2022-11-3 19:13 |
As President Joe Biden presides over geopolitical shape-shifting as the poster boy of Orwellian "Thought Police", the most significant clap-back yet may be the loss of confidence in US tech companies. origin »
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Police in the UK made a surprising miscalculation when they raided what they thought was an indoor pot farm. Instead of weed plants growing under heat lamps, the cops found about 100 computers dedicated to mining Bitcoin, according to CNBC.
2021-6-8 21:13 | |
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China’s top police force Agency, from the ministry of public security, has arrested 27 key suspects deemed responsible for running the 40 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) Plus Token Ponzi Scheme. The arrest brings to 109 the number of people linked to the pyramid scheme after police investigations tracked down and arrested 82 more thought to […]
2020-7-30 17:41 | |
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According to new research, Bitcoin Ransomware may have been more prolific than we thought. In the UK between 2018 and 2019, local police forces received more than 560 reports of victims being blackmailed for bitcoin.
2020-3-19 14:00 | |
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Police in India have rescued three people, including two cryptocurrency traders, that were held to ransom for two weeks to the sum of 80 Bitcoin ($840,000). At 2. 30am on Sunday, a man with a pistol was spotted outside Shankara Residency in Bhankrota.
2019-7-15 17:49 | |
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It’s been a wild day, not least for Julian Assange, who woke up a political asylum seeker under Ecuador’s protection, and is now sat in a Central London police cell, presumably being grilled by the Met’s finest.
2019-4-11 17:03 | |
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An American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of an online gambling platform, was snatched whilst in Costa Rica during September last year, TVNZ reports.
2019-1-14 17:27 | |
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Japan has another cryptocurrency scam to recover from as police have arrested a group suspected of running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. Today, Tokyo police arrested eight men thought to be connected to a Ponzi scheme that collected over $68 million in cryptocurrency from around 6,000 people, local news the Asahi Shimbun reports.
2018-11-14 19:02 | |
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Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December.
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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Australian police have been informed of a scam in which the perpetrators are requesting people deposit funds for them at cryptocurrency ATMs. It is thought that those behind the scam are targeting newly-arrived migrants who are unsure if such requests are genuine since they are navigating an entirely foreign system of taxation for the first.
2018-10-6 00:00 | |
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Filipino authorities have advanced on international criminals suspected of running a large-scale Bitcoin pyramid scheme. Authorities have detained two of the six individuals thought to have defrauded South Korean investors for over $33 million, while the others remain on the run.
2018-10-4 16:35 | |
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As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name.
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
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Currently trading at $195. 72, Solana (SOL) has seen an amazing increase—up 1. 38% in the past 24 hours and 30. 8% over the past three months. Solana is expected to keep its momentum in 2025; however, Rexas Finance (RXS), a fast-rising altcoin under $0.
Grayscale's focus on emerging tokens highlights shifting market dynamics, emphasizing decentralized AI and Solana's growing influence in 2025. The post Grayscale lists HYPE, VIRTUAL, ENA, JUP among high potential tokens for Q1 2025 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
ProShares' Bitcoin-denominated ETFs could accelerate crypto integration in traditional finance, influencing investment strategies and market dynamics. The post ProShares seeks SEC approval for Bitcoin-denominated ETFs tracking S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and gold appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The rise of scam ads on Google highlights the urgent need for enhanced digital security measures to protect users from sophisticated phishing attacks. The post Scam ads targeting Usual Protocol emerge on Google appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bitget announces a $5B BGB token burn, doubling its price in a week, reducing supply, and implementing quarterly burns from 2025. The post Bitget unveils $5B BGB token burn as price jumps 100% in a week appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The rise in social media account hacks for crypto scams highlights the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures and user awareness. The post Threat actor steals half a million via 15 compromised X accounts: ZachXBT appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Ripple donates $5M in XRP to Trump’s inauguration fund, alongside major crypto firms, signaling growing political influence of the industry. The post Ripple to Donate $5 Million in XRP to Trump’s Inauguration in January appeared first on BeInCrypto.