Inside job or hack? Crypto reacts to SEC’s fake bitcoin ETF approval
Is the SEC faking a hack to delay a spot bitcoin ETF decision? Crypto sleuths investigate a curiously well-timed spoof.
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Martin Shkreli tells reporter to ‘lick my balls,’ New York cancels his crypto event
Martin Shkreli told a reporter to "lick my balls" before his high school crypto talk was canceled by the New York Department of Education.
Elon Musk promised to fund Dogecoin, now the foundation accounts are overdue
Despite Elon Musk's vocal support, Dogecoin's development efforts have been slow and the foundation now is at risk of dissolution.
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Who is Steve Harrison? The fake HyperVerse CEO unmasked
The fake CEO of crypto scam HyperVerse that lost more than $1B of client funds was a freelance British TV presenter living in Thailand.
Flaws in New York regulator’s BitLicense operation prompt action
The NYDFS took four years to approve a crypto license for one firm, the New York Comptroller found in his report.
Andrew Tate may recover 21 seized bitcoin now worth 88% more
Andrew Tate has won an appeal, forcing a court to reassess $10M in assets seized last year... including 21 bitcoin that's now up 88%.
BitMEX’s bitcoin moon mission could be lost in space after fuel leak
BitMEX paid to place a bitcoin on the Astrobotic flight to the moon, which is also carrying cremated human remains of Star Trek cast members.
Charity worker says bitcoin scam forced him to steal $150K from veterans
Martin J. Svoboda II says he stole from the veterans charity after scammers threatened to post edited nudes unless he paid a bitcoin ransom.
Iranian crypto exchange Bit24 reportedly leaks 230,000 users’ KYC data
Bit24, Iran's fifth-largest crypto exchange, reportedly leaked 230,000 users' KYC data, including ID photos and credit card information.
Former DCG advisor Larry Summers on list of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Harvard friends’
Larry Summers appears in the trove of documents dubbed the 'Epstein List' that names dozens of individuals with ties to the late trafficker.