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Hundreds freed from ‘pig-butchering’ compound after victim escapes
Authorities freed over 600 slaves from the Philippine scam center that was forcing victims to carry out 'pig butchering' scams for crypto.
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Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, judge rules
Judge James Mellor has ruled that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto in the six-week COPA v. Wright case.
Bybit and 11 of its products flagged as ‘suspicious’ by Hong Kong regulator
In a statement, Hong Kong regulators said, "no entity in the Bybit group is registered to conduct any 'regulated activity' in Hong Kong.”
El Salvador ends income tax on foreign funds after launching ‘Bitcoin Passport’
El Salvador recently removed income tax on remittances and foreign investments, hoping to stimulate greater investment in the country.
Ethereum’s Dencun causes ‘Blast’ layer 2 outage
Ethereum’s Dencun hard fork caused a block production outage on Pacman’s layer 2, Blast, for an hour today.
Crypto.com fined $3M by Dutch Central Bank over ‘severe’ violations
The Dutch Central Bank fined Crypto.com after the exchange failed to register for two years, breaking money laundering and terrorist financing laws.
Billy McFarland raises just $400 in ETH for Fyre Festival sequel
McFarland spent four years in prison for fraud after disappointing thousands who attended the first Fyre music festival on a private Caribbean island in 2017.
Darkweb drugs site Incognito Market threatens to out users who paid in crypto
Incognito Market says that sensitive information will be published at the end of May, including private messages and order details.
Former CEO of Binance ordered to hand over passports to US
The modified bond requires former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to hand over his passports and keep the US updated on his travels.
Worldcoin fails to shift ban from Spanish court
The Spanish court said Worldcoin made “unsubstantiated assertions” when appealing against the ban that was issued over privacy complaints.