Twitter Hack 2020

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.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jul 17, 2020 at 4:31 p.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2020

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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.

By Preston J. Byrne

Jul 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2020

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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.

By Bradley Keoun Omkar Godbole

Jul 17, 2020 at 12:24 p.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2020

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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.

By Paddy Baker

Jul 17, 2020 at 8:50 a.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2020

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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.

By Vinamrata Chaturvedi Daniel Kuhn

Jul 16, 2020 at 10:24 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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Congress

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.

By Benjamin Powers Nikhilesh De

Jul 16, 2020 at 9:53 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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Markets

Dogecoin

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.

By Daniel Cawrey

Jul 16, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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Twitter

Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation

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

By Danny Nelson Nikhilesh De

Jul 16, 2020 at 8:01 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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Scams

Maybe It Wasn’t About the Money - Few People Fell for Twitter Hack, Data Indicates

While the crypto wallets associated with the scam registered over 400 transactions, the attackers seem to have made away with a relatively small haul.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Jul 16, 2020 at 7:46 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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