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Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
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Hive Ransomware Network Dismantled by American, European Law Enforcement
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Hacker Sent to Prison for Robbing Vietnamese Crypto Exchange
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Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent
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France Rejects Russian Request to Extradite BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik
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Silk Road Mentor’s Arrest Rekindles Tales of Rogue Agents and Pirate’s Treasure
On January 30, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed that Roger Clark, the alleged senior advisor to the Silk Road marketplace, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics. Clark, otherwise known as ‘Variety Jones,’ was a unique character within the Silk Road saga who claimed […]
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Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption
Crypto awareness is reaching levels almost unimaginable just years ago, with telecommunications giants, big banks, mainstream media, and even professional sports teams now discussing and flouting digital assets. AT&T now allows customers to pay their phone bills in bitcoin, Japanese SMS giant Line is adding an FSA-approved crypto exchange to its hugely popular chat app, […]
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Bitcoin Bomb Threats Across The US Cause Evacuations
There have been numerous reports of a series of emails that have been sent to various businesses and establishments in the US asking for $20,000 in Bitcoin or else a bomb will be detonated in the building. Further reports indicate that the emails were sent to victims in Canada and New Zealand as well. This […]
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Scam Round-Up: Asian Investment Schemes and Snail Mail Extortion
Unfortunately, as with any industry, scams of all shapes and sizes persist within the cryptocurrency sector. This past week has seen a Filipino couple arrested after amassing over $17 million USD through a bitcoin investment scam, and protests held outside the office of a Vietnamese company that swindled $660 through two multi-level marketing (MLM) initial […]
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