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Crypto wallets are targeted by a new “stealer” on Mac
New “stealer” malware was spotted this spring. It targets computers running macOS and seeks to steal a lot of information, including cryptocurrency wallets. Its name leaves little doubt as to its targets: computers running macOS. This is what the AMOS malware, an acronym for Atomic macOS Stealer, is aiming for. No need to be perfectly bilingual to guess the purpose of this program: it is to steal information on the victim’s machine.
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'Crypto is dead in America,' says longtime bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya
Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who previously claimed bitcoin has replaced gold and would eventually get to $200,000, now says "crypto is dead in America."
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What’s the History of Bitcoin?
By now, everybody knows that Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency, but many still have no idea just how much it went through to get to where it is today. If you’re interested in getting a firm footing in Bitcoin’s history, then you’ve come to the right place. This will not be yet another overview of how Bitcoin works. If you’re interested in that, head here. Instead, in this post, we’ll cover the highs and the lows of Bitcoin’s history to paint a fuller picture of how crypto’s leading asset began to be considered the world’s leading hedge and store of value.
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3 Environmentalists Fighting Climate Change With Bitcoin
There are hundreds of environmentalists around the world who believe the bitcoin ecosystem could actually help reduce carbon emissions and increase reliance on renewable energy. Renewable energy sources, like wind and solar power, provide inconsistent power to the grids in places like Texas. Bitcoin mining is a flexible load, allowing miners to ramp up and down with the sometimes-unpredictable production schedules of wind and solar.
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Warren Buffet made a huge mistake with Bitcoin, says analyst
Investment legend Warren Buffett's famous statement about Bitcoin being "rat poison squared" is a huge mistake, according to Yashu Gola of Cointelegraph, as he has missed out on a 320,000% return. Another analyst, Alpa Zeta, supports the same idea and explains that a portfolio with even 2.5% Bitcoin has performed 20% better than one without.
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Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data
Fresh data from Glassnode demonstrates that Bitcoin's tickers Lightning Network is significantly cheaper to use than legacy payment networks. The median fee rate, or the cost of sending value across the Lightning Network, is 0.0029%, 1,000 times cheaper than that of MasterCard of Visa payment processors.
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How to hire cryptocurrency developers
First and foremost, you want to make sure your candidates have the necessary skills and experience to work on cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.
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If you thought things couldn't get stupider, someone just held a CO2 reader up to a PC to prove 'bitcoin mining has zero carbon emissions'
No, it's not April 1, it's just stupid.
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Bitcoin is one year away from a major technical event. History suggests the start of another bull run
is nearly a year away from a key technical event — which might be the catalyst for a prolonged climb in the cryptocurrency’s value. In April or May 2024, bitcoin is expected to undergo its next so-called “halving,” though the exact date is not yet known.
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Crypto Space Hit Back at New York Times for Attack on Bitcoin Mining
The New York Times (NYT) is quickly becoming a villain in the sight of crypto fans due to its latest critique on bitcoin mining. The article, they believe, is biased at best, and malicious at worst. In fact, some are now questioning the popular media’s journalistic integrity.
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MicroStrategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin for $23.9M
The company now holds 140,000 bitcoin worth about $4 billion.
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Bitcoin's best quarter in 2 years beats all major indexes in Q1
The cryptocurrency jumped more than 70% in the first three months of the year.
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Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia
Tech chief says the development of chatbots is a more worthwhile use of processing power than crypto mining
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U.S. SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over some crypto products
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc over some of the crypto exchange's products, turning up the heat on the largely unregulated sector.
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Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and other celebrities charged $400,000 for violating disclosure rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities with failing to disclose that they were paid to promote crypto.
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SEC charges Tron founder Justin Sun, celebrities Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul with crypto violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled fraud and unregistered securities charges against crypto founder and Grenadian diplomat Justin Sun, alongside separate violations against the celebrity backers of his Tronix and BitTorrent crypto assets, which included Jake Paul, Lindsay Lohan and Soulja Boy.
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Peter Schiff Criticizes Bitcoin's 20% Surge, Arguing Gold is Still a Better Inflation Hedge
On March 14, 2023, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff posted a tweet about Bitcoin that sparked a debate within the crypto community. Schiff tweeted that Bitcoin had surged by 20% after a long-awaited change in direction from the Federal Reserve, but he also pointed out that gold had only risen by 2.5%. Schiff went on to suggest that the fact that Bitcoin had experienced a larger increase did not mean that it was a better anti-inflation tool than gold.
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When A One-Armed Bandit Stole My Bitcoin
It was the fall of 2008. The iPhone was new, Flo Rida was a musical icon, and everyone under 25 was on Facebook. I was attending Tufts University as a sophomore studying International Relations. Being a lover of history and politics, my plan was to get my degree and find a job with the U.S. state department.
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Bitcoin Soars to Over $23,000 Amidst President Biden's Reassurance of Safe US Banking System
As the world grapples with the news of the recent bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a sudden surge in prices. Despite the collapse of these three major American banks, US President Joe Biden emphasized in a recent speech that the US banking system remains safe and secure.
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Judge still thinks proposed Bankman-Fried bail conditions too lenient
A U.S. judge on Friday said he remained unsatisfied with a proposal to impose tight restrictions on how the indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried communicates with the outside world while free on bail.
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