2018-8-20 14:23 |
Scammers advertise on social media platforms, promise unrealistically high returns and sometimes use fake endorsements from famous people, the FCA cautions.
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According to report from Kaspersky Lab, an anti-virus and internet security firm, scammers made off with over $2. 3 million during the second quarter of 2018. A popular scheme for these phishers and scammers is to use fake websites and social media accounts to create a faux ICO to lure investors.
2018-8-18 18:31 | |
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Two well-meaning Facebook vigilantes are in a battle against scam accounts, and Facebook‘s response seems to be “Yeah, good job. Now keep doing it. ” Kathy Kostrub-Waters and Bryan Denny are spending some of their precious free time finding fake accounts on the site — not the kind created by Russian trolls during the fake news blitz a few years ago, but the kind that use stolen photos to convince lonely hearts to send money to people they’ve never met.
2018-8-16 21:24 | |
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If data is the new oil, Facebook is the modern version of the Exxon Valdez. Fake news is big business, and it’s easy for central actors to use and abuse their users. Corporate astroturfers will pay handsomely for a well-used Reddit account or social media mention.
2018-8-15 17:47 | |
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Researchers at Duo Labs have discovered that Twitter is home to at least 15,000 scam bots and have published their findings in a new report. Between May and July of 2018, staff members observed, collected and analyzed nearly 90 million public Twitter accounts that had released over 500 million tweets.
2018-8-9 20:51 | |
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On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned British investors against associating with Fair Oaks Crypto, as the latter is claimed to have falsified the legitimacy of its business, namely with the use of “fake authorization”.
2018-8-8 11:47 | |
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WM PROFESSIONAL through Eucleia - its platform - is a global certificator and rating system connecting the word-of-mouth operators, based on blockchain principles. The Eucleia system consists of proprietary and sophisticated algorithms on top of automatic processes that combine the use of spiders, software, artificial intelligence and even manual interventions to create a reliable and inviolable rating.
2018-8-7 02:57 | |
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Twitter have designed a genius plan to help reduce the number of cryptocurrency scams circulating the Twitter sphere. Well, we say genius but actually, we can’t help but question who came up with this idea… According to reports, Twitter is disabling any Twitter accounts that are unverified and use the display name ‘Elon Musk’.
2018-7-25 16:30 | |
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Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help and explanations, and Justin Drake for reviewing In the last part of this series, we talked about how you can make some pretty interesting succinct proofs of computation, such as proving that you have computed the millionth Fibonacci number, using a technique involving polynomial composition and division.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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CoinMarketCap has introduced new filters and ranking metrics which give users "the power to experience and use the data in a way that fits their needs most." The post CoinMarketCap Introduces New Requirements To Combat Fake Volume Concerns appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-7-21 10:04 | |
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In this age of disinformation, misinformation and fake news, information vetting has become a highly anticipated subject and recently, another startup emerged with plans to use a decentralized blockchain system to filter out the noise and get to the truth.
2018-7-13 14:00 | |
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The President of the United States is known for his use of social media to raise awareness on topics important to him and bypass what he calls “fake news.” So when President Trump retweeted the news of law enforcement agencies arresting 35 dark web vendors across the country, one can rest assured that it was […] Donald Trump Retweets News of Arrests of Darknet Illicit Goods Vendors – 2000 Bitcoins [BTC] Seized was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-6-30 16:19 | |
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Pharmaceuticals giant Merck is seeking a patent for a way to use blockchain in order to track goods as they move through the supply chain. That distributed network could then be used to store information verifying the authenticity of the item.
2018-6-26 00:15 | |
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Adblock Plus developer eyeo GmbH will use blockchain technology in its browser extension Trusted News, TechCrunch reports June, 13. The project’s website states that the browser add-on labels fake news media while marking trustworthy sources and stories.
2018-6-14 05:04 | |
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Ethereum faces bearish pressure as liquidations and ETF outflows surge, key support at $2,000 becomes crucial. ETH needs to break above $2,250 to regain bullish momentum, while a drop belowThe post Ethereum must hold $2,000 support or risk dropping to $1,850 - Here's why appeared first on AMBCrypto.
SEC Chair Mark Uyeda seeks to drop a 2022 rule that would classify some crypto firms as ATSs. Critics argued the expanded definition of "exchange" unfairly applied to decentralized blockchain sThe post SEC rethinks controversial crypto rule – Here’s what you need to know appeared first on AMBCrypto.
VIRTUAL entered a consolidation phase following a sharp decline. Most investors (over 66%) were out of the money at press time. Virtual Protocol's [VIRTUAL] market movements have remained hiThe post VIRTUAL enters consolidation phase: Assessing recovery potential appeared first on AMBCrypto.
South Korean presidential candidate Han Dong-hoon advocated crypto deregulation and Bitcoin ETF approvals. Asia strengthens crypto adoption, with Hong Kong expanding regulations and JapThe post South Korean presidential candidate Han pushes for Bitcoin ETF & crypto deregulation appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Sonic traders can use a price bounce to sell, instead of trying to long any potential bounces. A trend reversal was unlikely at press time- S would need to climb past $0. 622 for this shift.
Derivative traders in the market are bullish on ENA, opening long contracts in anticipation of a rally. Spot traders, on the other hand, oppose this rally, selling ENA and increasing supply in The post Ethena: Spot and derivative traders clash over ENA’s next move - Here's why appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Ethereum's price drops 10.40%, nearing $2,000 support, while whales accumulate 330,000 ETH, signaling potential rebound. The next move hinges on holding onto this level; a breakdown could triggThe post Ethereum drops over 10% – Can ETH hold the $2,000 line? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
