(Natural News) Sean Ragan, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent, warned that fraudsters are exploiting the professional networking website LinkedIn to deceive unsuspecting users and lure them into cryptocurrency investment schemes. The fraudsters, who usually pose as professionals, create fake profiles and reach out to LinkedIn users. They initiate small talk over the platform’s chatbox until […]

(Natural News) U.S. stocks may be able to bounce back from a dismal start later this year. But beyond that may be a different story. A Natixis survey of individual investors in 24 countries last year showed that U.S. investors had the highest projections in the group at 17.5 percent annual returns going forward. However, […]

(Natural News) People who lost everything in Terra (UST) and Luna are now contemplating suicide after having their lives ruined by more cryptocurrency scams. On Reddit, one person wrote that his friend and ex-manager of 15 years tried to commit suicide after moving basically all of his life savings to crypto in 2021. “… Luna […]

(Natural News) Just about every cryptocurrency and digital “asset” is taking a nosedive following the collapse of Terra and Luna, a “stablecoin” duo that were supposed to be pegged to the U.S. dollar. Ethereum lost 20 percent of its value in just 24 hours while Bitcoin, the original crypto, plunged by 11.24 percent. Luna, meanwhile, lost […]

(Natural News) As the United States’ inflation soars to record highs, economic experts and analysts believe it is time for people to invest in inflation hedges that can keep their assets from depreciating. In this regard, the best investments people can make right now are precious metals like gold and silver. According to the latest consumer […]

(Natural News) Ethereum, one of the biggest cryptocurrencies after bitcoin, consumes massive amounts of energy to run its network. This is despite efforts from its creators to reduce its energy consumption a few years back. A new report from Digiconomist‘s Ethereum Energy Consumption Index shows that Etherum experienced a massive spike in energy consumption starting […]

(Natural News) Chinese miners are selling out or seeking new markets overseas after local governments in mining hubs in China imposed sweeping bans on cryptocurrency mining. “Many miners are exiting the business to comply with government policies,” said Mike Huang, operator of a crypto mining farm in the southwest province of Sichuan, which is China’s second leading […]

(Natural News) On Monday, June 21. the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slid further after China’s central bank ordered the country’s largest banks and payment processors to play a bigger role in curbing cryptocurrency trading and related activities. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Monday summoned representatives of multiple financial institutions – including […]

(Natural News) The United States Mint delayed pre-sales of its non-circulating silver coins amid a global silver shortage. In a statement on May 27, the bureau said that its supply of silver blanks is not able to keep up with the demand for its coins. “The Mint is being impacted by silver blank shortages among its suppliers. The demand for many […]

(Natural News) The sudden surge in the value of “meme” cryptocurrency dogecoin has raised concerns about a potential bubble in the cryptocurrency market. Starting out as a joke by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, dogecoin was based on the “doge” meme that rose to popularity in 2013. The meme portrays a Shiba Inu dog alongside […]