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A fraud tracker says verified Twitter accounts were taken over to send bitcoin spam to Elon Musk"s followers, ahead of his "SNL" appearance

Several social media accounts were taken over to spread cryptocurrency spam.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 8th, 2021

Elon Musk Impostors Score $176K (And Counting) in New Twitter Scams

A number of verified Twitter accounts were hacked to look like Elon Musk's as part of an effort to defraud owners of bitcoin......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskNov 5th, 2018

Musk Impostors Hack Lawmaker, Publisher Accounts in New Crypto Scams

A number of verified Twitter accounts were hacked to look like Elon Musk's as part of an effort to defraud owners of bitcoin......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskNov 5th, 2018

Politician Accounts Hacked By Fake Elon Musk Bitcoin Scam

Hackers gained control of several verified Twitter accounts this month and used them to impersonate Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and scam bitcoin users. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaNov 12th, 2018

Scammers impersonate Elon Musk on Twitter, hack Target in bitcoin fraud

Hackers are perpetuating a scam in which they promise to compensate people with Bitcoin if the victims first send along payments of the crypto.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayNov 13th, 2018

Bitcoin Scams Being Advertised On Twitter Through Fake Elon Musk Profiles And Other Verified Twitter Accounts

Off the back of news that cryptocurrency .....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkNov 13th, 2018

Elon Musk tells his 44.8 million Twitter followers he"s stepping away from the platform "for a while"

Bitcoin, Gamestop, Etsy, a Japanese video game maker and the wrong Clubhouse have all s.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 2nd, 2021

Twitter is locking accounts posing as Elon Musk in an effort to fight cryptocurrency scams

AP Twitter will now automatically lock any non-verified account which changes its display name to Elon Musk. This is an effort to combat a recent proliferation of cryptocurrency sc.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 25th, 2018

CryptoWatch: Posing as Elon Musk nets hacker about $180,000 worth of bitcoin so far

In recent days, enterprising hackers took over several “verified” accounts and tweaked their profiles to look like Elon Musk’s account. They urged user to send a small amount of bitcoin in exchange for more bitcoin to be sent back......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 6th, 2018

Twitter to Limit Recommended Timeline to Verified Users 

Elon Musk’s Twitter appe.....»»

Category: topSource: redherringApr 10th, 2024

Elon Musk Might Reconsider His Stance On Bitcoin Mining, Asks Followers To Help Dogecoin Developers

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO said he had talked with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners. And they might have changed his mind about the environmental impact of bitcoin mining. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 24th, 2021

Elon Musk Threw The DOGE A Bone: What"s Next?

Dogecoin’s (CRYPTO: DOGE) price fell following Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s "Saturday Night Live" appearance on May 8 and faltered again in sympathy with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), after “The Dogefather” announced in a tweet&nb read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 17th, 2021

Bitcoin Charts Recovery As Elon Musk Clarifies Tesla Has Not Sold Any Part Of Its Crypto Holding

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk made it clear on Twitter early Monday that the automaker has not sold any Bitcoin (BTC). read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 17th, 2021

Elon Musk Sets Twitter Ablaze As He Engages In War Of Words With Bitcoin Advocates

A full-scale war of words played out on Sunday on Twitter Inc’s (NYSE: TWTR) social media platform between Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and supporters of read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 17th, 2021

Cryptos: Hours after sparking a cryptocurrency selloff, Elon Musk says Tesla ‘has not sold any bitcoin’

Prices of the leading cryptocurrencies stabilized on Monday as Elon Musk took Twitter to clarify about whether Tesla Inc. had sold or may sell its remaining bitcoin assets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 17th, 2021

Bitcoin tumbles after Musk implies Tesla may sell cryptocurrency

Elon Musk continued to whipsaw the price of bitcoin, briefly sending it to the lowest since February after implying in a Twitter exchange Sunday that Tesla Inc. may.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 16th, 2021

Bitcoin slides after Elon Musk appears to suggest in a tweet that Tesla might dump its holdings of the cryptocurrency

In a Twitter exchange on Sunday, Musk appeared to agree with a user who implied Tesla will dump its bitcoin stake. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Bitcoin slid on Sunday after Elon Musk appeared to say Tesla was .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 16th, 2021

Elon Musk Calls For Carbon Tax, Needs New Government Legislation To Try And Make Tesla Profitable

Between his uncomfortable appearance as the host of Saturday Night Live and the 180 he did on Bitcoin, Elon Musk has been all over the news recently. Exact.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkMay 16th, 2021

What’s REALLY Behind Musk’s Bitcoin U-Turn?

Elon Musk’s sudden u-turn regarding Bitcoin on Twitter – which sent prices plummeting by 15% – could be more of a PR stunt than anything else, says the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial and fintech organ.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkMay 13th, 2021

Crypto bulls challenge Elon Musk"s environmental concerns on bitcoin - but billionaire Mike Novogratz takes a softer stance

The self-proclaimed "Technoking" had only recently agreed with Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, saying bitcoin "incentivizes" renewable energy. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. Win McNamee/Getty Images Crypto fans decried Elon Musk's unex.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 13th, 2021

Cryptos: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to send dogecoin-funded satellite to the moon

Elon Musk may not have sent dogecoin's price to the moon with his "Saturday Night Live" appearance, but his SpaceX will accept the cryptocurrency to fund a lunar mission next year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 9th, 2021