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    Crypto Confessions The Shocking 15 Stories that Changed the World
    Crypto Confessions The Shocking 15 Stories that Changed the World
    Crypto Confessions The Shocking 15 Stories that Changed the World
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    Crypto Confessions The Shocking 15 Stories that Changed the World

    By Javed Iqbal

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    With real stories, the world of crypto is explained to you!

    The book describes 15 real stories in a very interesting and engaging way. This eye-opening book will show you the truth behind the crypto world.


    Who can benefit from this book?


    General Public: Anyone with no knowledge and experience.
    YouTubers and Bloggers: Digital Creators can earn millions of dollars by making videos and blogs with its help. You can get assistance but DO NOT COPY AND PASTE MATERIAL to avoid copyright strikes.
    Teachers & Int. Students: Global students can succeed in the crypto space by learning about real problems, risks, successes, and failures in this world.
    Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs will learn how to avoid the mistakes others have made and lose capital.

     

    The book addresses the crypto world's challenges, difficulties, risks, and successes. In the viral true crypto stories, the author revealed some of the following facts:

    • The impact of initiatives that changed ordinary and poor people's lives.
    • Why did people's capital sink, and how did they become rich?
    • How did a poor girl become a millionaire crypto YouTuber?
    • How did a poker player become the owner of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange?
    • How did a fake lover steal his beloved's cryptocurrency?
    • How did the world's first American couple live on Bitcoin for the first 100 days of their marriage?
    • Why was TV star Kim Kardashian penalized with a fine of 1.26 million dollars for promoting a cryptocurrency?
    • What was the reason behind the hacker returning millions of dollars worth of stolen cryptocurrencies?
    • Why did Terra Luna, the Most Successful Currency, Sink and the 500 Billion Crypto Market Crash?
    • How cryptocurrency trading can lead to addiction?
    • How did the wife plan to kill her husband using Bitcoin?
    • How and why did the World's Biggest Bitcoin Heist occur?
    • Why did a computer programmer give 10,000 Bitcoins for just two pizzas? And there is more to mention.

    The manuscript contains a wide range of important events and facts that are crucial to the real world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJaved Iqbal
    Release dateMar 5, 2024
    ISBN9798224696932
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      Crypto Confessions The Shocking 15 Stories that Changed the World - Javed Iqbal

      INTRODUCTION

      The world of crypto has become a reality. From the mysterious origins of Bitcoin to the innovative applications of smart contracts and its connection with modern and surprising automation, it is full of exciting stories and strange events.

      This book contains fifteen (15) real stories providing insight into the modern technology's revolution, opportunities, difficulties, and risks.

      You'll learn about real-life incidents in the history of the cryptocurrency and blockchain field, including the breakthroughs and scandals that shook the sector and its prospects in the future. These events center around visionaries, hackers, and innovators.

      Whether you are a cryptocurrency enthusiast, critic, or spectator, the book has a wealth of helpful information and answers to your queries.

      These are the short descriptions of the facts narrated in the stories:

      Story 01: Bulgarian Crypto Queen fooled millions and disappeared with four billion dollars from the OneCoin Ponzi scheme.

      Story 02: The story highlighted changing aspects of the life of crypto traders when crypto trading becomes a crypto addiction.

      Story 03: On May 22, 2010, Jericho sold two pizzas totalling $41 to Laszlo Hanyecz for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first Bitcoin transaction, establishing Bitcoin Pizza Day.

      Story 04: A fake lover deceives the adoptive girl on the dating app. After stealing all her inherited money, he disconnected all connections.

      Story 05: Changpeng Zhao (CZ) owns the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. His success in life began with a poker game when his friend told him about Bitcoin. He is an expert in coding. The story highlights his achievements.

      Story 06: A woman hired a hitman online to kill her husband and paid him in Bitcoin. The story narrates a deadly Bitcoin transaction:

      Story 07: How a poor girl became a millionaire crypto influencer. She was a health worker but learned trading skills and became a successful consultant.

      Story 08: First-time American newlyweds spent the first 100 days of their marriage using bitcoins in 2013. They made a documentary film, Life on Bitcoin, for which they raised 70 thousand dollars through public donations and sponsorships. Their purpose is to make people aware of the importance of cryptographic technology, especially Bitcoin.

      Story 09: MT. Gox Heist: The biggest theft in cryptocurrency history, 850,000 bitcoins were stolen from the MT Gox exchange during 2011 to 2014. The exchange announced that it had recovered 200,000 bitcoins. However, 650,000 bitcoins could not be located. Mark Karpeles, the owner of the company promised to pay the cash equivalent to the worth of 200,000 bitcoins to the claimants by the end of October 2024.

      Story 10: Father and son find lost bitcoins and make people rich by unlocking their wallet login passwords.

      Story 11: Celebrity Kim Kardashian was fined $1.26 million. She charged for promoting the Ethereum Max token in her Instagram post. Under Kim's persuasion, people invested in the scheme and lost millions of dollars because it was a pump-and-dump scheme.

      Story 12: How did the notorious hacker James Zhong create nine secret accounts and transfer over 50,000 bitcoins via 140 transactions on the dark web?

      Story 13: Do Kwon's Terra Lunna Crash: The lure of huge profits lost $40 billion of investors, and the cryptocurrency market lost over $500. The TerraUST appeared as a stablecoin whose value was pegged to the dollar. Actually, Terra was not linked to the dollar but to its other cryptocurrency, LUNA. When TERRA crashed, it led to LUNA's crash as well.

      Story 14: The video animator failed eight out of ten times to recover his bitcoins. If he fails two more times, he will never get any bitcoins.

      Story 15: Hackers returned millions of dollars’ worth of stolen cryptocurrency to a company after identifying security vulnerabilities. The company gave him the title of Mr. White hat hacker.

      The moral or crux of the story is explained at the end of each story, concluding the narrative for readers.

      Despite their uniqueness, these stories have fundamental importance for the crypto community. It is essential to cover these topics to understand this field.

      Real-life crypto applications are explained in this book. In addition, it describes how to take advantage of it, what steps to take to protect your capital, and what risks to

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