Bitcoin (BTC) grew to account for about 1.7% of global money, a figure that includes aggregate M2 money supply data for all major fiat currencies, the largest minor currencies, and gold’s market cap, according to River, a Bitcoin financial services company. “In 16 years, Bitcoin went up to 1.7% of global money,” River said. The company weighed Bitcoin’s market cap …
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A ticket-reselling operation used a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmaster’s security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions, federal regulators said Monday. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the operation used illicit software that masked IP addresses, as well as …
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Do not lose your account — what to know. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Republished on August 18 with a new warning for Google users about the risks in their Gmail address and what they should do to secure their accounts. Google has confirmed that Gmail attacks are surging, as hackers steal passwords to gain access to accounts. This also …
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Do not lose your account — what to know. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Republished on August 17 with new Gmail hacking warning. Google has confirmed that Gmail attacks are surging, as hackers steal passwords to gain access to accounts. This also means a surge in “suspicious sign in prevented” emails, Google’s warning that “it recently blocked an attempt to …
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Do not lose your account — what to know. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Google has confirmed that Gmail attacks are surging, as hackers steal passwords to gain access to accounts. This also means a surge in “suspicious sign in prevented” emails, Google’s warning that “it recently blocked an attempt to access your account.” Attackers know this — that Gmail …
Read More »White House makes risky changes to retirement accounts TheStreet DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE ASSETS FOR 401(K) INVESTORS The White House (.gov) Trump 401k changes: What to know NBC News Trump’s 401(k) order offers retirement savers crypto, private assets, but also higher fees and more risk Reuters Trump 401(k) order may expand risky retirement savings options Newsday Source link
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US President Donald Trump is pushing to make it easier for Americans to use retirement savings to invest in cryptocurrencies, private equity, property, gold and other kinds of non-traditional assets. On Thursday, he ordered regulators to look for ways to change rules that might discourage employers from including such offerings in workplace retirement accounts, known in the US as 401ks. …
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How to recover your hacked Google account. Getty Images Update, August 4, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google confirms account hacking spike and issues guidance for attack recovery to impacted users. Google has confirmed that there has been a massive spike in the …
Read More »Instagram is no longer allowing public accounts to go live if they have less than 1,000 followers. Users have been reporting over the past few days that their accounts aren’t eligible for Live broadcast on the app anymore. “We changed the requirements to use this feature,” reads the notice that pops up when people try to host a livestream broadcast …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday likened the Trump accounts created by Republicans’ massive new domestic policy law to “a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” Democrats are already launching political attacks. Bessent was discussing the Trump accounts at a Breitbart policy panel. The federal government will contribute $1,000 into these new tax-deferred investment accounts for US …
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