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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

Tyler Winklevoss believes that an alleged Democratic "war on crypto" will be as impactful in 2024 as the Roe v. Wade decision was in 2022.

Winklevoss Twin Compares “War on Crypto” to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX appears to have made a $500 million dollar investment into the buzzy AI startup Anthropic — which might spell good news for customers.

FTX Made a Very Smart Investment That May Be Able to Pay Back Its Customers

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The SEC is officially accusing Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, of breaking US securities rules.

Crypto Falls as SEC Sues Binance

By Victor Tangermann

If you thought Caroline Ellison's tumblr was salacious, just wait until the public gets a look at her personal diary.

We’re Obsessed With Caroline Ellison’s Diary Being Evidence in the FTX Case

By Noor Al-Sibai

An ex-Coinbase executive banked big on Bitcoin bouncing back — and cashed out cashing out his bet early once it was clear that he was losing.

Crypto Guy Loses Million Dollar Bet That Bitcoin Price Would Spike

By Noor Al-Sibai

The White House is proposing a 30 percent tax on crypto mining operations to better reflect the effects they're having on the environment.

White House Proposes 30 Percent Tax on Crypto Mining

By Victor Tangermann

Gary James Harmon of Ohio was sentenced for stealing 712 Bitcoin from his brother, fellow Ohioan crypto convict Larry Dean Harmon.

Guy in Ohio Steals $21M in Bitcoin From His Brother

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Coinbase just sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), about a month after being threatened by the SEC with potential litigation.

Coinbase Is Suing the SEC

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Another NFT collector just got caught up in a scam, losing millions of dollars worth of crypto in the process.

Crypto Guy Forced to Sell Apes After Falling for Scam

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is moving forward with introducing stock and crypto trading options on the app — and its denizens are calling bull.

Twitter Rips Into Elon Musk’s New Crypto “Ponzi Scheme”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried joked with his collaborators about a "tendency to lose track of millions of dollars in assets," according to a new report.

SBF and Friends Apparently Joked About Their “Tendency to Lose Track of Millions of Dollars in Assets”

By Victor Tangermann

We knew crypto mining uses tons of energy — but new investigations have revealed that the situation is actually worse than we thought.

Mining Crypto Is Even Worse for the Environment Than We Thought

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Space Force official has some bold military advice for the Pentagon: make crypto, not war. Could this idea really work?

Space Force Major Says Countries Should Have Crypto-Mining Contests Instead of Going to War

By Noor Al-Sibai

The crypto platform LunarCrush will be stowing a bounty of 62 Bitcoin on the Moon, currently worth around $1.5 million — and it's completely up for grabs.

SpaceX Flying Bitcoin Bounty to Moon, Where Anyone Can Grab It If They Can Get There

By Frank Landymore

Listen up: the only reason Matt Damon even did those Crypto.com ads for the 2022 Super Bowl was to raise money for his charity, ok?

Matt Damon Says He Only Did That Crypto Super Bowl Ad Because He’s Brave and Selfless

By Noor Al-Sibai

As a result of newly-tightened bail restrictions, Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is no longer allowed to play his favorite videogame. Brutal.

FTX Founder Suffers Personal Nightmare as Courts Cut Him Off From League of Legends

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nvidia has had enough. It's calling for its customers to stop mining worthless crypto and use its cards for AI instead.

Nvidia Wishes People Would Stop Using Its GPUs to Mine Worthless Crypto

By Victor Tangermann

The Margaritaville bill always comes due — and in FTX and Alameda Resarch's case, it was way higher than we thought. Like, $600k more.

It Turns Out FTX and Alameda Owe Margaritaville a Staggering Amount of Money

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bitcoin is way up in spite — or, perhaps, because — of the tumult following the federal seizure of Silicon Valley Bank.

Bitcoin Surges As Spooked Investors Seek Shelter in Crypto, of All Places

By Noor Al-Sibai

Financial regulators have shut down Signature Bank, which was known for letting people make deposits via crypto, in an effort to stem a wider banking crash.

Regulators Just Shut Down a Crypto Lender to Stem a Growing Financial Disaster

By Noor Al-Sibai

A pair of Johns Hopkins economics experts eviscerated the crypto industry and equated it to cocaine in a scathing anti-regulation takedown.

Economists Compare Crypto to “Cocaine” in Scathing Takedown

By Noor Al-Sibai

A former SEC lawyer says that a Binance bank run seems "inevitable." Meanwhile, US regulator suspicion continues to mount against the crypto exchange.

Former SEC Lawyer Issues Warning That Binance Is an “FTX Redux”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

While it surely won't be fun for any of Sam Bankman-Fried's (SBF) friends to take the stand against him, for Nashad Singh, it might just sting the worst.

FTX Cofounder Who Was Allegedly in Groupchat Called “Wirefraud” Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A former high school employee in Massachusetts has been accused of running a secret cryptocurrency mining operation in the school's crawlspace.

Man Accused of Running Secret Crypto Mining Operation in High School Crawlspace

By Victor Tangermann

A Manhattan federal jury has ruled that NFTs don't really count as art in the case of a conceptual artist who used Hèrmes Birkin bags for his collection.

Jury Rules that NFTs Aren’t Really Art

By Noor Al-Sibai

Wondering if former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who's currently on house arrest awaiting criminal and civil trial, did something wrong? He is, too.

Sam Bankman-Fried Ponders Whether He Might Have Done Anything Wrong

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is, per insiders, really trying build a Twitter payments platform, and plans on having it take cryptocurrency to boot.

It Looks Like Elon Musk Is Actually Building a Twitter Payment Platform

By Noor Al-Sibai

After five years allegedly on the lam, Dr. Ruja Ignatova — the infamous crypto ponzi scheme scam artist accused of stealing billions — might be back.

“Cryptoqueen” Accused of Stealing Billions Suddenly Surfaces

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jeff Bezos' Amazon is reportedly planning to launch a web3 initiative this spring, where customers can play "crypto games" to win NFTs.

Business Geniuses at Amazon Hard at Work on Hot New Idea: NFTs

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Yuga Labs, the firm behind the infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, apparently never actually copyrighted their computer-generated apes.

Yuga Labs Says Its Bored Apes Are Absolutely Copyrighted, Thank You Very Much

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to Substack author Sam Bankman-Fried's excel docs — delivered by way of newsletter — FTX US is solvent. The new FTX CEO says otherwise.

Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Excel Docs That He Says Shows Nothing Was His Fault

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Murphy, North Carolina, was a once quiet town in the Blue Ridge mountains, until a crypto mine showed up. Locals aren't just mad — they're taking action.

Residents Annoyed by Crypto Mine That Emits Constant, Horrible Noise

By Frank Landymore

After speculation from Davos-attendees, the owner of the mysterious Bitcoin-orange Mercedes at the elite Alpine gathering has come forward.

Owner of Infamous Davos Bitcoin Car Gets Sensitive Over Crypto Criticism

By Noor Al-Sibai

An economist known for his doomsday predictions is going off on cryptocurrency at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Influential Economist Tells Davos Elites That Crypto Is a Complete Scam

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried's friend and colleagues turned on him to save themselves. So, his parents have apparently given him a dog — who doubles as security.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Reportedly Got Him a Dog So He Wouldn’t Be So Lonely

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Harvard Finance Professor: Crypto Is “Magical Thinking” That “Infected Capitalism”

By Frank Landymore

According to a former ranking FTX exec, the exchange's founder and disgraced CEO Sam Bankman-Fried — or SBF for short — was a terrible boss.

Sam Bankman-Fried Was a Horrible Boss, Former Exec Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

The rumors are true: Sam Bankman-Fried, currently on house arrest in California, has a Substack newsletter now. And according to him, nothing's his fault!

Sam Bankman-Fried, Bored on House Arrest, Starts a Substack

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SBF reportedly used FTX money to support a lavish lifestyle for himself and his inner circle, spending tens of millions on luxury housing, hotels, and food.

Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Lived in Astonishing Opulence

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Caroline Ellison, the weirdest figure in the FTX collapse, made some great points a decade ago in a column she wrote as a high school senior.

Here’s Caroline Ellison’s Advice to Her Younger Self as a High School Senior

By Noor Al-Sibai

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming

By Victor Tangermann

Coinbase has agreed to a $100 million settlement with New York financial regulators for failing to ensure that it can't be used for fraud, money laundering.

Coinbase Fined Millions for Facilitating Fraud and Money Laundering

By Victor Tangermann

Former president Donald Trump absolutely grotesque NFT "trading cards," which sold for $99 each, were allegedly plagiarized. Cheers.

It Turns Out Trump’s Wretched NFTs Were Plagiarized

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is in damage control mode after appearing in a TV ad for the since-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

Shaq Says It’s Not His Fault He Accidentally Shilled for FTX

By Victor Tangermann

The only thing sadder than buying Trump NFTs is paying The Donald himself for the privilege of using his likeness on a digital image.

Donald Trump’s NFT Collection Is So Fantastically Ugly That Even His Biggest Fans Are Aghast

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Judas figure has emerged in the epic fall from grace of former cryptocurrency exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: former co-CEO Ryan Salame.

Judas Identified in FTX Last Supper

By Victor Tangermann

Disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was officially arrested Monday night in the Bahamas on US criminal charges, just had his first court hearing.

SBF’s Dad Kept Sticking His Fingers in Ears During Court Hearing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In the court of public opinion, SBF is certainly not beating the allegations — though the most recent scoop about him deepens his myserious vibe.

In High School, SBF Reportedly Printed $100 Bills With His Face on Them Called “Bankmans”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao wants everyone to know that it's totally normal and fine that people are rushing to withdraw from Binance, thank you very much.

Binance CEO Says Everything Is Fine as Withdrawals Surge To $3 Billion

By Noor Al-Sibai

FTX's new CEO John Ray had an unusual explanation for what had happened, telling lawmakers that "this is really just old fashioned embezzlement."

FTX’s New CEO Says Company Did “Old Fashioned Embezzlement”

By Victor Tangermann