YouTube channels hacked and rebranded for live-streaming crypto scams

A new report shared by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) highlights an ongoing phishing campaign against YouTube creators, typically resulting in the compromise and sale of channels for broadcasting cryptocurrency scams. The TAG attributes the attacks to a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum, who hack the creator’s channel by offering fake collaboration opportunities. Once hijacked, the YouTube […]

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Mike Novogratz: $XRP Community ‘Damn Resilient’ in the Face of SEC’s Lawsuit

Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz  says a “new phenomenon” of community resilience has led XRP’s price to triple despite an ongoing lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Former hedge fund manager Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, “a diversified financial services and investment management innovator in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sector.” Novogratz, who founded […]

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Bitcoin ETF Launched: 3 Things You Must Know

After years of waiting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally approved the first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) to list on the US stock exchange. The listing also turned out to be hit as investors demand poured in quickly. But, What Is a Bitcoin ETF? And, What Are the Difference Between Spot and Futures ETFs? A Bitcoin ETF is […]

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US CFTC Grants Its Biggest Award to a Single Whistleblower to Date

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted its biggest award to date to a single whistleblower of nearly $200 million. According to the press release, the individual contributed ‘significantly’ with critical information that led to a successful enforcement action of two related cases by a US federal regulator and a foreign one. In fact, the whistleblower provided information that […]

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NFT studio Mojito completes $20M seed round with help from Sotheby's

NFT development studio Mojito announced Friday that they have raised $20M in seed funding from a number of investors, including internationally known auction house Sotheby’s. According to an announcement published in Forbes, Sotheby’s auction house in partnership with Future Perfect Ventures, Creative Artists Agency and NEA’s Connect Ventures, contributed to the round at Mojito’s estimated value of $100 Million. The […]

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Bitcoin: Every sat matters

The smallest individual unit in Bitcoin is often called the “satoshi” or the “sat” for short. This is in homage to bitcoin’s creator: Satoshi Nakamoto. Does every sat matter if not every sat can be used equally on the network? In BTC, there is actually a notion that some sats matter less than others; that some deserve to be transacted […]

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