💉 Telegram verification systems are being used to inject malware. Be careful out there, guys!
These systems are necessary to gate communities for specific sets of subscribers. Unfortunately, hackers are creating their own versions that will place software on your device that can steal your crypto.
Aside from being vigilant, remember to keep the majority of your crypto offline, in hardware or cold wallets.
😴 Welcome to the weekend! Make it a restful one. But what is rest?
There’s some good research that suggests that “constructive” rest, with structured activities, is much more refreshing and better for you than unstructured rest (aka “doing nothing”).
In short, plan something to do in your downtime. Take a walk, meet up with friends, get some exercise, go somewhere interesting. Sitting around watching Netflix all weekend can mean you end up feeling worse and more tired than you did on Friday evening.
🎢 From boom to bust in one move. On December 14, a whale took a daring leap: borrowing $25M USDC on Aave, investing it in Hyperliquid, and opening a long BTC position at an entry price of $101,662.9. When BTC hit a new ATH above $108K, they were sitting on an unrealized profit of over $4.4M. But ambition trumped caution. Today, after a sharp market dip, they faced a $3.75M loss.
This isn’t just a story about money—it’s a lesson in balancing greed and patience, and how easily success can flip into failure. In a world where everyone’s chasing the big win, it’s not just about riding the highs; knowing when to call it a day makes the real champion.
🏴☠ Phishing ads on Google could be putting your assets at risk. In the digital world, where trust is everything, it’s surprisingly easy to get caught out. Fraudulent ads pretending to be Virtuals Protocol can snatch your assets if you connect your wallet and approve a transaction.
Here’s the deal: slow down, double-check those links, and stick with trusted sources. Nobody’s got your back online like you do—stay sharp and keep your assets safe.
😏 BlackRock just stirred the pot by twisting Bitcoin’s core principles. In their educational video, they casually slipped in that there's "no guarantee" the 21 million coin cap will stay. This goes against everything Bitcoin stands for — decentralization and an immutable code.
Crypto enthusiasts are having a field day, calling it classic Wall Street disinfo. So much nonsense in just three minutes. Nice job, BlackRock.
🍀 Crazy luck stories have no end. So. one guy had less than $1,000 yesterday, and today his assets are worth about $3.95M! All thanks to buying 48.02M $UFD for just $712, which then exploded by 5546 times.
But before jumping into risks, please remember: the crypto market offers huge opportunities, but also serious risks. Stories like this are the exception. You could double your investment today and lose it all tomorrow due to volatility or unforeseen events.
👾 Web3 gaming is another massive success story. The sector is set to grow by an absolutely incredible 68% CAGR to 2030, and will potentially be worth $300 billion by the end of the decade.
The intersection between mobile and Web3 is a very promising one, since they’re both major growth areas. I have a feeling that the market is going to reward Web3 game developers enormously in the coming years.
🫠 When you tried to outsmart everyone, but something went wrong... A trader decided to be the first to buy $PENGU, dropping $10,000 the moment the token listed. But due to low liquidity, they ended up with just 78 $PENGU… worth a grand total of $3.
Imagine buying a yacht, only to realize it’s an inflatable raft with a $14 trillion price tag.
📲 Mobile now accounts for over 50% of all gaming, which shows incredible growth in recent years. Mobile now generates over $100 billion in gaming revenues every year.
Not so long ago, mobile was a tiny slice of the gaming market, which was dominated by desktops and consoles. And the trajectory is still upwards – mobile has room to grow.
This is one of the reasons why I’m so bullish on mobile Telegram apps, like Time Farm and the games in its ecosystem.
🇩🇪 Did Germany just learn a valuable lesson? In July, they sold 50,000 seized BTC for $53,000 each, pocketing $2.8 billion. On the surface, a great deal. But today? That could’ve been double. A former finance minister’s recent comment almost feels like a “we could’ve been richer” moment:
It is time to recognize the opportunities of Bitcoin in Germany.
😵💫 17.6% of all Bitcoin is lost forever. Yep, that’s around 3.7 million BTC. Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars vanish due to forgotten keys, lost devices, and, let’s face it, sheer laziness when it comes to security.
These missing coins are a loud reminder: the true value of cryptocurrency is in the responsibility of the owner.
There are no second chances to recover lost access with Bitcoin. It’s both its biggest flaw and greatest strength—a constant reminder that ownership freedom comes with discipline and education.
✨ Crypto is a powerful tool for escaping the debt trap. In a world where millions are stuck in debt just to get access to money, Bitcoin offers real financial freedom. The old banking system locks you in—loans, inflation, and shrinking buying power turn fiat money into a tool for control.
Bitcoin flips the script, giving you independence and protecting your money. No banks, no inflation stealing your value, and anyone, anywhere can jump in.
👨💻 It’s the end of the weekend. Hopefully you’ve had a restful break to recharge before heading back to the daily grind!
In fairness, though, it shouldn’t feel like a grind. If you’re not enjoying your day job, are there options you can explore to start building a career that will make you look forward to getting up in the morning?
Web3 is full of opportunities. Check out LaborX for freelance and full-time vacancies.
😎 Have you heard that Web3 casinos are doing very well out of privacy? Some of them have seen a huge uptick in users as its centralized Web2 counterparts are required to force their players to provide identity documentation.
Whatever you think of gambling, it’s clear that web users want better privacy, and that this is helping to drive a sea-change in Web3 service adoption.
I’m expecting privacy – and the security it brings – to be a major driver for regular users who migrate to blockchain-based platforms.
🎭 Exactly 14 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto made his last post on the Bitcoin forum and vanished without a trace. Imagine if he had stuck around – would it have boosted confidence and sped up the rise of a new financial system? Maybe.
But here’s the thing: His exit was probably the best move for Bitcoin. It went from being tied to one person to being truly decentralized. Bitcoin proved it’s not about one individual – it’s for everyone. That decision helped make BTC timeless and independent.
👷♂️ “Do you want to continue to work for free? Or do you wanna own something where you can build on top of it and you can control the media, you can control your story?”
Jack Dorsey describes the benefits of Web3 at the recent Africa Bitcoin Conference. This is ultimately the message of blockchain. Ownership, agency, freedom.
💰 Bitcoin over gold? Crypto enthusiast Bram Kanstein has thrown out an idea: why not swap some of the Netherlands' gold reserves for Bitcoin and create a national BTC stash? The main argument? Rapid euro inflation undermining the stability of fiat savings.
The proposal challenges the traditional view of gold as the ultimate safe-haven asset. But is the government ready to take such a step? Replacing gold with BTC requires not just financial but also political courage. This decision could set a historic precedent, symbolizing a shift from the old financial system to the new.
💼 Speaking of scams… watch out for low-skilled or unskilled jobs (like data entry) that offer disproportionately high wages. They’re almost certainly fake.
These jobs are advertised on X too. I’ve seen many ads for unskilled work recently that pay many times what you’d expect. That should always be a red flag.
Whether these are clickbait, scams, or drainers, be careful! They’re almost always too good to be true.
⚛️ A lot has been written about quantum computing recently, after Google made a major breakthrough. People have been asking whether crypto will no longer be secure once QC is a reality.
Fortunately, there is a long way to go before that, and plenty of time to prepare. If QC really did threaten crypto’s security, it would be possible to switch to a quantum-resistant algorithm, as Satoshi described.
We’d have much bigger problems to worry about, though. The security of the entire internet (including your online banking passwords) would be compromised too.
🏦 Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, is stepping into the blockchain world by creating its own Ethereum-based L2. But here's the twist: it’s designed to give authorities expanded oversight powers. This made me thinking. Is this a step toward decentralization, or is it using blockchain tech to tighten control?
On one hand, big banks joining the blockchain space could boost its development and bring wider recognition. On the other hand, government oversight on these projects challenges the very idea of decentralization, where freedom and transparency are supposed to be at the core.
😵 Typos can be pricey. One of them led to a phishing attack. The user copied “pudgypenguins[.]com” correctly and meant to add “claim” at the start but skipped the dot. Boo! Redirected to a phishing site. NFTs gone after signing a malicious Blur signature.
Please guys, slow down. Check URLs like your wallet depends on it (because it does), bookmark key sites, and never rush.
💰 Yet someone actually made money on the launch. A trader turned $5.36 million into a profit of $8.36 million in just 20 minutes. Yes, you read that right—$5.36 million. Who in their right mind spends that much on a meme coin? Anyway, here’s what happened: right after $PENGU launched, they dropped 23,742 $SOL ($5.36M) to buy 239.6M $PENGU and then sold it for 60,726 $SOL ($13.72M).
Trading meme coins is always a gamble, though. Just three hours later, the token plummeted 40%. But hey, at least this guy got out in time.
🐲 Wanna hear the biggest crypto crash story you (probably) don’t fully know? Here goes the saga of Su Zhu, the Singaporean entrepreneur and co-founder of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. This crypto legend managed to lose $3 billion in 72 hours. His fund, once hailed as the crown jewel of crypto trading, turned out to be more of a ticking time bomb.
Here’s the playbook: borrow a ton of money, use that to borrow even more, and repeat until… well, you implode. Red flags were waving everywhere—zero risk management, reckless leverage, and transparency that was practically invisible. But hey, when everyone’s busy making money, who has time to notice?
Then came 2022: the LUNA crash followed by BTC’s nosedive. Thousands of people faced massive losses, while Su Zhu? He vanished. Poof. It wasn’t until September 2023 that he reappeared, now under investigation and staring at a potential 10-year prison sentence.
The moral of the story? Playing with leverage isn’t just risky. It’s a great way to lose everything and owe a fortune.
☠ Same old scam trick still working in 2024. A victim lost $45k after entering their seed phrase into a fake Phantom wallet popup from a malicious link promoting a BONK airdrop.
Pro tip: Real airdrops NEVER ask for your seed phrase. Keep that thing OFFLINE. Your key security = your money’s security. Simple as that.
🤯 Michael Saylor now owns 439,000 BTC, more than the official reserves of both China and the US combined. That’s not just an investment. It’s a power move, cementing Saylor as one of the top dogs in crypto.
But wait—doesn’t it feel a bit... off? Bitcoin was supposed to be decentralized, free from government or corporate control. Yet here’s Saylor, holding a chunk so massive it could give anyone a bit of a power trip. Is he the guardian of crypto’s future or just another "centralized" figure we were trying to avoid?
🔥 I gotta talk about Time Farm more! Now, here's a little reminder that if you’ve been away from Time Farm for a week, then your $SECOND might be starting to burn.
Make sure you log in regularly to avoid losing any, and to pick up new $SECOND available! You can use Farmer’s Assistant to automate the process and make it easier.
And if you’re not on Time Farm, then what are you waiting for?
👑 Bitcoin keeps proving it's the king, staying the most profitable major asset in 8 of the last 10 years. It's outperformed everything: stocks, gold, you name it.
It's not just an asset, it's a symbol of a new financial era, totally reshaping how we think about investing. It's already the benchmark for returns, and its growth story shows there’s no other asset quite like it.
🎁 Why not give someone a little crypto for Christmas? It’s a great way to give them “skin in the game”.
You may have talked to people about crypto, but actually owning some changes the way you think. They’re more likely to take an interest and engage with it if they actually hold some.
You can create a paper wallet and transfer a small amount to that address as a safe and easy way to get started. You can also provide instructions for how to download a wallet and import the secret phrase.
📰 It’s amazing how mainstream narratives shift. Not long ago, Bitcoin was considered “bad for the environment”. Now, it’s being positioned as a means of enabling greater clean energy use.
Critically, Bitcoin is helping power the transition to clean energy. It allows solar and wind farms to operate continuously, soaking up spare output profitably when it’s not needed.
It’s a good sign that journalists’ understanding of crypto is finally improving. But it does make you wonder what other mainstream narratives will change in the coming years – both for crypto and elsewhere.
💡I couldn’t agree more with Brian Armstrong’s take on crypto as the future of finance.
Crypto is the only payment rail that checks all 3 boxes: fast, cheap, global. Under 1 second, and 1 cent, anywhere in the world. Like water, payments flow to the path of least resistance.
