News and updates coming in about an hour ago or so indicates that the custodial side of blink wallet  was compromised and funds drained from a number of addresses and they had to pause the service.


Source: https://x.com/blinkbtc/status/2101290680584695956

The team claims that the self custodial wallets were not affected in the attack but it appears that even the self custodial wallets are not able to load/sync properly so users are not able to view balances according to some complaints

If you are one of the Blink wallet users, please check your accounts.

[Dear users of our service!We are working under a new structure.]

There is a rather annoying bumping technique that is starting to become common in the service announcements and exchange boards.

They post the same thing over and over again after just changing a couple of lines, and obviously regardless of the posting gaps. I could simply just report the posts, but I am not sure if it's allowed because it's now a common thing; hence, that's why I seek clarification here.

For example, this thread - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5534449.

Let me quote the last 5 posts of the thread. The red bold part is what keeps changing. The rest is the same

Dear users of our service!
We are working under a new structure.
The risk of AML blocking is approaching zero, but the purity of the coins we accept remains unaffected.
Each user can choose their own liquidity provider.


go to the site >>> CityBitPro

Successful and profitable transactions to all.

To avoid blocking, familiarize yourself with the STOP KYC program.

_________

Feel free to contact our specialists in the online chat.

Dear users of our service!
XMR has once again surpassed the $340 mark.

The risk of AML blocking is approaching zero, but the purity of the coins we accept remains unaffected.
Each user can choose their own liquidity provider.


go to the site >>> CityBitPro

Successful and profitable transactions to all.

To avoid blocking, familiarize yourself with the STOP KYC program.

_________

Feel free to contact our specialists in the online chat.

Dear users of our service!
We accept assets with various risks.

The risk of AML blocking is approaching zero, but the purity of the coins we accept remains unaffected.
Each user can choose their own liquidity provider.


go to the site >>> CityBitPro

Successful and profitable transactions to all.

To avoid blocking, familiarize yourself with the STOP KYC program.

_________

Feel free to contact our specialists in the online chat.

Dear users of our service!
XMR has once again surpassed the $430 mark.

The risk of AML blocking is approaching zero, but the purity of the coins we accept remains unaffected.
Each user can choose their own liquidity provider.


go to the site >>> CityBitPro

Successful and profitable transactions to all.

To avoid blocking, familiarize yourself with the STOP KYC program.

_________

Feel free to contact our specialists in the online chat.

Dear users of our service!
We accept assets with various risks.

The risk of AML blocking is approaching zero, but the purity of the coins we accept remains unaffected.
Each user can choose their own liquidity provider.


go to the site >>> CityBitPro

Successful and profitable transactions to all.

To avoid blocking, familiarize yourself with the STOP KYC program.

_________

Feel free to contact our specialists in the online chat.

Why does the modlog show this inconsistency?
In the screenshot notice line 1 and 5 contain a user ID

Code:

1. Remove topic: ... in topic #5587260 by member #3761342
...
5. Remove topic: . in topic #5589980 by member #3762229

But line 2 and 4 do not contain a user ID, it's just member #0

Code:

2. Remove topic: in topic #5589626 by member #0
...
4. Remove topic: in topic #5590385 by member #0

We shall work with an interest rate of 10%
Loan Amount: $200
Loan Repay Amount: $220
Loan Duration: 1 month
Loan Repay Date: 1st Aug 2026
Collateral: None
USDT Address: TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB
BTC Address: bc1qnvj9m9wy2jyuuxwqg5fajsa45xq7nq2t87tcqz

Lender can also request for alternative payment chain of choice and I will provide the address.

I just bumped onto a validator badge at the bottom left of the forum page today and on clicking on it, it brings some three errors

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer



I don't know much about building websites and I don't have any idea about those validators hence the question. Should we/admin be concerned or it's not that important?

We shall work with an interest rate of 10%
Loan Amount: $290
Loan Repay Amount: $319
Loan Duration: 1 month
Loan Repay Date: 1st May 2026
Collateral: None
USDT Address: TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB
BTC Address: bc1qnvj9m9wy2jyuuxwqg5fajsa45xq7nq2t87tcqz

Lender can also request for alternative payment chain of choice and I will provide the address.

I couldn't help but notice this;





For this, I had to zoom in  


Sorry for being a bit nosy, but what's going on? Is there someone trying to take over your account, and you are fighting back?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1341921

I noticed your email address also changed recently and...
(probably unrelated), what is with the test123 account?

[Calling poor people losers. I hope you get robbed, raped and killed for your beastly behavior...bastard.]

I know this feedback was left a while back by OlegChernenkov who is not on DT on JohnGalt's profile, but I found it unpleasant, though it had no reference link

OlegChernenkov

2025-07-02

Calling poor people losers. I hope you get robbed, raped and killed for your beastly behavior...bastard.

Could this be considered a death threat that can be reported to the mods for action?

I understand Theymos thought some of the factoids we had back then were sort of outdated but couldn't we just remove those that were outdated and kept up with updated versions. I am sure members here would be willing to point out what was outdated and keep the factoids accurate rather than remove the whole thing.

As a newbie back in the day, the factoids fed me/us with some information about Bitcoin, the forum and some amazing facts. I believe most of the newbies are missing this feature. Can we please have it back? I don't think it does any harm to the forum

Every passing day in the present may be an important historic moment tomorrow. Why can't we let the future users know about the historic moments in Bitcoin and the forum for example?

What if a user creates a website and that website hosts a referral link or ref links to other service website(s) and then he comes to the forum and makes most of the posts while linking to the host website only?

Is he going against rule Number 4 or not?

[Loan Amount:]

Loan Amount: 198 USDT
Loan Repay Amount: 218 USDT
Loan Duration: 1 month
Loan Repay Date: 26th October 2025
USDT Address: TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB

Lender can also request for alternative payment chain of choice and I will provide the address.

Signature

Code:

-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
It's Logfiles here on this day of Friday, 26th September 2025. I am signing this message to confirm that I am requesting for the loan to be paid on my usual USDT TRC20 address - TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNATURE-----
Address: bc1q2uyt8qkxmjlc8wnqu33l9y0elre6ysqq9n79ke

HwZ2msHXVbPwvjhs4bOvxmWFaefLFqyfWizDbxQ7vsOCPjADbujHtwPJ9FSrffiT8m5yqFkBsHJVDOh/h5Bh2Ak=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNATURE-----

Edit: for the granted amount and the amount to be repaid.

Are you a Kucoin account holder who hasn't used your Non KYC verified account for a while? Well, I did receive an email in my inbox, and it appears Kucoin is going to start charging a certain fee on dormant accounts that are not verified.

This is how the email reads



If you still have your funds in there, please move them.

I noticed a rather weird pattern of replying done by Desfran and before making any report to the moderators, I wanted to understand what he is trying to do here

Some of the few quoted replies

our content lead ran a ready not early campaign for a wallet. problem: newbies fomo then panic. fix: 5 email primer, dca sim, risk quiz. result: deposits +19 percent, 30d retention +22 percent

growth lead here: we tested cold TG/DM blasts vs tracker + creator + forum combo; blasts looked big on screenshots but converted <0.2% to wallets; CoinGecko/CMC + 3 mid‑tier creators + daily forum replies delivered 4.8% connect→deposit on $9.6k spend

we did similar on NovaHub. problem: spam PMs to tg. solution: report macro, ignore templates, scam wiki, weekly mod sync. result: minus 40 percent PM spam in 14 days, complaints down 35 percent.

we did similar on FluxSwap. problem: shotgun KYC and opaque quotes caused shortfalls and stuck swaps. solution: cap slippage, show risk reasons, auto refund if flagged, prune LPs. result: disputes minus 60 percent, completion plus 22 percent.

we ran a pilot on pulsewin: live props only, pregame model + in-play triggers (xg swing, red card, subs), stake cap 1.5%. problem was tilt on late goals; added 3-bet stop and cashout rule. result: +7.4% roi on 118 bets, max dd 12%

Is this just his way of posting?

His post history - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2933029;sa=showPosts (archive)

[Loan Amount:]

Loan Amount: 50 USDT
Loan Repay Amount: 55 USDT
Loan Duration: 2 weeks
Loan Repay Date: 18th July 2025
USDT Address: TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB

Lender can also request for alternative payment chain of choice and I will provide the address.

Edit:
Signature

Code:

-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hi, it's Logfiles on this day of Friday, 4th July 2025. It's me who had requested for the loan to be paid on my usual USDT TRC20 address - TVDzchrN5v4D38D7tStCz2WhgqpMtnH5uB
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNATURE-----
Address: bc1q2uyt8qkxmjlc8wnqu33l9y0elre6ysqq9n79ke

IH5hNRh9flBL3Tf5m1usIKg3DLE8WflyEw9Qn31GEEcMXYePEtkwQbQrJvaYciikY20neQusHpL6Ar2rRd4JCEA=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNATURE-----

[What happened:]

What happened: Tor_Bit posted an announcement advertising non-kyc-exchanges-torbit.org a scam exchange which is has a lot of people complaining about it. It also appears that the scam has an alternate domain to non-aml-exchanges-torbit.net which is also scamming people

Scam domains:
1. non-aml-exchanges-torbit.net
2. non-kyc-exchanges-torbit.org

Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3681098

Reference Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5528598.0
Archive: https://ninjastic.space/topic/5528598
Negative reviews:

Be careful, this is a SCAM

First, they delayed the exchange until the next day, and then they openly started scamming me into making an additional deposit in order to complete the exchange (I had sent 0.5 ETH, and they asked me to send another 0.5 ETH to complete the transaction).
Message from Tor_Bit support:

“Sorry, the issue was that we are switching to a new payout system, and there is a minimum payout amount. For this type of exchange, the minimum amount was 1 ETH, so your exchange was put on hold.”

“You need to send a payment of 0.5 ETH to this address 0x. After the transaction is confirmed, you will receive XMR at your address.”

However, just 20 minutes before this exchange, I had successfully completed another exchange with them for a smaller amount, and there were no issues.

I asked for a refund, and they said it would be processed within 3–7 days (!), which I highly doubt.
Avoid this service at all costs — SCAM.

100% SCAM
"The minimum amount is not reached, you need to pay us more"

1. https://kurs.expert/ru/obmennik/non-kyc-exchanges-torbit-org/feedbacks.html
2. https://forum.bits.media/index.php?/topic/238026-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%8B-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7-kyc-%D0%B8-aml-non-kyc-exchanges-torbitorg/page/2/
3. https://antiswap.io/exchanger/TorBit-otzyvy?type=negative


Trust flag - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=3406

[bald]

This has got me scratching my bald head for a while now  
Why is it not possible to undo smiley or BB codes that one may have clicked on accidentally in a post they are trying to create? With CTRL+Z It's sort of convenient, you know, especially if you have been used to typing in different sorts of apps on PC.

Was the undo (CTRL+Z) option disabled on purpose? Or can our script guy (PowerGlove) make some patch?  

[What happened:]

What happened: User @USDT Staking was attempting to advertise his Ponzi scheme on the trading discussion board by pretending to be asking options through polls

Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3697417

Reference Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535990.0
Archived: https://ninjastic.space/topic/5535990

Scam website: https://usdt-staking.cc
Archived: https://archive.ph/2Jhjm

Screenshots showing unrealistic returns:





Additional Notes:
A scheme making a guaranteed 20% profit per day of one's deposit is unsustainable and should be avoided

Flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=3389

[Forum member username]

I could definitely not be the only one who noticed/notices this every day

For example, when you load the forum's home page. It shows different forum boards and under each main board there is a preview of "Last post by <Forum member username>
in Re: <Topic title... >"
Interestingly, when you click on the topic link in the preview, you expect to directly load the last post/reply of the topic, but sometimes you instead get redirected into a different topic page (usually in the middle) away from the last reply

Sometimes it does the expected (redirecting to the last post/reply of the topic)and it makes me wonder why it behaves like that.
I noticed the link is usually different when you get redirected somewhere else. Let's use Speculation (Altcoins)as an example.
The last post is by @RewFrew



The link appears like this
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5530354.msg64695108;boardseen#new

Clicking on it takes me to the first page instead of the last reply

Under normal circumstances, the link appears like this
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5530354.msg65150849#new

[Market order.]

When trading, I know many traders ignore the difference between value of coins sold/bought using Market order vs Limit orders. The idea is that the difference is in most times negligible especially if the order is not so big. But it looks like some exchanges are taking advantage of this. Yes, they know that most traders ignore that small details

OKX for example is doing something so diabolical!

The other day, I wanted to make a small sell order of APT. It was supposed to be a quick sale, so I opted for market sell order. To my surprise, the value I was to get was to be less by $4. Yes, it seems small, but for a $78 order that's huge. Imagine if it was $780, that would be more than $40 difference.

So when I switched back to the limit order option, it was about $78

Here are the screenshots for clarity

Market order. Notice the Market price or even the top first buy order in the order book and the maximum sell amount (74.14 USDT)



Sell limit order. At 5.987 That would be 5.987×13.0479 = 78.118 USDT



This post is to alert you about how this exchanges can cheat you if you are not observant. On top of the trading fees and withdrawal fees, they want to take a huge percentage of your funds

The dip is happening folks. Losses are going to take place, liquidations are going to happen as well, some bearish chaps who shorted are going to have some profits. All in all,

1. Watch your trades
2. Manage your open position risks whenever you can.
3. Take profits if you can
4. It might be a good opportunity to buy the dip for the spot traders and bullish guys.

Happy Trading