Ryan Salame wants the world to know he’s not so bad
Salame tried to convince trolls, influencers, and FTX customers that there was more to the FTX/Alameda collapse than met the eye.
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The crypto bets of a16z crumble, early investors still profit
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) sold crypto before the crash, leaving early investors with a return. But its four crypto funds are plummeting.
Take-Two CEO: Crypto and the metaverse probably won’t matter in 5 years
Take-Two chief exec Strauss Zelnick previously said he was into blockchain tech but didn't believe in crypto because of its volatility.
Binance under investigation by US agencies over money laundering
The IRS and DoJ are probing Binance employees for information related to money laundering and tax offences, according to reports.
Microsoft cans Azure Blockchain, pushes users to Ethereum’s ConsenSys
Microsoft says its Azure blockchain-as-a-service product will go kaput in September, giving customers four months to find a replacement.
Major cryptocurrency exchanges rocked by $250B market dump
Crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, and Voyager all confirmed service interruptions as Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped.
South Korea: Bank group warns exchanges over altcoins as traders snub Bitcoin
Bitcoin trade across South Korea's top four exchanges dropped 40% in April, with a raft of smaller cryptos topping volume charts instead.
Kraken hit with IRS move that cracked Swiss bank secrets in 2008
The IRS has already cracked Swiss bank UBS and crypto exchange Coinbase. Now, it's San Francisco-based Kraken's turn.
Gab grapples with 70GB leak, claims hacker demanded Bitcoin ransom
Gab chief exec Andrew Torba says whoever stole 70GB worth of user data, including Donald Trump's, also demanded an enormous Bitcoin ransom.
MarsCoin: Elon Musk accidentally pumped this tiny crypto by 2,000%
With MarsCoin's market value so low, any amount of buying volume had the potential to send the tiny cryptocurrency skyrocketing.