Scammers use encrypted messaging services to sell tutorials on how to steal unemployment from different states for just $50 worth of Bitcoin Scammers are flocking to encrypted messaging to sell fraud tutorials Tutorials on Telegram offer off methods of stealing unemployment They also offer instruction on how to avoid detection The tutorials can be purchased on … Read more
‘This time next year, we’ll be millionaires.’ That was the regular boast of Del Boy to brother Rodney in TV comedy Only Fools And Horses when he had stumbled across ‘the next big thing’. But in recent times such hype has been applied to investing in crypto-currencies – an easy way of turning tech nerds … Read more
Bitcoin’s upcoming halving has led to a surge in interest from investors in the cryptocurrency, with some enthusiasts making wild predictions about how much it could be worth over the next few years. The chief executive of one UK-based bitcoin seller expected to see a surge in demand from investors for the rest of this … Read more
Back in 2018, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have a section dedicated to crypto technology and currencies. ‘This is now a market exploding with ICOs, new currencies daily, technological advancements and a market worth over $550billion. ‘The technology is the biggest technological leap since the founding … Read more
A bitcoin entrepreneur whose wife disappeared in mysterious circumstances is facing five years in jail, accused by the Australian Federal Police of swindling people of their life savings. John Louis Anthony Bigatton is being investigated for money laundering during his time as Australian director of Bitconnect, a failed cryptocurrency trading platform. Mr Bigatton is accused … Read more
In our Money Pit Stop series, we ask an investing expert to give This is Money readers a free portfolio makeover. A young Kent couple are planning for a comfortable retirement, which will include a six-month dream holiday travelling around South America. Andy and Emma meant to take the trip far sooner, but put it … Read more