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Rap Star Drake Loses $400,000 Bitcoin Bet on Jake Paul in Split-Decision Loss to Tommy Fury

DIGIT — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:15:03 +0000

The Canadian rapper and singer Drake lost $400,000 in bitcoin after betting that the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul would beat Tommy Fury by knockout. Drake could have potentially raked in a $1.44 million bitcoin payout, but Fury won the fight in a split-decision victory. Drake Loses $400K Bitcoin Bet on Jake Paul’s Bout On Feb. 26, […]

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JPMorgan Reportedly Terminates Relationship With Kanye West, Rap Star Says He’s Happy to Speak Openly About Being ‘Canceled by a Bank’

DIGIT — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:00:11 +0000

On October 12, the conservative influencer and political commentator, Candace Owens shared a letter on Twitter that shows JPMorgan allegedly closed Kanye West’s (also known as Ye) bank accounts. The hip-hop star and rapper has been accused of making antisemitic statements in recent times, and some of his tweets have been removed from Twitter. Political […]

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Accused Bitfinex Bitcoin Money Launderer Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan Speaks for the First Time Since Her Arrest

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:45:18 +0000

Following the federal judge’s decision to give the accused Bitfinex money launderer Heather Morgan permission to “engage in legitimate employment,” Morgan has broken her silence on social media. Morgan’s Twitter account dubbed “Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan” is verified on Twitter and her latest tweet insists that she does not endorse any crypto or NFT project bearing […]

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Biggie Smalls NFT Collection Sells Out in 10 Minutes, Owners Get Licensing Rights to Unreleased Freestyle

DIGIT — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:30:07 +0000

On Tuesday, the Christopher Wallace Estate, managers of the Notorious B.I.G.’s music, fashion, film, and unreleased archives, dropped a collection of 3,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that sold out in ten minutes. The digital collectibles were dropped via the NFT platform Oneof, and owners of the new NFTs now have the licensing rights to the audio […]

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Accused Bitfinex Bitcoin Money Launderer Granted Permission to ‘Engage in Legitimate Employment’

DIGIT — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:00:01 +0000

On February 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested a couple that is accused of laundering 94,636 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. The DOJ alleges that the tech entrepreneur, Ilya Lichtenstein, and his wife Heather Morgan, conspired to launder billions of dollars worth of bitcoin. The duo could face 25 years in […]

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Rap Star Snoop Dogg Believes Crypto Industry Will Bounce Back — Crash ‘Weeded’ Out Bad Apples

DIGIT — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:30:06 +0000

This week, the rapper Snoop Dogg spoke about the crypto crash in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday and explained that he believes the cryptocurrency economy will bounce back. Snoop said that he feels like the crash “‘weeded’ out all of the people” that were not supposed to be in the space in the first […]

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An In-Depth Look at the Couple Accused of Laundering 94,636 Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack

DIGIT — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:00:37 +0000

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested two individuals that are accused of an “alleged conspiracy to launder” 94,636 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. Interestingly, both of the suspects are known individuals within the tech industry as Ilya Lichtenstein was the co-founder of Mixrank, a Y-Combinator backed startup and Heather Morgan was […]

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Eminem Purchases Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 for $452K, Shady’s Portfolio Holds 166 NFTs

DIGIT — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:30:33 +0000

Marshall Mathers, known professionally as Eminem has joined the community of bored apes by purchasing a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collectible for 123.45 ethereum or $452K at the time of settlement. Slim Shady Purchases Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 for $452K The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs have been very […]

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Makersplace Plans to Drop World’s First 2pac NFT Collection Authorized by the Shakur Estate

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:30:40 +0000

On December 15, the non-fungible token (NFT) market platform Makersplace will drop an assortment of NFTs based on Tupac Shakur’s most well-known jewelry pieces. Makersplace and the NFT artists and curators Impossible Brief and Digital Arts & Sciences worked closely with Shakur’s estate in order to drop the NFT collectibles called “The Immortal Collection.” Tupac’s […]

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Rap Star Snoop Dogg Teams up With the Harlem Globetrotters in an NFT Sitcom

DIGIT — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:30:13 +0000

On October 20, the iconic rap star Snoop Dogg announced he’s participating in a non-fungible token (NFT) sitcom with the popular basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters. According to the announcement, the NFT drop is part of a campaign featuring a limited edition Snoop Dogg and Globetrotters NFT collection. NFT Whale Snoop Dogg Partners With the […]

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