Poloniex delists own WBTC product following depeg
The WBTC/BTC pair looks to have been removed from Poloniex completely, and the WBTC/USDT pair states, "Currently trading is disabled."
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Creator of rabbit AI assistant has hidden NFT past
Scathing reviews of the rabbit r1 have brought attention to creator Jesse Lyu’s earlier work on a failed NFT project called Gama.
— Justin Sun, Legal
Scoop: Justin Sun falsely claimed diplomatic immunity in lawsuit
Justin Sun claimed his ambassadorial role granted him diplomatic immunity. Unfortunately, this only applies while on official business.
New research suggests Bitcoin mining centralized around Bitmain
Antpool by Bitmain claims to generate just one-quarter of Bitcoin’s hash rate but researchers think it might secretly control a majority.
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.
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.