Elon Musk Agrees to Buy Twitter (Again) at Original Price of $44 Billion: Report
Elon Musk has agreed to buy Twitter at his original proposed price of $54.20 per share, or about $44 billion total, Bloomberg reports and the New York Times confirms. Few details are known at this time. Musk is said to have expressed his renewed interest in a letter to the social media giant on the evening of October 3rd and met in court with Twitter representatives the morning of October 4th. Musk began trying to back out of the purchase agreement almost as soon as Twitter accepted it his original offer in April. He accused the platform of misleading or lying to investors about its number of daily active users, saying in May that the deal “cannot move forward” until Twitter proved that less than 5% of users are bots or spam accounts. Advertisement Related Video The Tes...
How Crypto Twitter reacted to Kim Kardashian’s $1.26M SEC fine
The crypto community reacted with a mix of disbelief and amusement after reality star Kim Kardashian was fined for promoting the cryptocurrency EthereumMax (EMAX). The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Kardashian $1.26 million on Oct. 3, for “touting on social media” about the EMAX without disclosing she was paid $250,000 to post about it. Kardashian has neither admitted to nor denied the SEC’s allegations, but settled the charges and agreed to not promote any cryptocurrency assets until 2025. SEC chairman Gary Gensler tweeted the fine was a reminder that celebrity endorsement of investment opportunities doesn’t “mean those investment products are right for all investors.” Today @SECGov, we charged Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting a crypto securi...
Kid Cudi Declares He’s Writing A Memoir
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty It seems that Kid Cudi isn’t pleased with being the center of speculation and beef, so he’s taking control and declaring that he will write a memoir. The Man In The Moon rapper has been active on social media in the past few days, even referring to himself as “the most hated man in Hip-Hop right now.” But in a later post, the artist claimed that he’s going to write his own story. “I’m writing a memoir. I’m finally gonna tell my story. The full story. All real. All honest,” he wrote in a Twitter post last Friday (Sept. 16). Related Stories He continued in another tweet saying that he had actually written a chapter: “Started writing the first chapter of my book. It’s comin together really well. Tellin my s...
Ethereum Merge: Community reacts with memes, GIFs and tributes
It’s been less than a day since Ethereum’s historic transition to proof-of-stake, with most of the crypto community still abuzz with excitement following the successful Merge. On Sept. 15 at 06:42:42 UTC, the last Ethereum block using the old proof-of-work consensus mechanism was mined. Replacing it is an energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Many crypto enthusiasts and climate advocates worldwide have been thrilled by the positive impact it will have on the environment and thus, crypto’s reputation. Others have just been in awe of the technological feat of upgrading an entire blockchain network without any stoppages. Ethereum Ethereum30 minutes ago Now pic.twitter.com/cyQb3pAdtt — WolfOfEthereum.eth ️ (@Crypto_Wolf_Of) September 15, 2022 Uniswap Labs founder and CEO ...
‘Far too easy’ — Crypto researcher’s fake Ponzi raises $100K in hours
Crypto influencer FatManTerra claims to have gathered over $100,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) from crypto investors in an investment scheme that was later revealed as fake. The crypto researcher said he created the fake investment scheme as an experiment and to teach people a lesson about blindly following the investment advice of influencers. The account on Twitter has around 101,100 followers and is mostly known for being a former Terra proponent that now actively speaks out against the project and founder Do Kwon following its $40 billion collapse in May. In a Sept. 5 tweet, FatManTerra told his followers he had “received access to a high-yield BTC farm” by an unnamed fund, and said that people could message him if they wanted-in on the yield farming opportunity. “I’ve maxed ou...
PwC Venezuela Twitter account hacked, attacker shills fake XRP giveaway
An attacker gained access to PwC Venezuela’s Twitter account and has been actively posting cryptocurrency phishing links for the last 8 hours at the time of the writing. Considering that all the tweets posted by the hacker remain active, it is evident that PwC officials are yet to realize the compromise. Investors clicking on the links remain at risk of being defrauded by the hacker. If not mitigated promptly, the threat may be catastrophic, considering that PwC Veleneula’s Twitter currently boasts over 37,000 followers. Cointelegraph has reached out to PwC Venezuela to inform them about the hack. PwC Venezuela has not yet responded to Cointelegraph’s request for comment. Related: Elon Musk-crypto video played on S. Korean govt’s hacked YouTube channel BlueBenx, a Brazilian crypto le...
The Bitcoin bottom — Are we there yet? Analysts discuss the factors impacting BTC price
When Bitcoin was trading above $60,000, the smartest analysts and financial-minded folk told investors that BTC price would never fall below its previous all time high. These same individuals also said $50,000 was a buy the dip opportunity, and then they said $35,000 was a generational buy opportunity. Later on, they also suggested that BTC would never fall under $20,000. Of course, “now” is a great time to buy the dip, and one would think that buying BTC at or under $10,000 would also be the purchase of a lifetime. But by now, all the so-called “experts” have fallen quiet and are nowhere to be seen or heard. So, investors are left to their own devices and thoughts to contemplate whether or not the bottom is in. Should one be patient and wait for the forecast “drop to $10,000” ...
HOV DID: Jay-Z Defends His Billionaire Boss Talk In Rare Twitter Spaces Chat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Kamau / Getty Jay-Z has long ago surpassed the reality of his rough upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y., and now counts himself as one of the few billionaires in the world. In a rare Twitter spaces conversation, Hov defended his billionaire boss talk that peppers his bars of late and framed that the use of the world capitalist is something of an offensive term. In a Twitter Spaces chat hosted by journalist Rob Markman on Wednesday (August 31), Jay-Z was joined by DJ Khaled as the pair discussed the new album, GOD DID, and the title track that had much of the Internet buzzing last week due to the featured verse of the Brooklyn star. Related Stories A snippet of the Twitter chat circulated online and sparked a debate regarding Jay’s flaunting of wealth and ...
It’s Finally Happening: Twitter Confirms It Is Now Testing A Edit Tweet Button Feature
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Twitter has been giving us all the features except the one we wanted until now. The social media network that Elon Musk is trying to bail on confirmed it is working on an edit button. It’s happening. It’s finally happening. The one feature that even Kim Kardashian has been begging for is coming. Twitter announced it is currently testing an “Edit Tweet” button and that it will roll out the feature to Twitter Blue subscribers first in late September. Those with access to the “Edit Tweet” feature can edit a tweet a few times within 30 minutes. Tweets that have been “edited” will have a label, icon, and timestamp so “it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified,” Twitter announced in a blog post. Twitter Explains Why It’s F...
Twitter Releases Edit Button
Share 1 Whatsapp reddit Tweet 0 1Shares Social media platform, Twitter, has finally released its highly requested Edit Tweet feature. This comes after many years of request and it will be available first to some paying Twitter subscribers later in September. According to Twitter, the feature is currently undergoing “internal testing.” .u08af3d3a71d129b6894b4c79e86a5864 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } ...
Crypto Twitter shares security concerns regarding Meta’s recent NFT integration news
On Aug 29, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta announced that its users will now be able to post digital collectibles and Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, across both platforms by simply connecting their digital wallets to either site. We’re introducing the ability to post digital collectibles across @facebook and @instagram. You can now connect your digital wallet to either app to share your #NFTs on both. What NFT are you excited to share? https://t.co/wa2wkWfI7p pic.twitter.com/SlpwAuY02c — Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) August 29, 2022 While Meta’s announcement may have seemed to some like a mass adoption win for some digital asset enthusiasts, not all members of Crypto Twitter were thrilled by the news. Skeptical users took to social media to express concerns surrounding the secu...
Still Not The Edit Button, But Whatever: Twitter Circles Now Available To All Users
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter / Twitter Circles Twitter Circles, the social media’s attempt at a “close friends” feature, is rolling out to all users. If you’re one of those Twitter users who hits the send button on hot takes and controversial opinions, Twitter Circles is for you. The social media company Elon Musk no longer wants to own was testing the feature for quite some time and hoped it would help users feel “more comfortable tweeting and expressing themselves.” Like Instagram’s “close friends,” Twitter Circles allows users to share particular tweets with a smaller circle of up to 150 followers. Twitter hopes the feature will solve the issue of increasing engagement by encouraging people who were afraid of harassment to tweet more because it removes the worry of being r...
