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Sewell Setzer III had reportedly spent months using Character.AI to talk to an AI chatbot, becoming obsessed and isolated before his death.
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US government prepares victim notification in Bitfinex hack
The United States government is preparing to notify potential victims of the Bitfinex hack who may advance claims.
Is Binance founder CZ really getting out of prison today?
Disgraced Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao might be released from prison two days early due to a federal rule around weekend releases.
Fake news: SEC thinks NFTs are securities
OpenSea fans claim that SEC commissioners think all NFTs are securities, but like so many fake news events in crypto, it never happened.
Which FTX and Alameda executives are going to prison and when?
Two FTX and Alameda Research executives have been sentenced to prison, two have their sentencings scheduled, and one has pleaded guilty.
— DeFi, Jump Crypto
Jump Crypto liquidates DeFi positions as financial woes stack up
Blockchain researchers are following evidence that suggests Jump liquidated DeFi positions and is sending proceeds to centralized exchanges.
When is Binance founder CZ coming out of prison?
Binance’s CZ won't leave prison on August 30, despite the four-month sentence handed out on April 30. Here’s why he has to wait.
Crypto investors say Bitfinex, like Alameda, had negative balance override
Plaintiffs in a New York lawsuit allege that Bitfinex extended special override privileges to an account that traded a lot of BTC and USDT.
Scoop: California law allows scammer to add six Tether execs to startup
Chinese national Sun Yunfeng lied about Tether execs, including Stuart Hoegner and CFO Giancarlo Devasini, working at his firm.
— Bankman-Fried, FTX
New emails reveal Bankman-Fried family’s role in FTX finances, report
Sam Bankman-Fried's mother, father, and brother reportedly helped advise on and manage the firm's finances, says the Wall Street Journal.