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Social Media’s Role in Cryptocurrency Scams

[ad_1] The influence of social media and crypto has given rise to a new form of scamming and fraud known as cryptocurrency scams, which have increased in number and severity over the past few years. According to a recent report, nearly $1 billion was lost through cryptocurrency scams in 2021, with an estimated 9 in 10 victims falling prey to fraudsters on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. With cryptocurrencies headed for
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Is Your NFT Investment at Risk? Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission Has Some Words of Warning

[ad_1] The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the financial regulator responsible for overseeing Hong Kong’s securities market, has issued an advisory warning to investors. The notice is about risks associated with purchasing and trading unregulated non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The advisory points out that NFTs do not have any legal protections to help ensure that they can be traded as freely and safely as other assets like stocks
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BNB Price Could Drop 40% Following SEC’s Investigation

[ad_1] On June 7, the price of Binance Coin (BNB) price fell 7.3% to drop below $275, hitting its lowest level in three weeks. In addition, the price of BNB could fall another 25-40% in 2022 as its parent company, Binance, faces allegations of breaching securities rules and laundering billions of dollars in illicit funds for criminals. Binance Is in Hot Water In 2017, Binance raised $15 million in 16
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LINK marines rejoice after Chainlink 2.0 brings a new roadmap and staking

[ad_1] Passive income opportunities are one of the biggest draws in the cryptocurrency ecosystem because it gives investors an easy opportunity to grow their portfolio size regardless of the day-to-day price action.The latest token to get a bump in its price after announcing the upcoming implementation of staking is Chainlink (LINK), the decentralized oracle network that provides important off-chain information needed for the proper functioning of smart contracts. Data from
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Crypto Thief Who Stole $3 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency Arrested

[ad_1] Cryptocurrency scams and thefts have been a frequent occurrence in recent times. In another case of cryptocurrency theft, a man, Zhang Tianzhe, who recently stole crypto assets worth $3 million in a robbery attempt, has been arrested. Zhang Tianzhe broke into a woman's home in California, tied her up with duct tape, and threatened her to transfer millions from her account to his. In the robbery, the 31-year-old Zhang
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Bitcoin Hits 1st Weekly Green Candle in 3 Months – Start of a Bull Run? 

[ad_1] Following a series of bearish trends, this past week saw Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market demonstrate a significant trend reversal by gaining 8% in a short period. After Bitcoin’s decoupling from U.S. equities, the king coin has been attempting to catch up with this relief bounce. Although bitcoin has had a week of volatility, the largest cryptocurrency in the market has recorded its first green weekly in three
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Bitcoin price recovers $31.5K, but traders say ‘scam’ price action will bring more downside

[ad_1] Bitcoin's (BTC) short-term price action has been dominated by whipsaws that trigger around the $31,000 to $32,000 level and the June 6 reversal at this point triggered a quick sell-off that pushed the price down to $29,200. Surprisingly, on June 7, the price rapidly reversed course as Bitcoin rallied back to $31,500, but given the current rejection at this level, traders are likely to proceed cautiously, rather than expect
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Sold your SOL? Solana price eyes 35% jump as two technical signals flip bullish

[ad_1] At least two technical indicators show Solana (SOL) could undergo a sharp price recovery in June, even after the SOL/USD pair's 78.5% year-to-date decline.SOL price nears bullish wedge breakoutFirst, Solana has been painting a "falling wedge" since May, confirmed by its fluctuations inside two descending, converging trendlines. Traditional analysts consider falling wedges as bullish reversal patterns, meaning they resolve after the price breaks above their upper trendlines.As a rule
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Ethereum 2.0 vs. the top Ethereum killers|The Market Report

[ad_1] “The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts give you the details about Ethereum 2.0, its main competitors, and how they differ from each other.To kick things off, we break down the latest news in the markets this week. Here’s what to expect in this week’s markets news breakdown: Bitcoin ‘Bart Simpson’ returns as BTC price dives 7% in hours: Bitcoin (BTC) price
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Coinbase balance drops by 30K BTC as Bitcoin price nurses 6% losses

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) held steady at the June 7 Wall Street open after a night of losses cost bulls heavily.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCoinbase sees conspicuous outflowsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it ranged near $30,000, still down 6% versus its prior highs.After underperforming versus United States equities on June 6, the pair nonetheless managed to avoid falling further in step with stocks. At