cryptocurrency
Paypal to Allow Users to Buy and Sell Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Following the announcement, Bitcoin prices rose to over $12,000.
Coinbase’s New ‘Direction’ Is Censorship, Leaked Audio Reveals
An internal all-hands meeting obtained by Motherboard shows Coinbase management was accused of "stunting internal discussion" and that it forced employees to delete political Slack messages.
Coinbase Is Showing Workers With a Conscience the Door
CEO Brian Armstrong called social activism divisive and a distraction in a recent blog post, and the company is offering any "uncomfortable" workers an exit package.
The IRS Wants to Buy Tools to Trace Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Monero
The agency is offering up to $1 million dollars for developers who can create technologies to track Monero and Bitcoin Lightning Network transactions.
Cryptocurrency Scams Have Plagued Twitter for Years
Wednesday's massive Twitter hack wasn't the first time the platform has grappled with cryptocurrency scams or compromised verified accounts. Far from it.
Someone Mysteriously Sent Almost $1 Billion in Bitcoin
An unknown person or entity just sent a whole lot of money while hiding in plain sight.
Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Ordered Employees to Make Fake Trades, Leaked Documents Show
Canadian exchange Coinsquare was practicing so-called 'wash trading', according to leaked emails, Slack chats, and other files. Generally, wash trading violates securities law.
Someone Mysteriously Paid $2.5M to Send $133 in Cryptocurrency
Was it simply a catastrophically expensive mistake, or something more nefarious? The mining pool is holding on to the fee in case the sender speaks up.
Hackers Plan to Use Stolen Cryptocurrency Exchange Data for SIM Swapping
Coinsquare, the impacted exchange, says a former employee stole the data.
The Instagrammer Stabbed and Robbed After Posting His Lavish Life Online
Kieran Hamilton was the victim of a growing type of crime: burglars targeting people who have uploaded photos of their designer clothes, luxury holidays and sparkly watches.
This Shitty New Cryptocurrency Gains Value Every Time a Coronavirus Victim Dies
Opportunistic developers on 4Chan created 'CoronaCoin' as a way to supposedly "raise awareness" around COVID-19.
SIM-Swapping Indictments Pile Up as Congress Begs the FCC to Do More
Victims and lawmakers say wireless carriers and the Trump FCC aren’t doing enough to protect consumers from the threat of SIM hijacking.