Venezuela had crypto for buying jet fuel, now its president has lost his plane
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has had his plane seized by US authorities eight months after he shuttered his oil-backed crypto token.
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CHART: When solo miners found a Bitcoin block
Operating as lone wolves and paying for 100% of their own equipment and electricity, solo bitcoin miners sometimes strike it lucky.
WazirX users can expect to lose 40% of their funds, report
WazirX has asked Singapore’s high court for “breathing space” to allow it to work on a fast and effective restructuring process.
— COPA, Craig Wright
Craig Wright’s new X account still makes it clear he’s not Satoshi
Craig Wright's main X account is no longer in use and users have been told to follow his new profile for “blockchain and Bitcoin information."
Threshold Network’s tBTC proposes merger with WBTC
Threshold Network, which issues tBTC, has a new proposal that would see it merge with WBTC after it announced its Justin Sun partnership.
Discord channels of five crypto firms hacked in a week
Witness Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Zksync, and Orderly Network have seen their Discord channels hacked and used to spread malicious links.
Fake news: SEC thinks NFTs are securities
OpenSea fans claim that SEC commissioners think all NFTs are securities, but like so many fake news events in crypto, it never happened.
There are hundreds of Bitcoin ‘layer 2s’
Self-described Bitcoin layer 2s have proliferated, attracting billions of dollars despite dubious relevance to Bitcoin’s blockchain.
South Korea crypto scammer had plastic surgery to evade police
During his time on the run, the man reportedly spent $15,746 on plastic surgery to alter his eyes, nose, and the shape of his face.
— Book, Cryptomania
Book Review: Cryptomania is a strange but interesting read
Cryptomania is an easy and -- sometimes manic -- read about things that transpired over a couple of tumultuous years in crypto.