Hey there, young investor! So, you're curious about Bitcoin, huh? Let's break it down. As of October 2024, one Bitcoin (BTC) is worth around $67, 639. 71, up a tiny bit from yesterday. That's after it hit a high of over $73, 000 in March 2024. Pretty impressive, right? Bitcoin's been around since 2
Imagine this: a 25-year-old from Athens, Alabama, gets caught up in a plot to trick the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The plan? Hack into the SEC's X account and post fake news about Bitcoin. In January, this young man, Eric Council Jr. , did just that. He helped some unknown friends hac
Imagine someone sending a fake tweet that makes Bitcoin prices shoot up by over $1, 000 in an instant. That's what happened when a 25-year-old Alabama resident named Eric Council Jr. hacked into the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Twitter account. He posed as the SEC Chair Gary Gensler an
In a recent event, a 25-year-old man from Alabama was arrested and charged for his alleged role in a hack that targeted the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account in early January. The hack, which occurred just before the SEC was due to announce its decision on spot-Bitcoin excha
In Alabama, a man named Eric Council Jr. was recently arrested for his role in a hacking scheme that sent the bitcoin market into a rollercoaster ride. The Justice Department revealed that Council and his accomplices hacked into the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on the X platfor
Imagine this: someone tricks your cell phone provider and takes over your number. Scary, right? This is what's called a SIM swap. Now, let's talk about how this happened to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and how it affected Bitcoin. A clever attacker pulled off a SIM swap to gain cont
Imagine the Trump family getting a massive 75% of the revenue from a new crypto coin project. It’s like they’ve hit the jackpot! The project, called World Liberty Financial, launched this week with a big promise. They plan to raise $300 million by selling tokens worth $1.5 billion. But here’s what’s
World, the startup that once went by Worldcoin, has made some big changes. They've dropped the "coin" from their name and introduced a new iris-scanning device called the Orb. This device is designed to prove that you're a real human, not a bot or AI. The company's co-founder, Alex Blania, explained
A new report from a venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, reveals that crypto usage has hit an all-time high. Over 617 million people worldwide now own cryptocurrencies, and around 30 to 60 million are active users. September saw an impressive 220 million unique crypto addresses, a threefold in
Ever wondered who created Bitcoin? The mystery around Satoshi Nakamoto has fueled a surge in meme tokens named after potential creators. These digital coins, like LEN and SASHA, based on programmer Len Sassaman, are gaining traction. SASHA, inspired by Sassaman's cat, hit a market cap of $418,000 in
