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SEC Charges Socialite Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Ethereummax

DIGIT — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:00:52 +0000

On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against the celebrity and socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully promoting the crypto asset Ethereummax. The U.S. regulator detailed that Kardashian agreed to settle the charges and pay $1.26 million in penalties, and plans to cooperate with the SEC’s ongoing investigation. Kardashian Charged by SEC, […]

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Pinning the Tail on Satoshi Nakamoto — How Journalists Erroneously Used Circumstantial Evidence Over the Years to Identify Bitcoin’s Creator

DIGIT — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:30:04 +0000

The search for Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s mysterious inventor, has been an ongoing hunt for the last 13 years. Since 2014, dozens of so-called candidates have appeared, but none of them have convinced the greater community that they are Bitcoin’s creator. Furthermore, journalists from publications like Newsweek have pointed to a few specific individuals, and nearly […]

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American Truckers Are Planning a Convoy to Washington, Group Raises Over $100K

DIGIT — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 03:19:49 +0000

While the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau try to quell the demonstrations in Ottawa by sending police to the encampment on Friday, a United States version of the Canadian trucker’s Freedom Convoy called the “People’s Convoy” is underway. According to the American Foundation for Civil Liberties & Freedom, the U.S. convoy has raised […]

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Kim Kardashian Shills Ethereum Max on Instagram, Media Questions Socialites Motive

DIGIT — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 03:30:59 +0000

The celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian posted about a project called Ethereum Max on Instagram this week by sharing an advertisement with her 228 million followers. The project Ethereum Max has also been promoted by former Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and professional boxer Floyd Mayweather. Kim Kardashian Follows Mayweather and Pierce by Shilling Ethereum Max […]

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Do 46 million Americans really own crypto?

DIGIT — Wed, 12 May 2021 05:56:46 +0000

Newsweek published an article claiming 46 million Americans own Bitcoin, but where did the figures come from?

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The Many Facts Pointing to Dorian Nakamoto Being Satoshi

DIGIT — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 05:04:42 +0000

In March 2014, a Newsweek columnist named Leah McGrath Goodman published a story called “The Face Behind Bitcoin.” She claimed Bitcoin’s inventor was a retired physicist named Dorian Nakamoto. When Goodman arrived at Dorian’s home in California, he said he was “no longer involved in that” and he “cannot discuss it.” The commentary prompted Goodman […]

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Satoshi Nakamoto Hunted Internationally, Bounty Grows

DIGIT — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:10:36 +0000

#Findsatoshi is the latest effort to galvanize worldwide support in order to, once and for all, find the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The group has taken to an international crowdfunding campaign, enlisting world class private detectives from Japan to New York, and everywhere in-between. Also read: Report: 15,000 Twitter Crypto Scam Giveaway Bots […]

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“Fake Satoshi” Dorian Nakamoto is Probably $273,000 Richer After Selling His Bitcoins

DIGIT — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:05:12 +0000

In 2014, Dorian Nakamoto was wrongly identified as being the inventor of bitcoin. In the aftermath of Newsweek’s faulty dox, a compensatory fund set up for Dorian raised over 67 BTC. Like his namesake, the faux Satoshi has exercised remarkable restraint, leaving his haul of coins untouched until this year – when he finally cashed […]

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How Dorian Nakamoto Became Satoshi Nakamoto

DIGIT — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:30:59 +0000

In 2014, Newsweek doxxed Dorian Nakamoto, an unassuming senior, as the creator of bitcoin. The bumbling Dorian, who claimed never to have heard of the digital currency, was besieged by journalists for days, prompting him to plot a harassment lawsuit. As introductions to bitcoin go, Dorian’s was hellish. And yet, three years on from the […]

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