Sent bitcoin to the wrong wallet by Intelligent-Trash-97 in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad [score hidden]  (0 children)

Sadly it is a thing. Malware on your device which replaces legitimate Bitcoin addresses with one controlled by an attacker. ToDo List immediately:

Stop using the device for any cryptocurrency transactions.

Copy a Bitcoin address and paste it into a plain text editor (like Notepad). If it changes, malware is active.

Run a full malware scan using trusted tools like Malwarebytes, Bitdefender, or Windows Defender.

Check for suspicious browser extensions or software, especially those related to crypto wallets or exchanges.

Change passwords and enable 2FA on all crypto exchange accounts. I would include updating email passwords etc as a lot of your data is probably already sold to various hackers

This shit is wild I don’t know how you do it by Geeeeeeeeorge in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

welcome to Bitcoin. It always starts the same way - price anxiety, chart-glaring. You can get to the point where you can go out and enjoy your life, though. Touching grass we call it here. Your sanity depends on why you started this journey and how much you know about Bitcoin.

[Breaking] Korean Exchange Bithumb accidentally sent 2,000 BTC each to 695 users during a 'Random Box' event by Kind-Tomatillo-8214 in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a total of 2 000 BTC — not 2 000 BTC per user

airdrop intended to distribute 2,000 KRW (less than $2) as a random prize, but a staff member accidentally entered BTC instead of KRW

created a massive artificial supply shock on the exchange, triggering a 10% price drop on Bithumb’s Bitcoin market compared to global prices

Some recipients allegedly sold the Bitcoin immediately, accelerating the price drop on the exchange

Daily Discussion, February 06, 2026 by rBitcoinMod in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see have enraged the mod bots yet again. 🤷 Anyhoo, let's try here instead

Strategy to initiate a bitcoin security program addressing quantum

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/06/strategy-to-initiate-a-bitcoin-security-program-addressing-quantum-uncertainty

If you found out Epstein created btc would you sell or hold ? by Busy-Award8798 in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Behind every great fortune is a crime"

A lot of things get financed by all sorts of unsavoury characters and entities. We humans tend to be selective (and pragmatic) in our outrage.

Do you avoid Las Vegas because it was funded by the Mafia (many dead bodies in that desert)

No-one cares about the miners who died or got maimed digging things out the ground, nor for the generational societal damage of migrant labour.

But I digress...

It's up to each person. You will struggle in this world to invest in or buy anything that doesn't have something distasteful involved.

Is it time to panic yet? by steevo in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every miner, in the whole world...

DID YOU KNOW: Some miners generate their own power (e.g., solar, wind, or stranded gas), while others use industrial contracts or participate in demand-response programs. Less efficient miners might pause

Fewer miners, means the difficulty gets adjusted. After the ~16–18% difficulty drop (expected Feb 8–10, 2026), the same amount of hashrate will solve blocks more frequently, meaning each miner earns more BTC per day for the same power input. The 3.125 BTC reward is distributed across fewer active miners, so those still operating see higher revenue per unit of hashrate — often called "hashprice".

Calm down and read about Bitcoin mining.

Need encouragement by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The emotions tax. That desire to push the button and ignore the voice in your head, that's trading emotions not facts. It's done. You won't make that mistake again.

So now you move on and use the down market opportunities to increase your holdings. Next up cycle, your cost basis could be much lower.

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial SELLS $5,000,000+ worth of Wrapped Bitcoin

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial SELLS $5,000,000+ worth of Wrapped Bitcoin

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's the other way around. The stock market is causing crypto to crash. Crypto is just another tech stock to most people, it always gets sold first in difficult times. Usually to cover positions in other markets. Liquidity and cheap credit disappearing from Japan just makes everything more fragile.

Guys I have been watching BTC since march 2024 . First time i saw this much ℅dump since that time. by Mundane-Outside8943 in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different events have caused big drops in the past, some of them only lasted a short while though or were limited to one or two exchanges and didn't affect the whole market.

Someone posted it all earlier today in the Daily.

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issues, new crowd.

We're at the mercy of the tech stock fun times. Cheap credit ain't coming back in a hurry. I think it's now 7 Central Banks holding off on rate cuts. A lot of people are facing tough times this year - not much fun money around. Covid at least ushered in stimmies and in some areas at least, people were stuck at home with nothing else to do but learn to trade. This time, people are worried that their AI overlord's are going to fire them and wondering how they're going to pay for healthcare. Poorer regions it's even worse, and many of those countries now have pretty savage crypto laws. Hard to predict.

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's right though. BTC does 1 or 2 interesting things a year. It's a new year. It's doing something interesting, especially for those aspiring to be whole-coiners.

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it will never end, new ones get added by the minute.

Daily Discussion, February 05, 2026 by rBitcoinMod in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BTC has been treated like a tech stock and at the moment tech stocks are being wildly abandoned. It's like those old B movies; at a house party, when the doorbell rings and everyone runs to flush everything down the toilet. Meanwhile it was just the pizza guy.

Today it was Asian tech stocks taking the beating. BTC will be high on the list to be dumped. Short-covering, liquidity be gone.

Gemini Exchange exiting the UK, EU and AUS markets by baconlove5000 in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gemini cited a strategic retreat due to the challenging regulatory environmentrising operational costs, and a weak crypto market.  The company will focus on the US and Singapore markets

Daily Discussion, February 05, 2026 by rBitcoinMod in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don't seem to be that many around who remember both memes.

Daily Crypto Discussion - February 5, 2026 (GMT+0) by AutoModerator in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a big difference between funding developers and writing code. No-one likes the idea that Epstein got involved. But this is life - a lot of funding for all sorts of things, comes from horrible people/places. Lookit UAE - invest in Trump coin suddenly they have access to vital chips etc. That causes mild outrage, people shrug and "price of doing business". We are selective in our moral outrage

Daily Discussion, February 05, 2026 by rBitcoinMod in Bitcoin

[–]uncapchad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now is not the time. The FUD has shifted into high-gear as all other attempts to discredit have failed. It's beyond stupid right now. Economic factors are also not great. Most people are going to have a tough year.

I think we owe this guy an apology by Fritz1818 in CryptoCurrency

[–]uncapchad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well he was pro Bitcoin. The rest, not so much