Block whistleblower says firm ignored compliance, allowed terror groups
Transactions from Jack Dorsey's Block, Cash App, and Square are reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors over compliance lapses.
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DeFi lender Pike Finance loses $1.9M to two hacks in less than a week
Pike Finance paused its protocol when it lost $300,000, however, this opened up a new vulnerability that cost it $1.6 million four days later.
— FTX, Patrick Gruhn
Former FTX exec pays $1.5M for watch worn by Titanic’s richest passenger
Former FTX exec Patrick Gruhn paid $1.5 million for the watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV during the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912.
Roger Ver arrested for tax fraud while promoting Bitcoin book
Within four weeks of publishing his first full-length book on Bitcoin’s history, Spanish authorities arrested Roger Ver for tax fraud.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison following his guilty plea for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
Hacker jailed for blackmailing therapy patients for bitcoin
The Finnish hacker responsible for blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patients for more than $500,000 in bitcoin was jailed for six years.
Justin Sun’s empire crumbles as USDD depegs again
Sun's USDD is meant to stay priced at a dollar via a series of algorithmic mechanisms but it's deviated 3% and currently trades for $0.97.
Dune Analytics X account hijacked to shill airdrop
Dune said its account was compromised for 90 minutes during which time it posted a fake airdrop that was live for just a quarter of an hour.
CZ to be sentenced in the US today — what to expect
Estimates for the prison sentence that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will receive today range from no time at all to 36 months behind bars.
Nearly 9,000 KGB agents doxxed by Belarus hacking group
The Belarusian hackers behind last week's KGB leak previously turned the passport of president Aleksandr Lukashenko into an NFT.