Stuart Hoegner leaves roles as Tether and Bitfinex general counsel
Archives for Tether's "About Us" page show that Hoegner was still listed as the firm's general counsel as recently as Christmas Eve.
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FEG token holders in despair after third hack causes 99% dump
A suspected exploit of the Feed Every Gorilla (FEG) token’s "SmartBridge" left holders down 99% after the hacker sold the proceeds.
Why ether underperformed bitcoin in 2024
Why did ETH fail to outperform BTC so disappointingly in 2024? Here are ETH's wins, losses, and major developments from the past year.
Tether became a political powerhouse in 2024
Tether has increasingly had to find political allies to continue growing and Howard Lutnick of Cantor Fitzgerald has been happy to oblige.
— DeFi, HyperLiquid
Are North Korean hackers liquidated on HyperLiquid planning something?
While some would like to see Lazarus Group’s ill-gotten gains go down the drain, others see the activity on HyperLiquid as a worrying sign.
— Haliey Welch, HAWK
Haliey Welch has ‘woken up’ weeks after Hawk Tuah crypto crash
Haliey Welch posted for the first time since the HAWK token crashed this month and spawned a lawsuit from disgruntled investors.
Aptos founder leaves for ‘mental health break’ after six-figure vesting
Aptos founder Mo Shaikh is tired of leading the languishing crypto project and is taking his newly-vested compensation into the sunset.
US uses first-of-its-kind email seizure to disrupt $5M crypto scam
The Brooklyn Virtual Currency Unit used seized emails to warn potential victims of the scam targeting the borough's Russian community.
Nayib Bukele kills Salvadoran bitcoin initiatives to appease IMF
Authorities in El Salvador have agreed to end the use of bitcoin for tax payments by February 2025 in order to secure an IMF loan extension.
— Haliey Welch, HAWK
Haliey Welch isn’t listed in HAWK memecoin lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges Welch's HAWK memecoin team enticed crypto first-timers to the project, leading to significant losses when it crashed.