The first Bitcoin I had acquired was through faucets, but that was back in 2013-14, so that's out of the question. However, the most I acquired mainly derived from signature campaigns here, mining (through Nicehash) and occasional trading.

Your best bet would be a signature campaign, doing tasks that pay in Bitcoin, or if you're up for a challenge, short trading.

Wasn't aware that the embargo with Russia was still holding strong, wasn't that imposed quite a few years ago? Anyway, I'm now seeing that it dropped even further, down to $66 per barrel, it's a significant drop from the $80 range. Despite the massive drop in prices, the prices in pumps are yet to change here, in Greece, possibly trying to sell as much stock as possible, which was bought at a significantly higher price.

That was the main reason I created a new email, quite a few years ago, and is now my main one. There are little accounts that I frequently use, associated with the old email, while I've proceeded and changed the password in most of them. It's just startled me to receive such a text message on my phone, I don't recall adding it back then, because I possibly had an older number. I must have added it a few months ago, in an attempt to retrieve my old Coinbase account, in case it had any funds deposited.

Hello there,

I was trying to access Yieldwatch today, but their website won't budge today, it's not loading any data. Thus, I proceeded to use Growing.fi instead. However, it was showing some crazy high balance, which alarmed me, at first, I misinterpreted the comma, but it is indeed showing $500k.



I'm feeling something is off, why isn't Yieldwatch showing me these stupid Tokens and Growing.fi is? From where is it getting its data? At first, I was startled, I don't recall signing up for any airdrops, there's no absolute way I've acquired any other coins myself.




My first thought was to look them up on BscScan, nothing showed up of course, with alarms ringing in my head. Accessed their website, which looks like a basic scam template, made to look good, but it's exactly what everyone uses. Pressing the "Get Airdrop" button on their website, prompts you to connect your wallet. It's pretty safe to say that you should NEVER by any means connect your wallet to any unknown source.

Is this a new type of scam going on? It's the first time I'm seeing it, why is Growing.fi showing these coins? Is it indirectly contributing to such scams?

Thank you for sharing this guide, never knew that such feature was actually provided by Google. It claims that I've got 12 compromised passwords, while a handful of reused passwords. Fortunately, the compromised ones weren't on any significant website, however, I'll need to start updating my passwords, just to be on the safe side.

I've changed most of them, at least the important ones, such as PayPal and Amazon, not sure if I've left anything useful there, except some email/shop subscriptions. The only one I haven't changed is Bitcointalk, because it firstly flags your account that the email has been changed, and secondly, because I've quite recently changed the password here, while I've also done it in the past, so there's no risk involved.

Yeah, my childhood/teenage mistakes. It's one of the first emails I created and used daily for most of my signups. I submitted it on the website a previous poster mentioned, and it has been pwned multiple times, it's associated with more than 12-14 data leaks. I've changed my password since then, obviously. My guess is that they're trying to see if they can gain access to popular websites, especially those that are financial institutions.

What I'm afraid of is that distance will stop being a barrier anymore. While that's a great thing, some of its characteristics could be adverse. Schools in remote areas could work via e-learning platforms, in order to cut down costs of running and maintaining schools for only a few students (something which is very common here in Greece, in rural areas or villages). In the workplace, employers could also benefit by cutting operational costs and having their employees work from home, with reduced pay.

On top of that, it could severely promote home isolation for many.

Thank you for all your responses, I appreciate each and every one of you for spending time to reply here. Okay, now I have both good and bad news. Firstly, starting with the bad news, my first assumption was correct, it's pretty safe to say that I've been pwned and some data of mine have been breached (see attached photo).


The good news, however, is that it's by an old email address, which I rarely use now, but does indeed still feature some websites I still use (such as Bitcointalk, old Coinbase account, Blockchain.com wallets). It's safe to say, that I need to take some precautions, despite the associated email address being old.

I received the following text on my phone yesterday, which alarmed me. I have a Coinbase account but never actually use it, however, that's not the case. How the heck did I receive this message? My main concern isn't the Coinbase account, but the probability of having a data breach, which could potentially be used as a gateway to other accounts.

Could it be a random coincidence, is there a way to see my recent login locations on Coinbase?

It was kind of expected that fuel prices would crash during the pandemic, let's keep in mind that most countries had quarantine measures in place. However, when that ended, I never expected such rise, in such a small period. On the other hand, I wasn't surprised that fuel prices rose, since oil companies were trying to recoup their losses, but honestly, I've never seen gas costing 1.82€/liter, for regular unleaded.

It even went down further, yesterday if I'm not mistaken, below $70, at approximately $68-$69. However, we're yet to see any difference in gasoline prices here, at least where I live. My best guess is that there are still reserves bought at a higher price.

No quarantine measures have taken place in Greece either, despite the increasing number of cases, however, I believe that fuel prices will slowly subside, due to the new variant.

Volatility is a double-edged sword, it can be both negative and positive at the same time. It's definitely considered a high-risk investment, using your own salary, which you worked for. As I've previously mentioned, it's best if used aside with available fiat currency, that way, you won't run out of money in case the market is bearish.

Just keep in mind, there's a high chance your salary could potentially generate more money doing nothing.

Metamask and Trustwallet might be decentralized, but I wouldn't trust them for long-term holding. On the one hand, there are plenty of instances of phising attempts, one of which almost got me. Also, it's fully online and directly connected to the internet, I don't have much knowledge or background about them, but I'm against using them for holding cryptocurrency.

I've only started using them because I'm staking cryptos on several platforms, through the Binance Smart Chain.

Exchanges should only be used when you're actively trading, not for long term holding or generally storing crypto. I've seen hardware wallets start at approximately $120-150, if I am not mistaken, it's a petty amount if you're holding long term, large amounts of Bitcoin. I'm currently using a simple Electrum, offline wallet, stored on my daily usage laptop.

Definitely don't store significant amounts of crypto on an exchange. Reputable or not, there's always a slim chance that it gets compromised/hacked. Unless you're planning yo trade on a daily basis, or want the option of turning them into fiat at any possible time.

 Hardware wallets are definitely the safest option, without costing too much. They are certainly worthy if you're holding large amounts of crypto.

We can't handle so much isolation, especially if you're living alone, it must be detrimental. However, I don't believe that we'll ever have so much free time in our lifetime ever again. Due to social and quarantine measures, most of us stayed home, killing time and doing nothing (myself included). Likewise, I regret not making this time worthwhile, by learning a third language, by developing a new skill, or even going cycling on a daily basis.

On the other hand, due to my university online classes, I completed my degree a lot quicker and a lot more versatile. I didn't have to commute from home to university, saving a lot of time and stress, especially when I was working.

Yup, I was also tremendously surprised too but on the other hand, I kind of expected it. Austria has already imposed a full lockdown, Germany is possibly going that way too, and especially now with the new virus strain, it's definitely going to crash even further. I use my car on a daily basis (university, work, groceries etc.), spending more than 120 euros per month just on petrol, it's way too much.

There hasn't been any change in fuel prices in the past 1-2 weeks, here in Greece. However, I've observed a downward trend on Crude Oil, which is rapidly losing in value, closing at approximately $73/barrel. Are we coming to an end, regarding tremendously expensive fuel prices? Lets shall wait and see, in the near future.

https://www.investing.com/commodities/brent-oil

P.S I'm now reading that its drop is possibly caused by the new Covid-19 virus strain, which is threatening the oil demand.

https://www.ft.com/content/8e13522e-70e0-462a-bf15-476c9e0a0cec

That's what I meant, but phrased it differently, you'll need to have some kind of balance in fiat currency, in order to spend throughout the month. Receiving your salary in Bitcoin is an investment, your own salary could actually be generating more money, without too much effort. However, it sounds like too much of a risk to me, and would personally avoid it.