Bitcoin Soars, Altcoins Lag Behind

Bitcoin is hitting record highs, ignoring all the economic doom and gloom. It recently topped $112,000, making investors pretty happy and suggesting the upward trend is still going strong. Even with inflation, rising interest rates, and global tensions, Bitcoin’s popularity as a safe digital asset keeps attracting money. Altcoins: A Different Story But while Bitcoin’s…

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Facebook’s Role in the Zelle Scam Explosion

A new report reveals a shocking connection between Facebook and a massive wave of Zelle payment scams. It turns out that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is unknowingly (or perhaps knowingly) facilitating a huge number of these scams. Meta: The Unwitting (or Willing) Accomplice? According to the report, Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, are responsible for…

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Ackman’s Big Bet: $1 Billion Shift to Amazon

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has made a major shakeup to his portfolio. His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, sold off a significant chunk of its holdings – $1.039 billion worth of Canadian Pacific Railway stock. Goodbye Trains, Hello Amazon This move, which represented 8.7% of Pershing Square’s assets, wasn’t a sign of losing faith in…

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Massive Data Breach Exposes Info of 437,329 Americans

A huge data breach at Ascension, a Missouri-based healthcare company, has exposed the personal information of nearly half a million Americans. The leak includes highly sensitive data, prompting concerns about identity theft and fraud. What Information Was Leaked? The breach involved a “hacking/IT incident,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Ascension confirmed…

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Bitcoin’s Next Big Move: $120,000 or Bust?

Economist and trader Alex Krüger predicts a Bitcoin price surge. He’s forecasting a jump to $120,000 in June, fueled by a significant event. The FTX Factor Krüger believes the upcoming payout of roughly $5 billion to FTX creditors will boost Bitcoin’s price. He thinks this large sum of money will mostly end up back in…

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Busting a Crypto Kingpin: FBI Seizes $24 Million

The FBI and international partners have seized over $24 million in cryptocurrency from a Russian malware mastermind, Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov. Gallyamov is accused of leading the development and distribution of the notorious Qakbot malware. Qakbot: A Malware Empire Qakbot, a sophisticated piece of malware active since 2008, was used to infect computers worldwide. Gallyamov allegedly…

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CZ Fires Back at WSJ’s Crypto Attack

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance’s co-founder, slammed the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for what he calls a biased anti-crypto article, accusing them of using misleading information and negative assumptions. He believes this is part of a larger effort to undermine the US crypto industry. CZ Denies Being a “Fixer” The WSJ article claimed CZ acted as…

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