Bitcoin24h $81,161.36-0.21%

Ethereum24h $2,632.74-0.06%

BNB24h $769.81+0.88%

XRP24h $1.41-1.27%

Solana24h $110.44-0.63%

TRON24h $0.3431+1.12%

Zcash24h $1,518.02+2.64%

Hyperliquid24h $93.28+1.24%

Dogecoin24h $0.0874-2.17%

Monero24h $565.53+2.91%

6:06 PM • Feb 11, 2021

—by Protos Staff

Bitcoin giveaway scam ‘Motherload’ steals $1M in one week

Averaged out, these crypto fraudsters have used fake giveaways to steal $1.36 million in Bitcoin every month since August 2020.

3:26 PM • Feb 11, 2021

—by Protos Staff

Newbies pick PayPal, Europol nabs hackers, Tesla whales spooked

25% of new traders plan to use PayPal for crypto [Protos]
Europol smash $100M SIM-swap scam [Protos]
Crypto support heading to Mastercard network [The Block]
Bitcoin volatility spooks Tesla shareholders [Reuters]

9:24 PM • Feb 10, 2021

—by Protos Staff

Beginner Bitcoin: 25% of newbie traders plan to use PayPal for crypto

More than a quarter of future and existing cryptocurrecy investors polled by CivicScience plan on trading digital assets via PayPal.

5:38 PM • Feb 10, 2021

—by Protos Staff

Square lawyers up, Yearn restores $10M, Nigeria closes accounts

Square demands draft Bitcoin whitepapers from Wright [Protos]
Yearn ‘restores’ $10M after flash loan attack [The Block]
Defunct exchange QuadrigaCX has an imposter [CoinDesk]
Nigera Central Bank closes crypto-linked accounts [The Citizen]

3:50 PM • Feb 10, 2021

—by Protos Staff

Europol just dismantled a $100M crypto hacking crew

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Europol noted the arrests sprung from an international investigation into high-profile SIM-swapping cases in the US.