Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak is known to have taken on YouTube over a Bitcoin scam where individuals lost significant sums of money, and his fight for justice continues. One of the scams involved a deepfake video of
Donald Trump promoting Bitcoin.
YouTube's handling of Bitcoin scams has been criticized, particularly in situations where misleading imagery was deployed. In response to a community backlash, YouTube reinstated 'BTC Sessions', a popular Bitcoin education channel.
Wozniak has accused YouTube of ignoring fraudulent Bitcoin promotions and allowing scams to proliferate. A deepfake scam targeted at Wozniak and a Bitcoin scam led a Brazilian Youtuber star to be hospitalized.
Ripple has also warned of scams on YouTube where hijacked channels mimic official accounts.
Bitcoin's market dynamics have been closely observed, with a surge in value to near $110K, closely tracking U.S jobs beat, making the chances of a Fed rate cut less likely. Meanwhile,
cryptocurrency education and adoption are being furthered by various entities including Ben Perrin, who was initially suspended by Youtube and Bitcoin-focused TAO Alpha, which appointed a YouTube personality as a strategist.
The rising interest in cryptocurrency has also evoked inquisitiveness in Bitcoin's origin, a theme explored by a
New documentary about Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. Social platforms are also increasingly investing in Bitcoin; for instance,
Rumble, a YouTube competitor allocated $20 Million to Bitcoin as part of its treasury strategy. Interestingly, the fluctuations and milestone events in Bitcoin’s journey are being closely tracked and celebrated by the global Bitcoin community.
In the backdrop of this,
Bitcoin scams, fraudulent activities, and misuse of high-profile personalities using AI technologies like deepfake have been a constant concern. Matters have been complicated by instances where popular YouTube channels have been hacked and misused for promoting Bitcoin scams.
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