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Here’s how to check if a Bitcoin address is a scam

[ad_2][ad_1] With the number of bitcoin scams rapidly increasing, there are easy ways to check if a bitcoin address has been reported as being used by scammers, such as in fake bitcoin giveaways. You can also easily report any bitcoin address associated with a scam. Check the “Bitcoin Abuse” database …

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Cryptocurrency firm Ripple sues YouTube for video scam

[ad_2][ad_1] Cryptocurrency firm Ripple is suing YouTube for its “inexplicable failure” to stop scammers from impersonating its CEO. In a complaint filed today, Ripple accused the video platform of selling ads and verifying accounts promoting fake cryptocurrency giveaways, then ignoring complaints about them. Ripple operates an exchange network for the …

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ICOs continue to fail: how not to fall for a scam

[ad_2][ad_1] If you have been trading in cryptocurrency arena in recent years, no doubt you have come across ICO. For those of you who are not aware, an ICO is the initial money offer made by new cryptocurrency projects. Typically, these offers are made through crowdfunding as a means of …

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Cricket South Africa falls short of a $ 70,000 Bitcoin Twitter scam

[ad_2][ad_1] The South African national cricket organization was briefly a victim of Twitter scammers and started offering a fake Bitcoin (BTC) lottery, the Indian newspaper Indian Express reported on January 14. Cricket South Africa (CSA), which has over 1 million followers, has tweeted its alleged early program participation. The staff …

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Bitcoin is the biggest scam in history

[ad_2][ad_1] This is a post by Bill Harris, former CEO of Intuit and founding CEO of PayPal and Personal Capital. I'm tired of saying: "Be careful, it's speculative". So, "Be careful, it's the game of chance". So, "Be careful, it's a bubble". Okay, I'll say it: Bitcoin is a scam. …

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