

If you’re someone who regularly watches cryptocurrency talking heads on YouTube, the algorithm probably suggested that you watch the video shown in the screenshot below:
It’s a scam.
I’ll explain below.
For starters, the video, which purports to be a live interview with Ethereum creator (and son of one of my contacts from my Toronto days) Vitalik Buterin, is actually a “live” rebroadcast of an actual Coinbase video from last November:
That year-old video is embedded in coin-ether.net’s video to give it an air of legitimacy in the hopes that you’ll suspend your critical thinking and fall for their “giveaway” offer:
Here’s the “giveaway”: Send at least 0.5 ETH (US $4203.30 as I write this) to their wallet address, and they’ll immediately send double that amount to your wallet. And in case you don’t know what “times two” means, they explain it to you very clearly:
This is a psychological trick: it’s all about getting you to think of all that sweet Ethereum that could be sitting in your wallet — if you’d just point your browser at coin-ether.net and send them your ETH!
If you do a WHOIS on the domain coin-ether.net, you’ll get these tidbits of information that should trigger your “scammy sense”:
That’s right — this domain was born yesterday (at the time of writing), and its owners are hoping you were born yesterday, too!
coin-ether.net’s maps to the IP address 185.178.208.138, which is located in Rostov Oblast, located in the Southern Federal District of Russia.
If you go to coin-ether.net and scroll to the bottom of the page, you’ll see a constantly-updated table of transfers that purport to show people sending them some ETH and then getting double that amount in return.
It’s fake.
A simple “view source” of coin-ether.net’s home page shows that one of its imported scripts is something called table.js.
If you view the source of table.js, you’ll find that its purpose is to repeatedly call a function named createTableItem()
, which creates tables containing randomly-generated Ethereum addresses and amounts in exchanges that always happen “right now”:
const createTableItem = () => {
let inputValue = randomInteger(1, 100) + "." + randomString(1, "123456789");
let outputValue = ++inputValue * 2;
let txFIn = inputValue / 1000;
let txFOut = outputValue / 1000;
let cutWallet = BaseWallet.slice(0, 7) + "..."
let item = document.createElement("div");
item.className = "table_item ";
item.innerHTML = `<table>
<tr class="table_item-top">
<td>${randomString(7) + "..."}</td>
<td>${randomString(6, "123456789")}</td>
<td>${cutWallet}</td>
<td>OUT</td>
<td>${"0x" + randomString(5) + "..."}</td>
<td>right now</td>
<td>${outputValue + " ETH"}</td>
<td>${txFOut.toFixed(3)}</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table_item-apply">
<td class="left"></td>
<td ><img src="./images/Apply.png" alt="apply" /></td>
<td class="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="table_item-bottom">
<td>${randomString(7) + "..."}</td>
<td>${randomString(6, "123456789")}</td>
<td>${"0x" + randomString(5) + "..."}</td>
<td> IN</td>
<td>${cutWallet}</td>
<td>right now</td>
<td>${inputValue + " ETH"}</td>
<td>${txFIn.toFixed(3)}</td>
</tr>
</table>`;
var first = table.childNodes[0];
let last = table.lastChild;
table.insertBefore(item, first);
let itemsCount = table.children.length;
if (itemsCount > 3) {
table.removeChild(last);
}
};
They didn’t hide it very well — even a student in their first week of a coding bootcamp would be able to find it.
Why would anyone simply give you double the money you give them?
There’s a lot of opportunity in crypto, but coin-ether.net ain’t it. Don’t fall for the scam!
Once again, it’s time to list Tampa Bay podcasts that you, the Global Nerdy reader, might find informative, interesting, and illuminating!
In the last list, I listed the podcasts from longest-running to newest. This time, I’m listing them in order from most new podcasts. They are:
And now, the podcasts…
Space and Things is the newest podcast on this list, and it’s about…well, you get three guesses. Just read its name.
Space and Things features two hosts:
Here are Space and Things’ podcasts since the last time I did a roundup of Tampa Bay podcasts:
At the time I’m writing this, The 6 Figure Developer — hosted by John Callaway, Clayton Hunt, and Jon Ash — has posted 217 episodes. It’s…
…a show dedicated to helping developers to grow their career. Topics include Test Driven Development, Clean Code, Professionalism, Entrepreneurship, as well as the latest and greatest programming languages and concepts.
Here are The 6 Figure Developer’s podcasts since the last time I did a roundup of Tampa Bay podcasts:
Of the podcasts in this roundup, Thunder Nerds — “A conversation with the people behind the technology, that love what they do… and do tech good” — has been around the longest, with 289 episodes to date. You’ve probably seen the hosts at local meetups and conferences; they’re Frederick Philip Von Weiss and Brian Hinton.
Thunder Nerds is sponsored by a company that’s near and dear to me, Auth0! That’s partly because they have a great authentication, authorization, and identity service, and partly because I work there in my role as a Senior Developer Advocate!
Here are Thunder Nerds’ podcasts since the last time I did a roundup of Tampa Bay podcasts:
The Mike Dominick Show is hosted by Mike Dominick, the CEO and founder of The Mad Botter INC, and has an open source focus.
Here are the most the three most recent Mike Dominick Show podcasts:
Friends That Code is hosted by Mike Traverso, whom locals may know from the Tampa Bay Google Developers Group meetup and other Google-y events. In this podcast, he showcases…
…some amazing people I know that just happen to write code for a living. Whether they started off intending to code or just happened into it, we get to hear about the types of people you’ll meet, things you’ll get to do, jobs you’ll have along the way, and advice from some awesome coders along the way!
Here are the most the three most recent Friends That Code podcasts:
My favorite take on Facebook-the-company renaming itself as “Meta” is the comment pictured above, which just happened to be posted to Facebook:
The whole Meta thing has the same energy as that one kid in grade school who spent like two months trying to make everyone call him Optimus Prime or something
Here’s your weekly list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events — plus a little area tech news — for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 1 through Sunday, November 7, 2021.
This is a weekly service from Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy! For the past four years, I’ve been compiling a list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events happening in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. There’s a lot going on in our scene here in “The Other Bay Area, on the Other West Coast”!
As far as event types go, this list casts a rather wide net. It includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under the category of:
By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.
This list includes in-person events as well as online events. The COVID-19 numbers are dropping sharply, but be smart and responsible — get your shots, mask up in crowds, and we can get back to what passes for normal sooner!
I try to keep this list up-to-date. I add new events as soon as I hear about them, so be sure to check this page often!
Coachieve | Entrepreneur Crash Course – Tampa | Visit site for details |
Career Success Coffee Talk – Tampa Bay | Rise and Grind! Monday Coffee — Let’s Talk Career Success! | 9:00 AM |
Option Trading Strategies (Tampa Bay area) Meetup Group | Option Trading Strategies Meetup (Online) | 11:00 AM |
Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | In person at Fords Garage St Pete | 11:00 AM |
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday & Wednesday | 11:30 AM |
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || What Tech Career Is Right For Me? | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | “Automating Your Business” with Tracy Ingram | 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro to HTML & CSS: Build Your Own Website | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group | Virtual Writing Get Downs | 6:00 PM |
Thoughtful Writing | Philosophy in Writing | 6:00 PM |
Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
Tampa Tabletop | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Open Painting at Warehouse 51 | 6:00 PM |
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [FR]DDHC-XGE-01 Rats of Waterdeep – DM Carson (Tier 1) | 6:00 PM |
Critical Hit Games | Heavy/Euro Board Game Night | 6:00 PM |
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene | 7:00 PM |
Toastmasters Division E | Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 | 7:00 PM |
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group | FREE Texas Holdem Poker Tournaments at Fireside Lounge & Billiards 7 PM Start | 7:00 PM |
Tampa Hackerspace | Make and Take Kiln Fired Pinch and Coil Pots (Week 3 of 4) | 7:00 PM |
Nerdbrew Events | Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
Toastmasters District 48 | Failure Isn’t the Opposite of Success…It’s a Part of It at South Tampa TM! | 7:00 PM |
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar | UX/UI Design: Creating a Design System | 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT |
Thinkful Tampa | Careers in Tech | Thinkful Webinar | UX/UI Design: Creating a Design System | 8:00 PM |
Tampa Real Estate Investors Official Meetup Group | Introductory Meetup Mondays 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET Online Meeting | 8:00 PM |
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center | Doing Business with Hillsborough County | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
Chris Krimitsos | Florida Bitcoin and Blockchain Summit | Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT |
Disrupt the Bay | Disrupt the Bay 2021 | 9:00 AM |
Tampa Artificial Intelligence Meetup | Disrupt The Bay 2021 | 9:00 AM |
TampaBay Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology Meetup | Disrupt The Bay 2021 | 9:00 AM |
Power Business Networking | Power Business Networking Thursday 11:45 am 2021 11 04 | 11:45 AM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || UX/UI Design: Wireframes and Prototypes | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
Chainlink and Polkadot | Decentralizing CeFi | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
Chainlink Miami: Connected Smart Contracts | Decentralizing CeFi | 2:00 PM |
Florida Center for Creative Photography | FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 44. Solitude | 5:00 PM |
Indienomicon | Armed Forces Jam 2021 | Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Data Analytics: Tools of the Trade | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
New Port Richey Options And Derivatives Trading Meetup Group | October Squawk Box | 6:00 PM |
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour- Meet Up | After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Food provided by 3C’s Catering | 6:00 PM |
Pasco Options And Derivatives Trading Meetup Group | Monthly Squawk Box Futures and Options Educational Meeting | 6:00 PM |
Orlando Unity Developers Group | 🚨 Armed Forces Jam 2021 – 📅 Nov 4-7th 👀 | 6:00 PM |
Ladies Connect! | Jw Lobby Bar mixer | 6:00 PM |
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Barrel & Bean Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Pinellas County | FREE Networking Event | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Disrupt The Bay | Disrupt the Bay VIP Party | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Code For Orlando | Community Action Night: Let’s Taco About Civic Tech Projects | 7:00 PM |
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida | Bitcoiners of SWFL – Fort Myers Forum | 7:00 PM |
Drupal User Group of Tampa Bay (Meeting in person again) | Drupal Live Forum / Q&A | 7:00 PM |
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | THURSDAY Game Night @ de Bine Brewing Co. | 7:00 PM |
Tampa Hackerspace | Make a LED Edge Lit Name Plaque (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color | Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color | 7:00 PM |
Entrepreneurs with ADHD | Webinar: The basics of a social media strategy | 7:00 PM |
Wordier Than Thou Meetup for Writers and Book Lovers | Tell-Tale Tassels: An Evening of Poe-Inspired Cabaret | 7:00 PM |
Tampa Hackerspace | Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | Dive Bar of the Month: Emerald Bar | 7:00 PM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro To Data Analytics: Tableau Basics | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EST |
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | Shut Up & Write! – November 7th at the Station House in St Pete | 10:00 AM |
Tampa Japanese Meetup | Orlando Japan Festival | 11:00 AM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Free Crash Course: JavaScript Fundamentals | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST |
Orlando Urban Professional Meetup Group | OUP Social Sunday Brunch! | 12:00 PM |
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime | FLGC SinC Local Author Signing Meet & Greet with Books at Park Place | 1:00 PM |
Toastmasters, Division D | Weekend Toastmasters | 3:00 PM |
The Historical History Book Club | Book Discussion: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi | 5:30 PM |
Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro To Data Analytics: Excel Basics | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
Geekocracy! | Marvels the Eternals | 7:00 PM |
Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!
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