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2020-04-24 17:39:01 CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News
Coronavirus Is Less Deadly Than We Thought. Is It Time to End the Lockdown?

An antibody test in New York found that 21% of the population has already been infected with the virus. Is it time to lift the lockdowns?

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2020-04-24 17:38:58 CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News
Dow Futures Crawl Higher as Investors Cling to Main Street Cash Infusion

Dow futures pointed to a modestly higher opening as optimism about more federal money outweighed disappointing coronavirus news.

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2020-04-24 17:38:55 CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News
Gamer-Friendly Xbox Promises Next-Gen Games Reveal, Real Soon

Despite coronavirus canceling events and delaying game releases, Xbox head Phil Spencer claims his team is "adapting" and should be fine.

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2020-04-24 17:38:51 CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News
A New Tintin Game is the Nostalgic Action-Adventure We Deserve

Microids is partnering with Moulinsart to develop a brand new action-adventure based on the classic The Adventures of Tintin comic series.

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2020-04-24 15:39:12 CoinDesk
First Mover: Bitcoin Jumps as Fed Assets Top $6.5T and Traders Focus on Halving

Bitcoin has already recovered from its 'Black Thursday' crash and is beating the S&P 500 year to date. Now all eyes turn to the halving. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-04-24 15:39:05 CoinDesk
Bidooh Founders Admit to Cloning Business for Rival Advertising Venture

The founders had used the tech to establish a rival advertising firm, but claimed they'd been "screwed out of" their company. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-04-24 15:38:57 CoinDesk
AVA Labs Will Splash Millions to ‘Brain Merge’ DeFi and Traditional Finance

AVA is already in dialogue with five DeFi projects interested in receiving some of the "many millions" it's making available in grants. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-04-24 15:38:51 CoinDesk
Coinbase Launches Price Oracle Aimed to Reduce Systemic Risk in the DeFi Space

With around a billions dollars locked in decentralized finance projects, the new data feed for cryptocurrency prices is aimed to help keep those funds secure. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-04-24 13:07:25 Bitcoin News Bitcoin Email Scams 2020: Threatening Blackmail Tactics Used to Demand BTC https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bitcoin-blackmail-email-2020-768x432.jpg The number of bitcoin email scams has been growing in 2020 and the authorities… Открыть/Комментировать

2020-04-24 13:07:24 Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Email Scams 2020: Threatening Blackmail Tactics Used to Demand BTC

https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bitcoin-blackmail-email-2020-768x432.jpg The number of bitcoin email scams has been growing in 2020 and the authorities in several countries have warned of new blackmail tactics used in threatening email scams asking for bitcoin. As the world scrambles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, email scams are taking advantage of people’s fear to extort bitcoin. Bitcoin Email Scams 2020The coronavirus crisis has caused a lot of panic and scammers are taking advantage of people’s fear. Those looking to blackmail victims for bitcoin know no borders as bitcoin blackmail email scams have been reported in a growing number of countries.

“Fraudsters are leveraging increased fear and uncertainty during the covid-19 pandemic to steal your money and launder it through the complex cryptocurrency ecosystem,” the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned. The federal agency has seen a rising number of email scams asking for bitcoin payments. Noting that these email scams attempt to blackmail victims using various alarming tactics, the FBI described:

With the advent of covid-19, there is a new twist on this scam. The correspondence claims that the writer will both release your information and infect you and/or your family with coronavirus unless payment is sent to a bitcoin wallet.
https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bitcoin-email-scams-2020-1-1024x576.jpg Sextortion Email Scam ProliferatingBesides the emergence of coronavirus-focused email scams, sextortion email scams asking for bitcoin have also been on the rise in 2020, even though they are not a new tactic. People have shared their stories on social media of receiving bitcoin sextortion emails, such as on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. The U.K. and Canada are among the latest countries to see a rising number of sextortion email scam complaints asking for bitcoin.

With sextortion, scammers threaten to release steamy videos of the victim online. They may claim to have placed malware on a porn website visited by the victim, allowing them to record the target’s screen with a webcam. The blackmail email then requests bitcoin or the steamy videos of the victim would be posted on social media. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Center recently explained:

A common sextortion email claims to have proof of you visiting a pornographic site and requests a bitcoin payment within 24-48 hrs or the content will be shared with your contact list.

In Canada, Halton regional police recently warned of fraudulent emails circulating in Southern Ontario attempting to extort bitcoin from residents. Investigators said that they have received more than 30 complaints about the same email, which reveals the recipients’ current or previous passwords and demands bitcoin. The email threatens to post an explicit video of the recipient online if a bitcoin payment is not made.
https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bitcoin-blackmail-email-scam-2020-1024x576.jpg Bitcoin Email Scams Threatening to Spill ‘Dirty’ SecretsBesides sextortion, a bitcoin blackmail email scam can also threaten to spill the victim’s dirty secrets. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) previously described this email scam tactic: “Someone says they know about an alleged affair, or something else embarrassing to you, and demands payments with bitcoin or another cryptocurre[...]

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