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Don’t Get Scammed by These Fake Crypto Apps on the Google Play Store
Cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity, but as interest increases, so does the creativity of scammers looking to capitalise on a cultural shift in order to rip people off. According to a recent report by Trend Micro’s cybersecurity team, there are now scores of fake crypto mining and wallet apps on the Google Play Store…
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Why NFT Collectibles Are Overhyped
NFTs have become an investing phenomenon, with everything from GIFs to sports highlights selling for millions of dollars. But how much of this is hype — and should we be reassured by celebrity endorsements from Logan Paul, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Rob Gronkwoski and uh… Taco Bell? Here’s a look at why the NFT market…
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You Can Now Buy HTC’s Blockchain Phone With Real Money
Last year HTC announced a blockchain smart phone, the Exodus 1. Pre-orders were subsequently opened in October and surprise! You could only pay for one with cryptocurrency. This limitation may not have worked out so well, because HTC will now take regular old dollars.
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Bitcoin-Stealing Malware Discovered In Popular JavaScript Package Used By The BBC, Microsoft
On November 20, developer Ayrton Sparling posted an issue on the GitHub repo for “event-stream” — a JavaScript package that enjoys 1-1.5 million downloads per week and is used in some rather high-profile projects. The issue, simply titled “I don’t know what to say”, outlined some suspicious behaviour that, after extensive investigation, resulted in the…