Crypto-pimps are turning refugees into crypto-trading escorts
Journalist Ian Halperin visited crypto conferences and found that escorts are being taught to set up wallets and choose the best coins.
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Uniswap founder trolled for asking devs to contribute to DeFi protocol update
Since teasing a new version of its decentralized exchange protocol, Uniswap has been accused of co-opting the community's open-source ethos.
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Former Tory MP blasted for crypto lobbying side-hustle
A former Boris Johnson campaign manager who chairs the UK's higher education regulator is being questioned over his role in crypto lobbying.
Scoop: European states working with SEC on Binance investigation
Protos has been told that several European countries have been spurred into action after Binance was indicted by the SEC earlier this month.
Exploring the similarities between crypto exchanges Binance and FTX
While the civil charges brought by the SEC against Binance and FTX are unique to each business, there are still some striking similarities.
The Weekend Shift: Tether, Mario Nawfal, Binance
The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend — curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
Here’s what new Tether documents reveal about its reserves
Documents obtained by CoinDesk and Bloomberg shed additional light on Tether reserves, showing the issuers of its commercial paper.
Twitter Spaces host Mario Nawfal’s dubious crypto dealings
Mario Nawfal is one of the most popular Twitter Spaces hosts yet he allegedly operates and promotes dubious crypto schemes.
Binance’s French arm says money laundering raid was ‘regulatory obligation’
Since 2019, France has required crypto firms to register with the country's financial regulator. However, Binance didn’t do this until 2022.
Regulators say crypto lender Abra is insolvent and lied about FTX exposure
Abra has supposedly directed investors to open accounts at Prime Trust, despite the firm lacking a money transmission license in Texas.