Cryptocurrency

Gold price hike pushes Bitcoin up by $1,000 amid economic uncertainty

Bitcoin prices reportedly reached a high of $11,000 but dropped back to approximately $10,800 shortly thereafter, which is still a remarkable growth.

5 days ago

By John Diente

Bitcoin

Twitter takes action against bitcoin scam that hacked accounts of high-profile users

For now, users are blocked from entering bitcoin addresses in their tweets as a temporary safety precaution after the cyberattack.

17 days ago

By John Diente

Twitter Bitcoin

Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates, others hit in major hack

Twitter disabled the ability to tweet from validated accounts for about two hours while working on a fix.

18 days ago

By Glenn Chapman

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Cryptocurrency analysts estimate over $24m in bitcoin was stolen by scammers this year

This was reported by Scam Alert alongside Whale Alert via its new 'crime reporting, tracking and analysis' platform.

20 days ago

By John Diente

Bitcoin

COVID-19: Analysts still eyeing Bitcoin as inflation hedge despite perceived volatility

Even renowned hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes a bullish turnout is in the making for Bitcoin.

25 days ago

By John Diente

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Bitcoin rises after eagerly awaited 'halving'

Given its turbulent history, analysts remain sceptical about Bitcoin's future prospects.

May 13, 2020

By IBT Staff Reporter

Bitcoin

Bitcoin world faces 'halving': what's happening?

Bitcoin stood late Tuesday at $9,200 after a choppy few months linked to coronavirus markets turmoil.

May 7, 2020

By Kevin Trublet, Roland Jackson

Bitcoin

Bitcoin scam uses Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's names to lure prospective investors

Some of the previous personalities that were used by scammers included Lord Sugar, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates.

Apr 10, 2020

By John Diente

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Who's wrong on Bitcoin – The Simpsons or Warren Buffett?

Traditional investors have often been wary of the emerging asset class, questioning what underpins its value, while many millennials have rushed to add riskier cryptocurrencies to their younger portfolios.

Feb 29, 2020

By Brian Hankey

Bitcoin

Microsoft claims more than 80,000 computers were infected by new Dexphot malware

Microsoft issues an advisory regarding the Dexphot malware, which silently uses a computer's resources to mine for cryptocurrency.

Nov 27, 2019

By John Diente

Microsoft

Ethereum co-founder criticizes Facebook\'s Libra: It\'s all about trust

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin asks how Facebook can be trusted with Libra privacy when it has misused data of its users.

Jun 24, 2019

By Nandika Chand

Ethereum Facebook

Independent foundation to manage Facebook\'s cryptocurrency, may debut in June

Facebook is trying to get outside backers for its cryptocurrency, dubbed GlobalCoin, in an attempt to build trust and insulate it from the wild swings in the crypto space.

Jun 7, 2019

By Nandika Chand

Facebook

How cryptocurrency scams work

Cryptocurrency fraudsters have swindled their victims out of hundreds of millions – even billions – of dollars. What do they do to earn people's trust and then take their money?

May 15, 2019

By Nir Kshetri

Bitcoin

Binance hacked: $40M worth of bitcoin stolen from exchange

Binance admits to having been hacked and losing $40 million in Bitcoin.

May 8, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Bitcoin

Here's what Warren Buffett just said about bitcoin

Buffett has made some negative remarks about bitcoin in the past, and he just renewed his criticism.

May 7, 2019

By Matthew Frankel

Bitcoin

SpaceX cryptocurrency possible, Binance CEO pitches idea to Elon Musk

Going by the frenzy on Twitter where Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk is solicited to join the cryptocurrency crowd, an impression builds up that Musk is on the cusp of joining the cryptocurrency industry.

May 3, 2019

By Kalyan Kumar

Mark Zuckerberg Bitcoin

Hackers who infiltrated Microsoft Outlook also stole cryptocurrency from users

Earlier in April, cybercriminals hacked into Microsoft Outlook emails. The hackers reportedly also stole from victims' cryptocurrency accounts.

Apr 30, 2019

By India Ashok

Are Stablecoins the next big thing? Why they're critical for crypto adoption

Stablecoins are designed to be less volatile and are centralized as opposed to the decentralized approach taken by bitcoin and most other digital currencies.

Mar 5, 2019

By Rodrigo Marques

Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency predictions for 2019: Where will Bitcoin and others go?

From the highs of 2017 to extreme volatility of 2018, from regulatory action around the world to increasing adoption among institutional players, it's been a wild ride.

Jan 31, 2019

By Rodrigo Marques

Bitcoin

Bitcoin v Stablecoin: Protecting crypto investors on both sides of the coin

A growing desire to bring stability to the cryptocurrency market has paved the way for the advent of 'stablecoins'.

Oct 10, 2018

By Thomas Coughlin

Bitcoin Gold

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