Twitter Hack 2020


Markets

Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says

According to the crypto analytics firm, 2.89 bitcoin associated with Wednesday’s security breach was moved to a Wasabi wallet late last night.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: This Isn't Good for Bitcoin

This week's Twitter hack won't make it easier for the crypto industry to win friends in Washington D.C., with possible implications for DeFi and more. How we talk about events like this matters.

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Blockchain Bites: Binance's Bitcoin Mining, ConsenSys' Legal Trouble and Why Politicians Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin

Binance will consolidate its bitcoin mining, ConsenSys is accused of intellectual property theft and Wonder Woman's illustrator will sell art on Ethereum.

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Tech

Twitter Doesn't Need Web 3.0 to Solve Its Identity Problem

The great Twitter hack does not herald the end of the centralized web. But we need stronger cryptography for social media.

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First Mover: Why Bitcoin Traders Couldn't Give a Sat About the Twitter Hack

Bitcoin barely moved on this week’s Twitter hack. Here's what analysts said about why the attack had so little effect on prices.

Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.

Markets

Twitter Says Hacker Group Targeted 130 Accounts

Those behind Wednesday’s Twitter hack targeted up to 130 accounts and managed to gain full control of a smaller subset.

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What Does the Twitter Hack Mean for Bitcoin? Crypto Reacts

Is the Twitter hack a watershed moment to decentralized social media? Does it reinforce negative stereotypes of Bitcoin only being used in crime? CoinDesk asked crypto luminaries to see what they think.

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Policy

In the Aftermath of Hack, Lawmakers Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin

Lawmakers are calling on Twitter to answer for a hack that shook the platform, focusing on cybersecurity rather than scapegoating cryptocurrencies.

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Market Wrap: What Twitter Hack? Traders Stay Busy Buying Bitcoin at $9,000

Bitcoin suffered a short period of selling in early trading but has bounced back, seemingly immune to Wednesday's Twitter hack.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation

The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm.

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