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Top crypto tweets of the day – September 3rd

Top crypto tweets of the day - September 3rd

From crypto-currencies to crypto-countries Bitcoin is true from the root About 16% of Americans have used bitcoin and other cryptos How the tides have changed Whale caught DCA’ing  Vitalik responds to circular logic on PoS Can ETH defy the bear market post-merge? Binance’s open interest surges More strong hands in bitcoin  Will 2022 be the […]

How Dogecoin, Shiba Inu whales “perfectly foreshadowed” the current dump

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu whales “perfectly foreshadowed” the current dump

The two largest meme cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, are currently facing a heavy price correction alongside bitcoin and major altcoin. The retracements come just days after both tokens recorded a notable increase in the market price and capitalization, following the rise in whale activities.  SHIB, DOGE spiked as whale volume surge The price of […]

What is Replay Attack? Possible impacts on your Ethereum NFTs & precaution

What is Replay Attack Possible impacts on your NFTs precaution 1

The second largest blockchain Ethereum is now weeks away from the long-awaiting merge. The upcoming update marks the complete transition of the blockchain from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). It is unarguably one of the biggest milestones to happen in the cryptocurrency space, given that Ethereum is among the largest and most pioneering PoW blockchains.  […]

Iran successfully conducts $10 million import using cryptocurrency

Iran bypasses US embargo to import $10 million goods with cryptocurrency

Iran has been under several US economic sanctions since 1979. However, the Iranian government seems to have bypassed the embargo to complete a trade worth millions of dollars using cryptocurrency. The government plans to fully leverage digital currencies to facilitate foreign trades in the future.  Iran set to fund foreign trades with crypto The Iranian […]

Brands caught secretly bribing journalists  for organic exposure

Brands caught secretly bribing journalists for organic exposure

Media outlets or organizations play a significant role in providing information and keeping people updated with relevant changes, whether in cryptocurrency or traditional space. While these organizations are considered powerful tools for disseminating information to a global or selected audience, there’s a serious need to substantiate every media output, if possible. In this era, media […]

Are publications from EverSurf organic or paid content?

Are publications from EverSurf organic or paid content

In the present time, it’s inarguable that “content is king,” and it’s very crucial for different organizations and new businesses to succeed on the internet. In a time where information creation and consumption have rapidly increased, some businesses and digital marketers are trying to exploit the settings by disguising promotional content as organic and unbiased […]

Lesson learned? EthereumMax bleeds 75% since celebrity promoters got sued

Lesson learned? EthereumMax bleeds 75% since celebrity promoters got sued

EthereumMax (EMAX) has become a reminder for every cryptocurrency user to do their research and not invest in any digital asset simply because it was shilled or promoted by a celebrity. EMAX plummets after lawsuit  Based on Ethereum, EMAX was created out of the frenzy in the non-fungible token, decentralized finance, and smart contract market. […]

Largest Monero mining pool is shutting down

Largest Monero mining pool is shutting down

The largest Monero mining pool by hashrate MINEXMR has revealed it will stop operations on August 12th. The news today comes months after the mining pool was bashed for controlling a significant percentage of all mining hashrate on the privacy token blockchain.  MINEXMR Monero mining pool closes During the time of writing, MINEXMR had a […]

US gov’t suspects Kraken of violating sanctions

US gov’t suspects Kraken of violating sanctions

Kraken has become the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States to face enforcement action from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Kraken allegedly served users from Iran, Cuba, Syria The exchange is currently under federal investigation over a suspected violation of the US sanction rule. The exchange is accused of allowing […]

Skycoin a blockchain pioneer falls victims to scammers

Skycoin

Skycoin a Singapore-based firm called was targeted by these evil con artists and is still dealing with the consequences today. After deciding to hire a public relations firm to improve their website and do PR, the project and its co-founder found themselves trapped in a web of extortion, dishonesty, and criminality that most people would […]

Bear market hits harder on Gemini as it dismisses more employees

Bear market hits harder on Gemini as it dismisses more employees

Amid the bear market, popular cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini has reportedly laid off more employees. A source close to the company claimed there would be more reduction in the days ahead due to the exchange’s so-called “extreme cost cutting” plan, TechCrunch reported on Monday.  Gemini targets 800 employee headcount Early in June, the Winklevoss-owned […]

Premint hacked: Hacker steals ~$375k from users

Polygon

The website of Premint, a popular NFT pass platform, was compromised on Sunday, and losses incurred in the incident are estimated at around $375k, according to the security details shared by CertiK.  Premint NFT website breached The hacker(s) reportedly injected a malicious JS file onto the Premint website, which lured unsuspecting users into signing a […]

Experts sense trouble as Coinbase shuts down US affiliate program

Experts sense trouble as Coinbase shuts down US affiliate program

Again, cryptocurrency users and industry experts are sensing troubles ahead for the leading US exchange Coinbase, following recently leaked information that the company has decided to stop its affiliate program in the United States temporarily.  It’s no longer news that Coinbase has been facing headwinds with its global operations amid the bear market. However, the […]

Celo Network crashes shortly after Uniswap v3 launch

Celo Network crashes shortly after Uniswap v3 launch

Celo Network, the global blockchain payments infrastructure for mobile users, is currently stalled. The blockchain has not processed any new transactions in the past eight hours, according to the information available on the network explorer. This happened shortly after Uniswap v3 was deployed on the network.  Celo Network stops block production The Celo team has […]

Charlie Munger: Buying crypto is worthless, and investing in nothing

Munger

In a recent interview, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger slammed cryptocurrencies as “worthless” and “dangerous,” urging investors to avoid them entirely. He compared the crypto industry to a “dirty cesspool,” saying it is full of scams and fraud. He advised people to steer clear of cryptocurrencies, warning that they could lose all their money […]

Hope for depositors? Celsius repays $20 million to Aave

The cryptocurrency loan company Celsius ran into financial problems amid the bear market, and it has since been struggling with operations. Although the firm stands a high chance of pushing for bankruptcy, it’s gradually repaying its debts to decentralized lending protocols, with the latest being Aave. Celsius repays $20 million to Aave Celsius has repaid […]

Crema hackers retain $1.6M after giving back $8M in protocol

Crema hacker returns 8M keeps 1 6M in deal with protocol

Crema hacker who exploited Solana’s liquidity protocol on July 2 was allowed to keep $1.6 million in white hat incentives, but he returned most of the money. The 45,455 Solana (SOL) reward is worth around 16.7 percent of Crema’s lost $9.6 million, forcing the protocol to shut down service. The Crema staff began investigating who […]

FDIC insurance doesn’t protect Voyager against bankruptcy, says MCB

FDIC Insurance doesn’t protect Voyager against bankruptcy, says MCB

Barely two weeks after the operating subsidiary of Voyager issued a notice of default to cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the firm itself has now turned in the towel to bankruptcy. Voyager files for bankruptcy On July 5th, the cryptocurrency asset broker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief with the Southern District Court […]

Graff Diamonds pays $6.3 million in Bitcoin to Russian hackers

Graff

Graff Diamonds paid $6.3 million to Russian hackers after leaking the personal information of world leaders, Hollywood A-listers, and billionaire tycoons on its client list. The hackers made off with 69,000 sensitive documents in a “virtual heist” on the so-called “dark web,” including data on Oprah Winfrey, David Beckham, and Donald Trump. In September of […]

XCarnival suffers $3.8 million hack, offers 1,500 ETH bounty to hacker 

XCarnival suffers $3.8 million hack, offers 1,500 ETH bounty to hacker

NFTs lending platform XCarnival was hacked for over $3 million on June 26, consequently resulting in the suspension of the smart contract. However, the hacker has accepted a bounty offer to return part of the stolen funds. XCarnival recovers half of stolen funds Blockchain security firm PeckShield explained that the hacker manipulated the protocol by […]

Nexo hires Citibank amid market crash for acquisitions advice

Nexo

Crypto financing platform Nexo has engaged Citibank to help it acquire struggling crypto companies during the present market volatility. The company has stated that its robust balance sheet will offer liquidity despite cryptocurrency prices falling. Furthermore, when crypto enterprises go bankrupt, Nexo intends to acquire their assets so that investors can reclaim the money they […]

Best Litecoin Wallets: Security, Ease of Use, Features, and Price

litecoin wallet

There are many different types of wallets that you can use to store your Litecoins. Some are online wallets, some are offline wallets, and others are hardware wallets. You need to choose a wallet that best suits your needs. Some factors to consider when choosing a Litecoin wallet include security, ease of use, features, and […]

How to Survive a Crypto Winter: For penguins

crypto winter

Cryptocurrency prices are affected by the law of demand and supply. As the demand increases, with supply unchanged, the prices go higher. As the supply increases with decreasing demand, the prices fall.   Since Tuesday, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies collapse as investors flee risky assets. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are in freefall as investors flee risky […]

All crypto influencers and Web3 project founders EXPOSED?

All crypto influencers and Web3 project founders EXPOSED?

The cryptocurrency market could be heading down towards the coldest moments as more drama, tension, and FUDs keep sprouting.  In a lengthy thread of tweets, an anonymous Twitter user claimed to have obtained over 100GB worth of Telegram messages of famous crypto influencers plotting rugs, sexual assaults, the assassination of project founders, and even scamming […]

Spanish crypto scammer arrested for $1 billion fraud

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Alleged Crypto scammer detained in Spain Authorities charge him with money laundering and fraud. In Spain, law enforcement agents have arrested a crypto scammer, Santiago Fuentes, who founded and operated a crypto trading firm that was used to defraud over 100,000 people allegedly. The crypto company used for the alleged scam, Arbicorp, is renowned for […]

$1 billion crypto Ponzi scheme operators sentenced in China

prison

Chinese law court has passed a final verdict, sentencing crypto Ponzi scheme operators in jail. The masterminds gained over $1 billion from their WoToken pyramid scheme. Ponzi schemes are one other strategy used by fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting investors of their hard-earn money. Most recently, a group of four persons was sentenced by a Chinese […]

BREAKING NEWS: Polkadot scam currently underway – beware

Polkadot scam image

Polkadot scam giveaway event presented to members of the Official Polkadot Telegram group Polkadot scam victims added to fake Polkadot Event Telegram group Scam giveaway informs victims they will receive three times the amount of DOT they send. DOT is currently priced at $4.12 per unit Polkadot scam currently underway – beware Currently underway, members […]

Solana price analysis: SOL dips to lows of $40.96 after a bearish spell

Solana price analysis: SOL loses value at $47.7 after bearish run

Solana price analysis indicates SOL prices opened the daily chart trading as low as $40.96 and continue to trade in a bearish trend. After the recent market-wide sell-off, the cryptocurrency has not been able to find any buyers at higher levels and has slipped below $45.0.The bears have taken control of the price action and […]

Scammers lure traders with fake LUNA airdrop

Scammers

Scammers are making moves in the crypto market regarding the recent LUNA 2.0 update released days ago. According to several reports, the Terra team will begin sending out a series of LUNA tokens in an airdrop in some hours. However, there has been an update from PeckShield about the recent moves made by malicious actors […]

Crypto exchanges are relisting LUNA after the crash

Crypto exchanges

Crypto exchanges are now taking the bold step of relisting LUNA after it looks like the doom period for the token has passed over. When the token started posting decline runs due to the incident that occurred, crypto exchanges moved to delist it. Although it seemed logical at the period, most of these exchanges said […]

Polkadot price analysis: DOT gains value at $10.10

Polkadot price analysis Price elevates to as bulls continue scoring high

Polkadot price analysis illustrates DOT price market is bullish and the prices are currently up by 4.01 percent. The current trading price is $10.10 after closing yesterday’s chart in a green candlestick. The highest point DOT has reached today is $10.14 and the lowest has been $9.69. The trading volume over a 24-hour period is […]

Unprovoked Attack on LUNA – Inside Job or a Brilliant Villain on the Lose?

luna attack

“At the height of their civilization, the Spartan society functioned astutely and was popular throughout Europe. We still talk about it today because it was a unique experiment that held its own for a long time. However, its inflexibility in the face of a dynamic adversary and internal saboteurs led to its downfall.” – Mitch […]

Cloudflare grants public access to Ethereum and IPFS gateways

Cloudfare

In a recent development, the renowned web infrastructure platform, Cloudflare has issued support for the development and deployment of Ethereum. The platform has issued consumer access via Ethereum and Interplanetary File System (IPFS) Gateways. It is the first time that the platform has made its gateways available to the public. It has been receiving great […]

Dogecoin founder says 95% of cryptocurrencies are ”scam and garbage”

Dogecoin

Billy Marcus, a Dogecoin co-founder, has called 95% of cryptocurrency projects “scams and garbage.” He made this claim in a recent tweet where he urged people to change that. Users blamed Marcus for his lack of attention since he was actually responsible for creating a “worthless” cryptocurrency that generated numerous fraud coins. Marcus receive reactions […]

Post-LUNA Syndrome – Pointing Fingers and Feeling Our Way Forward

luna fall foward rise

Even though token prices have failed to reach the giddy heights of 2021, investment in the blockchain space is on course to break previous all-time highs and attain new levels in 2022. Barring a catastrophic event of the magnitude that led to the great recession of 2008, we are on course for another year of […]

How to Stake ADA

Cardano Price Analysis

Staking involves holding tokens in locked storage for a period of time, whereby those tokens determine active participation in running a decentralized network. The person who stakes a coin is called the staker or validator. Their primary role is proposing amendments to a blockchain and verifying data that blockchain users are adding to the network. […]

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