CoinDesk to stay in New York after Digital Currency Group moves to Connecticut
New York-based Digital Currency Group (DCG) is relocating its offices to Connecticut and plans to create 300 new jobs in the state.
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Right-wing NFT artist says OpenSea, Rarible ban down to ‘political censorship’
Artist Stonetoss accused Opensea and Rarible of 'political censorship' after the platforms nixed his $1.8 million NFT collection.
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Triads, cops still hunt mafia boss who stole $2.6M crypto from Tether trader
A Chinese Triad who kidnapped a Tether trader and beat him with hammers is on the run after pocketing $2.6 million of the victim’s crypto.
This Australian artist ‘right-clicked’ a billion dollars worth of NFTs so you don’t have to
Geoffrey Huntley's homage to The Pirate Bay features just one download link but it gives NFT fans access to nearly 20 terabytes of heisted digital artwork.
Craig Wright used Slack app to threaten expert witness as they testified
The expert in question was giving his opinion on whether around 40 documents submitted by Wright had been forged. His conclusion? They were.
Bitcoin billionaires, a16z threw cash at US Senator before crypto tax vote
Andreessen Horowitz execs gave $25,000 to a US Senator just before she voted on crypto tax rules in the Senate's Infrastructure Bill.
Top Chinese official ousted by Communist Party for supporting crypto mining
China’s Communist Party has kicked out a top official after a probe alleged he'd been promoting crypto mining in the country.
‘Tourist photo studio’ smuggled $237M crypto out of China for Tokyo real estate
The operation allegedly hid deals from China's government via crypto, noticeably in the wake of Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive.
Russia bails out Kazakhstan as Chinese Bitcoin miners suck power grid dry
Kazakhstan has turned to Russian electricity to support displaced Bitcoin miners from China, but the nation will have to pay extra.
Forget Shiba Inu and Dogecoin, these 5 ancient dog coins got there first
Dog coins are all the rage with closet furries and crypto gamblers in 2021, but history tells us this phenomenon is nothing new.