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Laurent Bachelier Identified As Man Who Allegedly Sent $500K To Far-Right Activists Organizing Capitol Protest

Laurent Bachelier Identified As Man Who Allegedly Sent $500K To Far-Right Activists Organizing Capitol Protest

A French computer programmer named Laurent Bachelier allegedly transferred more than $500,000 worth of Bitcoin to far-right activists — funding that was used to send some groups to the protest at the U.S. Capitol last week that ended with an attack on the building — before dying in a suspected suicide. As the Associated Press […]

3y ago

Three People Charged In Massive Bitcoin Twitter Hack That Targeted Notable Users Like Joe Biden & More

Three People Charged In Massive Bitcoin Twitter Hack That Targeted Notable Users Like Joe Biden & More

On Friday, three people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the massive Twitter hack that targeted prominent celebrities and political figures like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and Kanye West to initiate a widespread Bitcoin scam, according to a new report from CNN. Earlier this month, The Inquisitr reported that Twitter had taken […]

3y ago

Andrew Yang Is The Only 2020 Presidential Candidate Accepting Bitcoin Donations

Andrew Yang Is The Only 2020 Presidential Candidate Accepting Bitcoin Donations

As President Donald Trump denounces Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in favor of the U.S. dollar and supporters denounce his lack of vision and blame Jared Kushner, per The Inquisitr, presidential candidate Andrew Yang is accepting Bitcoin donations to his campaign and looking to the cryptocurrency’s future potential. In addition to donations, per Reclaim The Net, […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Denounces Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Community Reacts

Donald Trump Denounces Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Community Reacts

On the day that he hosted a large group of his social media supporters at the White House, President Donald Trump sent a series of tweets about… Bitcoin. “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air,” the president […]

4y ago

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Cleared Of Embezzlement Charges

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Cleared Of Embezzlement Charges

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of Mt. Gox, who was once known as the “Baron of Bitcoin,” was acquitted of all charges against him, except falsifying financial records. Karpeles was found guilty of electronic tampering. For that crime, Karpeles received a suspended two-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The suspended sentence implies that Karpeles may not have to […]

5y ago

Latest Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak Hints At Potential Selling Feature For Cryptocurrency Investors

Latest Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak Hints At Potential Selling Feature For Cryptocurrency Investors

With the Samsung Galaxy S10’s expected February 20 launch date growing closer, more and more details regarding the flagship phone appear to be emerging ahead of its arrival. While last week’s leaks mostly focused on a number of familiar features hinted at in past reports, as previously reported by the Inquisitr, the latest leaks seem […]

5y ago

Troy Woody Arrested: Bitcoin Trader Accused Of Suffocating Girlfriend & Dumping Her Body

Troy Woody Arrested: Bitcoin Trader Accused Of Suffocating Girlfriend & Dumping Her Body

There is video evidence that shows an American bitcoin trader and his business partner loading a box with the naked body of his girlfriend into a taxi and then dumping the box in a nearby river in Manila, Philippines. The Daily Mail says that Troy Woody, Jr., 21, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his […]

5y ago

‘Call Of Duty’ Studio Evacuated Over Bomb Threat Related To Bitcoin Theft Scheme

‘Call Of Duty’ Studio Evacuated Over Bomb Threat Related To Bitcoin Theft Scheme

On Thursday morning, a number of high profile sites in both the United States and Canada were hit with bomb threats, all of which turned out to be fake. As the Inquisitr reported, the ploy was part of a scheme to steal Bitcoin. One of the sites that was hit was the Los Angeles-based Infinity […]

5y ago

Nationwide Spate Of Bomb Threats Is Part Of Plot To Steal Bitcoins, Authorities Say

Nationwide Spate Of Bomb Threats Is Part Of Plot To Steal Bitcoins, Authorities Say

A spate of bomb threats nationwide today that turned out to be fake are related to a plot to steal bitcoins. Many of the emails directed recipients to send a whopping $20,000 worth of the cryptocurrency. The massive tsunami of fake bomb threats widely caused problems in both the United States and Canada today, according […]

5y ago

Bitcoin Scammers On Twitter Hack Target Account And Pose As Elon Musk

Bitcoin Scammers On Twitter Hack Target Account And Pose As Elon Musk

Scammers are using Twitter to run a fraudulent scheme to receive bitcoin payments. USA Today reports that Tuesday saw the latest in a series of hacks on the social media platform. This time, hackers took control of Target’s twitter account, using the big-box retailer’s profile to send out a post with the cryptocurrency scam. Other […]

5y ago

Happy Birthday Bitcoin! Here’s How The Cryptocurrency Became A Mainstream Force In 10 Years

Happy Birthday Bitcoin! Here’s How The Cryptocurrency Became A Mainstream Force In 10 Years

October 31 is commonly known as Halloween, a holiday to celebrate all things spooky. But to an ever-growing number of people, today’s date celebrates another important holiday in the world of digital currency. Halloween 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, Business Insider reported. In 2008, the digital […]

5y ago

Hedge Fund Manager Will Accept Bitcoin Payment For $16 Million NYC Townhouse

Hedge Fund Manager Will Accept Bitcoin Payment For $16 Million NYC Townhouse

Hedge fund manager Roy Niederhoffer is selling his 10,720-square-foot townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for $15.9 million — and he’s willing to accept cash or bitcoin as payment. “I’m a big believer in bitcoin,” Niederhoffer told Bloomberg. “I really am so bullish on it, and I want to own more of it.” Niederhoffer is […]

5y ago

‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Says Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Mother Of All Bubbles’

‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Says Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Mother Of All Bubbles’

Economics professor Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed “Dr. Doom” for his pessimistic economic predictions, said in a prepared statement he will deliver to a congressional committee this week that he believes that cryptocurrencies are the “mother of all bubbles.” Roubini, who teaches at the New York University Stern School of Business, is expected to make his statement […]

5y ago

Cryptocurrency Regulations Should ‘Do No Harm,’ Says CFTC Chair Giancarlo

Cryptocurrency Regulations Should ‘Do No Harm,’ Says CFTC Chair Giancarlo

The federal government should approach regulating cryptocurrencies in the same manner it approached regulating the Internet: By adopting a “do no harm” approach. That’s what J. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, suggested. Giancarlo said this type of cautious approach is necessary in order to prevent inhibiting innovation in the burgeoning […]

5y ago

Bill Cosby Is Not Hiding Millions In Bitcoin, Despite Tabloid Claim That He Is [Debunked]

Bill Cosby Is Not Hiding Millions In Bitcoin, Despite Tabloid Claim That He Is [Debunked]

Celebrity tabloid Radar Online reported that Bill Cosby is hiding around $5 million in Bitcoin to shield it from his creditors, the government, his lawyers, and his wife, should she decide to divorce him in the future. According to experts in Bitcoin and the blockchain, that assertion is not true. There are multiple problems with […]

5y ago

Bank Of America Rumored To Be Going Crypto After Latest Patent Filing

Bank Of America Rumored To Be Going Crypto After Latest Patent Filing

Bank of America (BoA) has quietly been amassing a wealth of blockchain technology patents over the past several years, but it is their most recent filing that has analysts believing that the banking giant may be ready to go crypto in the near future. While no major banks in the U.S. have made any meaningful […]

5y ago

SEC Issues Warning Advising Against Cryptocurrency IRAs

SEC Issues Warning Advising Against Cryptocurrency IRAs

The Security Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning for investors to steer clear from IRAs that are either wholly or partially invested in cryptocurrency if at all possible. As more investors are viewing cryptocurrency as a valid long-term investment instrument and solution to their retirement needs, some investors buying into the hot financial trend […]

5y ago

Experts Claim Decentralized Darknet Markets Will Lead To Unstoppable Clones Of Silk Road

Experts Claim Decentralized Darknet Markets Will Lead To Unstoppable Clones Of Silk Road

If you ask people what one darknet site they know, the most common answer is Silk Road, the site that opened the world to the possibilities of a “mostly unregulated” marketplace, and led to Ross Ulbricht receiving a life sentence in prison. At the time Silk Road launched and became the bogeyman to law enforcement […]

5y ago

‘Bitcoin Maven’ Sentenced To One Year In Federal Prison In Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Money Laundering Case

‘Bitcoin Maven’ Sentenced To One Year In Federal Prison In Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Money Laundering Case

Theresa Lynn Tetley, also as “Bitcoin Maven” or “Bitcoin.Maven,” is a 50-year=old former Southern California stockbroker who became one of the biggest names in the world of Bitcoin, not always for the best reasons. On Localbitcoins.com, Tetley had a 100 percent positive feedback score as a trader on her profile, as well as stating that […]

5y ago

Goldman Sachs CEO Says It Would Be ‘Arrogant’ To Dismiss Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs CEO Says It Would Be ‘Arrogant’ To Dismiss Bitcoin

During a talk at the The Economic Club of New York, CNBC reports, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said that it would be “too arrogant” to dismiss bitcoin. “I’m not in this school of saying… because it’s uncomfortable with me, because it’s unfamiliar, this can’t happen, that’s too arrogant.” Blankfein says, he doesn’t own bitcoin, […]

5y ago

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