cryptocurrency
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13 Brutal Stories From People Swindled By Elon Musk Impersonation Scams
The internet is filled with scam artists who try to swindle unsuspecting people out of their money. But impersonation scams that use Elon Musk and his bevy of tech companies—including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X—have exploded in popularity in recent years. And Gizmodo obtained reports about many of these scams filed with the federal government…
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Bitcoin Price Plummets Due to Hacked SEC Tweet
The Security and Exchange Commission’s X account was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending an untrue tweet that the Bitcoin ETF was approved. Chairman Gary Gensler quickly tweeted from his personal account that the tweet was false and the result of a hack. In the following 15 minutes, the price of Bitcoin shot up to almost…
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SBF Is Headed to Prison But FTX Will Haunt the Crypto Community For Years
Sam Bankman-Fried may be headed to prison but the story of FTX is far from over. Indeed, like an evil spirit, the exchange seems destined to haunt the crypto community for the rest of its days. Not only has the company’s downfall shattered faith in what was once the most trusted institution in the industry,…
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Want to See How Bad Twitter’s Bot Problem Is? Ask for Crypto Help.
Twitter, the platform formally known as X, has a bot problem. If you want to see just how bad it is, I’ll teach you the magic words that summon the machines. For the past year, Don Marti has been tweeting requests for help with “MetaMask support.” MetaMask is one of the more popular wallet services…