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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

Crypto mining company Riot Platforms has revealed that it got $31.7 million in energy credits in August alone for limiting operations.

Crypto Miners’ New Hustle: Get the State to Pay Them to Shut Down When It’s Hot Out

By Victor Tangermann

Bored Apes investors are suing Sotheby's and a number of celebs including Paris Hilton for hyping up the tokens back in 2021.

Bored Ape Investors Are Suing Paris Hilton as the Whole Thing Falls Apart

By Victor Tangermann

As we get closer to the trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, prosecutors are teasing new evidence from Caroline Ellison.

It Sounds Like Caroline Ellison Has Some Major Dirt on Sam Bankman-Fried

By Noor Al-Sibai

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These Anarchists Want to Destroy the Dollar with Crypto

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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The Feds Are Now Using Crypto to Catch Drug Traffickers

By Noor Al-Sibai

Kenya claims it is shutting down Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency within its borders — but Worldcoin has a different take.

Worldcoin and Kenya Argue About Who’s Breaking Up With Whom

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Ethereum-based token called ApeCoin, linked to the once-coveted Bored Apes NFT collection, dropped to an all-time low on Tuesday.

The Bored Ape Crypto Just Hit an All-Time Low

By Victor Tangermann

Germany, France, and the UK are all investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's company Worldcoin, which scans irises into a database.

Multiple Countries Investigating Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb

By Noor Al-Sibai

Shortly after being reported missing, the dismembered remains of a crypto influencer were found in a suitcase outside of Bueno Aires.

Crypto Investor Found Dismembered in a Suitcase

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was in the news for something entirely unrelated to ChatGPT, so we decided to get to the bottom of it.

I Let Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Scan My Eyeballs With a Orb, and They Didn’t Even Pay Me Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai

Lawyers for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say that it's fine, actually, to leak your ex-girlfriend's diary to the New York Times.

SBF’s Lawyers Say It’s Fine to Leak Your Ex-Girlfriend’s Diary to the New York Times

By Noor Al-Sibai

Canadian cops arrested and charged four men for the December kidnapping of a 24-year-old self-described "Crypto King."

Disgruntled Investor Charged With Kidnapping “Crypto King”

By Frank Landymore

The FTX drama continues with news that the DOJ is accusing Sam Bankman-Fried of leaking his ex Caroline Ellison's diary to the NYT.

The Government Is Accusing SBF of Intentionally Leaking His Ex-Girlfriend’s Diary

By Noor Al-Sibai

While the marketplace for NFTs still hasn't bottomed out, the appetite for NFTs has seen major declines this year.

NFT Bro Laments That Nobody Is Buying Expensive JPGs Anymore

By Victor Tangermann

Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs have absolutely plummeted in value, dropping to multi-year lows earlier this month.

Remember Bored Apes? They’re Almost Worthless Now

By Victor Tangermann

A senior invested his entire life savings into crypto — only to discover that the site he used was completely fake.

Man Alarmed to Discover Entire Crypto Site Was Fake, Stealing His Money

By Noor Al-Sibai

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies say they haven't on the lam. They've just been vibing with beach time and shrooms.

After Blowing Up Crypto Industry, Exec Turns to Magic Mushrooms

By Maggie Harrison Dupré