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When it comes to the profitability of mining Bitcoin, JPMorgan analysis suggests that it has never been more over.

It Has Never Been Less Profitable to Mine Bitcoin, JPMorgan Finds

By Noor Al-Sibai

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Tucker Carlson Says the CIA Created Bitcoin

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump attempted to woo crypto voters by appearing at this weekend's Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.

Crypto Fans Disgusted by Trump’s Rambling Appearance at Bitcoin Event

By Victor Tangermann

After claiming to be the Bitcoin creator for over a decade, a UK High Court firmly ruled that Craig Wright is not, in fact, Satoshi Nakomoto.

That Guy Who Kept Insisting He Was Satoshi Nakamoto Just Admitted He Was Lying

By Frank Landymore

Noise levels from the Bitcoin mine can exceed 90 decibels, and residents of Granbury, Texas, are powerless to stop it.

Residents Blame Bizarre Medical Symptoms on Huge Bitcoin Mine

By Frank Landymore

It shouldn't come as a surprise that former president Donald Trump has completely flip-flopped on cryptocurrencies.

Trump Has Completely Flip Flopped on Crypto

By Victor Tangermann

Rapper Iggy Azalea launched a sketchy crypto token dubbed "MOTHER" that can soon allegedly be used to purchase phones.

Iggy Azalea Launches Extremely Dubious Crypto Literally Minted by Company Called “Pump.Fun”

By Victor Tangermann

Craig Wright, the man who has long claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, has once and for all been revealed to be a fraud.

That Guy Claiming to Be Satoshi Nakamoto Just Got Beat Down by a Judge

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bored Ape Yacht Club developer Yuga Labs is laying off an unspecified number of employees as the appetite for NFTs continues to evaporate.

Shockingly, Bored Apes Now Laying Off Employees as NFT Market Disintegrates

By Victor Tangermann

Eyeball-scanning orbs are not a dime a dozen — and now, the Sam Altman-backed crypto startup Worldcoin is running out of them.

Sam Altman Is Running Out of Orbs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to work with prosecutors to name and blame some of the celebrities who shilled his company.

Sam Bankman-Fried Turns on Celebrities Who Promoted FTX to Gullible Fans

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bitcoin may be up for now, but a sizable portion of consumers aren't expecting it to stay that way for long.

Many Consumers Expect Bitcoin to Crash and Burn

By Noor Al-Sibai

Disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors out of billions of dollars.

Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years

By Victor Tangermann

A detained Binance executive, British-Kenyan citizen Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly broken out of custody in Nigeria.

Binance Executive Reportedly Breaks Out of House Arrest

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a letter to the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing, FTX's new CEO argued he's "living a life of delusion."

The New CEO of FTX Blasts Sam Bankman-Fried for Lying to Get Out of Jail

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin has crushed its highest price ever, blasting past $72,000 for the first time in its history today.

Bitcoin Blasts Up to Highest Price Ever

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin is rallying, breaking past a two-year high of $57,000 — a surge of confidence that could have it break its all-time record.

Bitcoin Hurtling Toward All-Time High

By Victor Tangermann

The first known jail photo of the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has surfaced, and he's schlubbier than ever.

Photo Shows Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail With Former Bloods Gang Member

By Noor Al-Sibai

NBA Sued Mid-Season For Pushing Mark Cuban’s Crypto Scams

NBA Sued Mid-Season For Pushing Mark Cuban’s Crypto Scams

By Noor Al-Sibai

The ad featured Larry David making a tongue-in-cheek endorsement of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

Larry David Says He Wishes He Could Join Lawsuit Against Himself for FTX Super Bowl Ad

By Frank Landymore

The attempts to resuscitate FTX are dead on arrival, and soon, it will repay the people its convicted felon co-founder bilked out of money.

Attempt to Reboot FTX Fails Miserably

By Noor Al-Sibai

An online pastor based in Denver, Colorado has been accused of raising nearly $3.2 million as part of a cryptocurrency scam.

Pastor Accused of Crypto Scam Says God Told Him to Do It

By Victor Tangermann

After receiving millions of dollars in cash gifts, the parents of disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are trying to hold on to the funds.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Aghast at Lawsuit Asking for FTX Money Back

By Victor Tangermann

Regulators had to do some emergency damage control after the X-formerly-Twitter account of the SEC got hacked on Tuesday.

SEC Twitter Account Hacked to Post Fake Bitcoin News

By Victor Tangermann

The CEO of a crypto Ponzi scheme appears, much like the promises his firm made to investors, to be completely fake.

CEO of $1.3 Billion Crypto Firm Appears to Be Entirely Fake

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hut 8, one of the largest digital asset mining companies in North America, made a "stalking horse bid" to buy 4 natural gas power plants.

A Bitcoin Miner Is Buying Four Entire Power Plants

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried's attorney is apparently rethinking his career after handling the FTX pariah's legal defense.

SBF’s Lawyer Says He May Be the “Worst Person I’ve Ever Seen Do a Cross Examination”

By Noor Al-Sibai

SantaCon claims to raise money for charity, but that apparently includes Burning Man and failed crypto investments.

SantaCon Spent Charity Funds on Crypto, Burning Man

By Noor Al-Sibai

Computers used to mine Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies' require enormous amounts of energy and cooling that's evaporating water supplies.

The Average Bitcoin Transaction Wastes a Full Swimming Pool of Water, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

The co-founder and CEO of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has stepped down and pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes.

Binance CEO Steps Down, Pleading Guilty to Money Laundering

By Noor Al-Sibai

A crypto company is working with the feds after an investigation revealed that millions of dollars worth of its coins were being used for human trafficking.

Crypto Company Says Oops, Its Coin Was Being Used in a Human Trafficking Scam

By Noor Al-Sibai

Unbeknownst to one of Poland's highest courts, someone was running a crypto mining rig underground and stealing government electricity.

Crypto Mining Rig Discovered Under Floor of Courthouse, Stealing Power

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bitcoin has increased in value to $37,605.53, its highest valuation in a year. But it's nowhere near its highest price in 2021.

We Regret to Inform You That Bitcoin Is Spiking

By Sharon Adarlo

Some of FTX's ex-employees, including an executive who testified against Sam Bankman-Fried, are starting a new crypto exchange.

A Former FTX Exec is Launching a New Crypto Exchange

By Noor Al-Sibai

The head of the SEC thinks it's chill for FTX to be rebooted as long as whoever does it follows the letter of the law.

SEC Chair Says Fine, Go Ahead and Start FTX Up Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

Natalie Tien, Sam Bankman-Fried's former assistant, is defending her old boss — but is also wondering if it's just Stockholm syndrome.

SBF’s Former Assistant Says He Was Like a Little Boy Who Made a Huge Mistake

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The founder and two top executives of the meme coin SafeMoon have been accused of pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars in customer funds.

Execs of Top Meme Coin Charged With Spending Customers’ Money on Luxury Cars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts in his fraud trial — and he's now facing a huge prison sentence.

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Facing 110 Years in Prison

By Noor Al-Sibai

During his last day of testimony, Sam Bankman-Fried claimed he didn't ask too many questions about that $8 billion that went missing.

SBF Was Apparently Told to “Stop Asking Questions” About Where $8 Billion Went

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer has revealed that the disgraced crypto CEO will take the witness stand at his own fraud trial.

Grab Some Popcorn, Because SBF Is Gonna Testify at His Own Trial

By Victor Tangermann

A Bitcoin "OG" who stole crypto a decade ago spent lavishly but secretly lived a very sad and lonely life before he was caught.

Guy Who Stole Billions in Bitcoin Lived a Sad Life

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's week three of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, and legal experts aren't optimistic about his chances.

Legal Experts Say SBF Is in Deep Trouble

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An astonishing number of celebrities who signed up to be turned into Meta AI chatbots are, or were, really into cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

The Same Celebrities Who Shilled Crypto Are Now Turning Themselves Into Facebook’s AI Chatbots

By Victor Tangermann

A document penned by former FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried has come to light — and reader, it is absolutely buckwild.

You Have Got To See This Unhinged SBF Memo

By Noor Al-Sibai

Add cashing out $150 million in foreign bribes — and very weird plots involving Thai prostitutes — to the list of FTX uncanniness.

FTX Witness Says SBF Sent Chinese Officials $150 Million In Bribes

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SBF's former colleague and romantic partner Caroline Ellison says that her ex had what seems to be a pretty skewed moral compass.

Caroline Ellison Testifies That SBF’s Strange Philosophy Justified Lying and Stealing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Caroline Ellison told the court yesterday that back in 2021, Alameda Research already had an alleged $2.7 billion hole in its balance sheet.

Alameda Secretly Had Value of Negative $2.7 Billion, Insider Tells Court

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Caroline Ellison testified that Sam Bankman-Fried once told her there was a five percent chance that he would become the president.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Delusions Included That He Could Become President, Former Girlfriend Says

By Victor Tangermann

Caroline Ellison, the ex-girlfriend of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, clearly came to court with guns blazing.

Caroline Ellison Says Sam Bankman-Fried “Directed” Her to Commit Crimes

By Noor Al-Sibai

You can now purchase an NFT of Starbucks' famous pumpkin spice latte, though of course, you won't be able to taste it.

Starbucks Is Now Selling Pumpkin Spice NFTs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried's old college roommate testified that the ex-FTX CEO would only take "occassional naps" on his Bahamian bean bag.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Friend Says He Was Exaggerating How Much He Slept on His Bean Bag Chair

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX employees stumbled upon a line of code that gave the company special privileges — and then one of them got fired.

Months Before Collapse, FTX Employees Discovered a Mysterious Backdoor

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new biography of Sam Bankman-Fried strongly suggests that the disgraced FTX founder, now on trial for fraud, was a bad boyfriend.

Sam Bankman-Fried Apparently Told Caroline Ellison That “In a Lot of Ways I Don’t Really Have a Soul”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A perfectly-timed SBF biography reveals strange stories about the disgraced crypto czar, including unknown details about his killer pup.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dog Apparently Is Trained to Kill, But He Doesn’t Know the Command

By Noor Al-Sibai

It looks like former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is doomed to come to face-to-face with some ghosts of the crypto exchange's destructive past.

Ukrainian Man Who Lost Everything in FTX Scheduled to Confront Sam Bankman-Fried

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Disgraced crypto scion Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial is about to start heating up — and the judge has a stark warning for the FTX founder.

Judge Warns Sam Bankman-Fried He’s Facing a “Very Long Sentence”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Binance was left to clean up the mess last fall when FTX crashed — but now, the world's biggest crypto exchange is itself falling apart.

The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Appears to Be Melting Down

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial draws nearer, his mom, Barbara Fried, is holding the line that it's all just a government witch hunt.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mom Says the Government Is Being Super Mean to Her Beautiful Boy

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a recent report by crypto platform dappGambl, 95 percent of NFT collections are worthless today.

Study Finds 95 Percent of NFTs Are Now Worthless

By Victor Tangermann

FTX has sued Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, alleging that the couple either knew about (or ignored signs of) SBF's criminal behavior.

SBF’s Parents Sued for Ignoring “Bright Red Flags” About Son’s Crimes

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to new reporting, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried played much bigger roles in FTX's business proceedings than they've let on.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents May Have Been More Involved in FTX Than We Thought

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The SEC Is Going After Mila Kunis’ NFT Project

The SEC Is Going After Mila Kunis’ NFT Project

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's been over a year since last summer's crypto crashes, and investors who lost on the digital currencies are still licking their wounds.

Amateur Investor Laments Losing $80,000 on Crypto

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Pennsylvania crypto company wants to burn tires to fuel Bitcoin mining — and community members are seeing red.

Community Horrified by Plan to Burn Tires to Produce Bitcoin

By Noor Al-Sibai