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Only 9% of Russians actually know anything about Bitcoin

Apr10
by on April 10, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A recent survey conducted by the state-owned Russian public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) has found the country is well acquainted with the term Bitcoin, but lacks a detailed knowledge of cryptocurrency. According to the results, 56 percent of Russians know about Bitcoin and 18 percent have heard of the term. But only nine percent said they have a detailed knowledge of the cryptocurrency. The survey interviewed 1,600 Russians aged 18 and over, via telephone on April 4, 2019. As you might expect, the level of Bitcoin awareness is greatest among younger generations; 67 percent of 18-24 year olds said they…

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CHEAP: Get these excellent Jabra wireless workout earbuds for just $46

Apr10
by on April 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Whether you like to exercise at the gym, at home, or somewhere in the open, it can be tough to find the perfect pair of workout headphones. Your search ends here. Jabra Sport Coach SE Wireless Headphones are on sale for just $46 (a massive 62-percent discount), which means you can get a great bang for your buck. I hate gyms. So whenever I’m not going to my boxing or football sessions, I workout at home, or go for a run, and I like to listen to music or podcasts while I’m at it. And these headphones are perfect for it.…

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Oppo’s new flagship has a 10x optical zoom and a ‘pizza slice’ selfie-camera

Apr10
by on April 10, 2019 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Oppo


After teasing it for a long time, Oppo‘s finally unveiled the first phone under its new flagship series: The Reno. The device’s unique selling point is certainly its camera, which offers a 10x optical zoom – double that of Huawei P30 Pro’s 5x lossless zoom capability. Sadly, Oppo’s new device is available only in China at the moment. Notably, the Reno has a weird pizza slice-shaped popup selfie module to achieve a notch-less screen. This is quite different from the company’s flagship from last year, the Find X, which used a mechanism to slide up the entire frame to reveal the selfie…

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Bitcoin phisher steals $365,000 and 10,000 passwords from dark web users

Apr10
by on April 10, 2019 at 9:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A 37 year-old man in the US has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for fraud in connection with a Bitcoin phishing scheme designed to rob victims of their cryptocurrency. Michael Richo, of New Haven, was also ordered to forfeit $352,000 in cash, various computers and electronic devices, and an assortment of precious coins and metals that he purchased with the proceeds of his offense. Following his release, Richo will be subject to three years of supervised release. Court documents and statements made in court specify that Richo targeted individuals on the dark web with the phishing scheme. He did so…

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Police bust 2 goons linked to $3B OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme

Apr10
by on April 10, 2019 at 8:52 am
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Two men were charged in Singapore today for promoting a cryptocurrency-based multi-level marketing scheme. Local police believe this is the first case of its kind in the country. The perpetrators in question had been promoting the notorious multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme OneCoin, Channel News Asia reports. One of the men was also charged with running a company called One Concept Pte Ltd set up to promote the scheme. Singapore residents that took part in the scheme were sold educational courses and promotional tokens. The scammers claimed the tokens could then be redeemed to “mine” OneCoin. In reality, the tokens couldn’t…

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