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While scammers take advantage of celebrities’ names without them knowing about this, some of the stars willingly take part in fraudulent projects. Thus, a famous US rapper known as T.I. agreed to pay a fine amounting to $75,000 for promoting a fraudulent ICO.

A multinational payment bull MasterCard offers a virtual platform to test the potential of central bank digital currency (CBDC). The company wants to help central banks globally that are planning to develop, analyze and explore their state-backed virtual currencies.

American online video-sharing platform YouTube has banned the channel of another popular cryptocurrency enthusiast.

Phishing attacks have been a widespread tool for stealing and misusing people’s credentials. Now, they have penetrated the cryptocurrency industry, mostly to get access and steal the users’ funds.

Twitter seems to be still vulnerable to hacks. A group of cyberattackers under the name ‘John Wick’ have gained access to the account of India’s Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Damodardas Modi and used it to promote a fake cryptocurrency schema.

Crypto Education’s platform, Learning Crypto Ltd, has announced that they recently achieved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation status for their cryptocurrency training courses.

After the news that fraudsters use Binance to launder stolen cryptocurrency funds, the exchange decided to take action to stop such activity. They have established a strong cybersecurity alliance.

Leading cryptocurrency-based sportsbook Sportsbet.io has signed a one-year contract with Southampton Football Club to be the new main club shirt branding partner, replacing its former Chinese partner LD Sports.

YouTube seems to proceed with its Crypto Purge as another blockchain and cryptocurrency channel was blocked for 3 days citing “promotion of illegal activity”. On the other hand, the platform often allows cryptocurrency scams, demonstrating that its security policy has a breach.