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Interpol is working closely with cybersecurity firm, Trend Micro to mitigate the risks of cryptojacking affecting people across South-East Asia. According to its report, released on 8 January, 2020 the combined efforts have helped to reduce crypto-jacking in the region by 78%. https://soundcloud.com/sophossecurity/naked-security-podcast-epsidode-1 A Positive Step
Bitcoin
If you want to buy Bitcoin in Nigeria, you first need to choose a cryptocurrency exchange to buy coins from. This might seem simple. However, not every cryptocurrency exchange is created equal. There are increasing numbers of fake cryptocurrency exchanges targeting Nigerians. To make matters worse, some exchanges reserve the
Bitcoin
“Should I invest in cryptocurrency?” It’s a question almost every Nigerian is asking. Ten years ago, after all, investing $100 in Bitcoin would have made you a multimillionaire by now. Sadly investing today is a lot more high-risk. Are you considering investing in cryptocurrency in 2020? If so, you
Bitcoin
Bitcoin continued to blaze forward and set record high prices, following heightened US and Iran tensions The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose from $8,080 above $8,400 before corrective action took place. 2020 Highs for the Apex Cryptocurrency 2020 price records were set by Bitcoin after Iranial missiles were
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Bitcoin is approaching key psychological barriers at $8,000. Bitcoin prices rise by 4.06% at $7,861. Other cryptocurrencies have experienced rising prices over the same period. Buy Orders Gain Momentum While Bitcoin rose by 4.06%, Ethereum went up 1.36% at $142.38 and XRP 9.27%
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Rising uncertainty surrounding the USA and Iran has contributed to heightened bids for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency could soon rise above the resistance of $7,580. This would confirm a short-term bullish breakout. Bitcoin Reacts to US and Iran Tension The cryptocurrency is currently at $7,532. Prices are up 10%
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An anonymous bitcoiner has petitioned the Unicode Consortium – the official organization in charge of creating emoji sets for iOS and Andriod devices, to add the Bitcoin "₿" to the list of emojis/currency symbols. The petition which was posted on Change.org is yet to take off but has
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With only a few days left until the new year, Venezuela and Argentina experience record high Bitcoin trading volumes. Bitcoin Trading Volumes Pass $24 Million Bitcoin trading volumes increase in the nations as a result of inflationary pressure of fiat-currency and ineffective policies set by central banks. In Venezuela, over
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YouTube cryptocurrency videos were deleted by the Google-owned platform this week. YouTubers received notifications earlier this week. They were informed that their videos violated the terms of service of the platform. Youtube Calls Cryptocurrency Videos Deletion a Mistake The change seemed to hit smaller outlets and websites concentrating on material
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Days after video platform YouTube was accused of shadow banning and removing crypto content, the Google-owned platform has responded to crypto YouTubers describing the incident as an error. Notably, Carl The Moon (@themooncarl) - a crypto YouTuber posted an official reply from @TeamYouTube on Twitter. It reads: “Hey there, this
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Billionaire businessman and owner of the NBA team, Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban says that he keeps a small amount of BTC. This may come as a surprise to many as he often publicly states his critics of Bitcoin. Mark Cuban Invested in Bitcoin Cuban has $549 worth of Bitcoin which
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It was the night before Christmas. Bitcoin rises in price. Crypto analysts are trading in peace then suddenly, Youtubers realise that YouTube had removed their videos on cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Cardano, IOTA, and others) from its platform. Youtube Purge of Cryptocurrency Videos At least six cryptocurrency YouTube channels report that their