First NFT? Evidence suggests someone sold a PNG for 500 BTC in 2010
Crypto art purists might point out the image wasn’t really an NFT as there’s no corresponding token. However, there is a dead link.
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Brian Armstrong on track for $3.4B payday as Coinbase goes public
The windfall would put Coinbase's chief exec on Bloomberg’s billionaire index, which tracks the richest 500 people in the world.
Twitter’s teen hacker sentenced to 3 years over Bitcoin scam
Teen hacker Clark had pleaded guilty to co-ordinating the Bitcoin-fueled cyberattack on Twitter, which relied heavily on social engineering.
Crypto exchange’s ‘irresponsible’ Bitcoin ad targeted retirees, says watchdog
Coinfloor's regional press ad has been banned for not providing enough clarity about the risks associated with buying Bitcoin.
BitMEX founder Delo posts $20M bail, denies money laundering charges
Benjamin Delo pleaded not guilty today to violating US banking laws. His lawyers must now make a case for financial innovation over financial regulation.
Bitcoin’s price is breaking records every 4 days on average
So far in 2021, Bitcoin is setting records faster on average than in 2017. But it's got a long way to go if it's to beat 2013.
Social tokens plummet after Roll loses $6M to crypto hackers
The stolen tokens were immediately sold via Uniswap and hundreds of ETH were transferred to Tornado Cash.
The Weekend Shift: Bitcoin, NFT madness, Jaguar, and more
The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend -- curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
SEC demands banks share Ripple execs’ personal finance records
The SEC wants information about their personal finances -- including how much they spent on groceries.
Beeple NFT tops almost every ‘Old World Masters’ ever auctioned
Whoever bought Beeple's NFT via Christie's auction likely believes the artwork represents the birth of a new, long-lasting movement.