Fake ‘professors’ use phoney loans to trick victims in latest crypto scam
The scam often starts on a Facebook ad where those interested click the link and are met with a “Letter from the Professor” or “Letter from the Dean” on the company website.
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The notorious hacker accumulated 51,000 Ether mostly by guessing weak private keys from 2016 to 2018.

BTC price climbs above $28.6K as Bitcoin awaits ‘very dovish’ Fed Powell speech
Bitcoin may witness a “very dovish” move from Powell as high U.S. bond yields cause a stir, while BTC’s price passes $28,600. 1396 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) kept pressure on $28,500 after the Oct. 19 Wall Street open ahead of a key speech on United States economic policy.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewLepard:

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: ‘Correlation’ Between BTC and Emerging Markets Is Sign of Upcoming Trend Reversal
Fundstrat’s Bitcoin (BTC) analyst Tom Lee has claimed that the cryptocurrency “could end the year explosively higher,” citing a correlation between it and emerging markets. Lee has made his new prediction in an interview during CNBC's "Trading Nation” show August 25. The Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors has said that he “still think[s]…

StilachiRAT malware: How it targets crypto wallets on Chrome
What is StilachiRAT malware? In November 2024, Microsoft Incident Response researchers uncovered a remote access Trojan (RAT) called StilachiRAT. This discovery highlights the evolving nature of cyber threats, with the malware combining multiple malicious functions into a single tool for maximum impact. Designed to evade detection and exfiltrate sensitive data, StilachiRAT steals credentials and extracts

UPS Integrates Blockchain Platform to Improve Merchant Supply Chains
Major American postal carrier UPS and e-commerce technology company Inxeption have jointly rolled out a blockchain-powered platform to improve merchant supply chains. The development was announced in a press release published on March 21.The new blockchain platform dubbed Inxeption Zippy is designed to help companies list, market and distribute their products to customers. The platform…

R3 CEO: Facebook’s Announcement of Libra Was ‘Ridiculously Stupid’
CEO of blockchain firm R3 has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin.Skepticism surrounding Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin continues growing as David Rutter, the CEO of enterprise software firm R3, said that the announcement of Libra this summer was “ridiculously stupid,” Financial News reported on Nov. 18.“Really naïve”Rutter delivered comments during a recent…

Is Solana a ‘buy’ with SOL price at 10-month lows and down 85% from its peak?
Solana's (SOL) price dropped on June 3, bringing its net paper losses down to 85% seven months after topping out above $260.SOL price fell by more than 6.5% intraday to $35.68, after failing to rebound with conviction from 10-month lows. Now sitting on a historically significant support level, the SOL/USD pair could see an upside…

Bitcoin.com to introduce Bitcoiners to decentralized finance: KBW 2022
Corbin Fraser, an executive at Bitcoin.com, told Cointelegraph that they are also planning to release a prepaid debit card that rewards users with crypto. 243 Total views 12 Total shares Crypto platform Bitcoin.com is looking to expand its ecosystem by introducing Bitcoin (BTC) holders to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and implementing new services…