UAE-based scammer gets 8 years in US prison after forfeiting 151 bitcoin
A Nigerian man known as 'Mr. Woodbery' was forced to give up 151 bitcoin ($4.5M) and must now return $8M in stolen funds to victims.
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What is Craig Wright doing with thousands of crypto patents?
Besides harassing Bitcoin Core developers with lawsuits, Craig Wright has spent the past decade amassing a trove of nearly 4,000 patents.
IT guy jailed for ‘piggybacking’ $390k bitcoin blackmail plot
Ashley Liles was supposed to investigate a 2018 data breach but instead switched the blackmailer's bitcoin wallet address with his own.
BlackRock ETF might open door to institutional shorting of bitcoin
Short-selling shares in a DTC-eligible bitcoin ETF like Blackrock’s will likely become common, considering bitcoin’s volatility.
Man spent 40 bitcoin on hitman to stop teen testifying against him for child porn
The New Jersey man hired a hitman to murder a 13-year-old he exchanged sexual photos with, only to learn his bitcoin went to a scammer.
Brooklyn bitcoin spa leaves crypto watchers hot and bothered
Social media users are split on the idea of a Brooklyn spa using the excess heat produced by its bitcoin mining rigs to heat its pools.
Police tell Bitcoin ATM firm to ‘go to hell,’ take scam victim’s cash from machine
The 82-year-old victim was tricked into putting $15,000 into a bitcoin ATM after clicking a ransomware link while looking for online recipes.
Hacker who stole unreleased Ed Sheeran songs has bitcoin confiscated
A hacker who tried to sell stolen Ed Sheeran songs for crypto will have to hand over the £49,528 worth of bitcoin he made on the dark web.
What are recursive inscriptions on Bitcoin?
Members of the Bitcoin ordinals community are asking about a new generation of on-chain software: What are recursive inscriptions?
Crypto giveaway scam with 1,000+ websites claims to make $5M
Russian-speaking collective Impulse Team relies on subscribers tricking users into depositing bitcoin to win an imaginary crypto prize.