NSA is doing. Considering how new the cryptocurrency industry is, it should be shocking that there are already rumors about the government having their hands in […] дальше »
2019-4-18 01:41 | |
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Notre Dame fire sparks Twitter conspiracy theories
Various commenters on Twitter are using the burning of the beautiful, historic Notre Dame cathedral to further a number of absurd conspiracy theories, ranging from an Anti-Christian arsonist to… actually, that’s the worst of them so far. дальше »
2019-4-16 03:11 | |
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Bitcoin’s 48 hours are done: BTC’s most important correction move has begun, but to what end?
Bitcoin’s recent price surge and its sudden correction were the center of speculation and many conspiracy theories. Some of these theories speculated that institutional buyers set long trades before the pump and that the correction that followed the pump was sparked by WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, who sold 4,000 BTCs worth approximately $20 million. дальше »
2019-4-13 00:30 | |
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Romanian duo convicted in US for using cryptocurrency malware-mining to steal millions
Two Romanian residents have been convicted of infecting over 400,000 individual computers with malware in order to mine cryptocurrency and steal victims’ data to sell on the dark web. Bogdan Nicolescu, 36, and Radu Miclaus, 37, were convicted by a US jury following a 12-day trial of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit service marks, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 12 counts each of wire fraud. дальше »
2019-4-12 15:31 | |
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Did Sean Hannity Scrub Pro-Wikileaks Tweets Due to Assange Arrest?
Fox News host and conservative commentator Sean Hannity has long been a supporter of Wikileaks and Julian Assange. That is, it seems, until around the time Assange was arrested in London after being holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy for six years. дальше »
2019-4-12 00:19 | |
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London, Site’s Bitcoin Donations Spike
Julian Assange, co-founder of Wikileaks and early Bitcoin supporter, was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and faces extradition to the U. S. on conspiracy charges. дальше »
2019-4-12 19:27 | |
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Roger Ver calls Ross Ulbricht a genius; urges people to sign petition for his release
Bitcoin hard fork proponent, Roger Ver, called Ross Ulbricht a genius entrepreneur and a hero during a recent YouTube session. Ulbricht, who was the founder of Silk Road, was charged with money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. дальше »
2019-4-9 04:30 | |
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Reddit User Mislabels Quora Discussion as Ripple-Stellar Conspiracy
In the cryptocurrency industry, there has to be some sort of drama every single week. Whether or not the outrage is justified, will always be subject to debate. A recent Quora topic revolving around IBM and Stellar’s partnership has drawn some “heat” for an unknown reason. дальше »
2019-4-4 11:43 | |
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Bloomberg report explains why YouTube hosts so much toxic content
Yesterday, Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen published a devastating piece charting how the once-innocuous YouTube became the world’s most effective radicalization machine, in the process becoming a haven for conspiracy theorists and actual honest-to-god paedophiles. дальше »
2019-4-3 10:40 | |
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Twitter Conspiracy Alleges AG William Barr is Ex-Trump Crony Steve Bannon
In case you missed it, United States Attorney General William Barr declared this week that there was insufficient evidence in the report filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to suggest that President Trump obstructed justice in the Russia collusion investigation. дальше »
2019-3-27 22:39 | |
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Former Enron CEO Seeks Options to Revive Energy Business Ventures, Meeting with Crypto and Blockchain Specialists
Jeffrey Skilling used to be the CEO of Enron Corp. , but it has been a long time since he has been in the energy business. He emerged after over 12 years in federal prison from charges for fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading. дальше »
2019-3-23 19:29 | |
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