Steroid smuggler must forfeit $9.4M in crypto or face 10 years in prison
UK-based Mohammed Afzal must also hand back $1.3 million worth of property and a Mercedes SUV gained through illegal steroid smuggling.
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Tether sent $1B to UK firm owned by prominent Conservative donor
Through Britannia Financial, financier Julio Herrera Velutini has donated $625,000 to the Tories since Boris Johnson became prime minister.
Data stolen from the British Library is being auctioned for bitcoin on the dark web
Data, including passport details and employment data, was stolen in October and is reportedly being used to blackmail the British Library.
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Crypto pundit Polynya takes aim at ‘cripplingly bad’ monolithic blockchains
There's no point in developing apps for almost every blockchain in the world, said crypto commentator Polynya in a viral post.
A look into Bullish, the crypto exchange buying CoinDesk
Bullish, the crypto exchange funded by EOS creators Block One, has reportedly purchased CoinDesk from DCG in an all-cash deal.
Romanian Hells Angels leader used bitcoin for drugs and murder, Texas jury finds
The Hells Angels leader attempted to order 400kg of cocaine and kill rival gang members using $1M in bitcoin and fiat.
Javier Milei is big on decentralization but does he care about bitcoin?
Javier Milei is being touted as fiercely pro-bitcoin but he's shown just as much support for Ethereum, CoinX, and selling human organs.
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OpenAI chief Sam Altman fired and hired in one weekend
OpenAI’s board ousted Altman on Friday after a breakdown in communication… by Sunday, he was poached by major investor Microsoft.
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Snoop Dogg quits ‘smoke’ amid NFT, edibles launch rumors
Snoop Dogg fans smell a fresh marketing moment after he quits 'smoke' -- perhaps for his recently trademarked edibles and cannabis NFT brand.
Binance named in Hamas warning letter signed by Congress
The letter claims that Hamas targeted exchanges connected to “adversarial jurisdictions," including Garantex, Buy Cash, and Binance.