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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

By Frank Landymore

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

A startup in The Netherlands is using the heat being expelled by Bitcoin mining rigs to grow tulips. Ironic, given the historical context.

Dutch Startup Mining Bitcoin to Grow Tulips, and We Can’t Tell If They’re Joking

By Victor Tangermann

Cryptocurrency stans are being forced to face the music as the industry continues trending ever-downward during 2022's "crypto winter."

Crypto Investors Despondent After Losing Life Savings in FTX “Bloodbath”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The crypto industry hosted its inaugural award show this week. It was called The Crypties, and it sounded... super weird.

Glitzy Crypto Award Show Gets Weird When Host Keeps Roasting Guests For Dismal Failure

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The European Central Bank is throwing some major shade at bitcoin — even as it bounces back above its low point following the FTX collapse.

Europe’s Central Bank Warns That Bitcoin Is on Its “Last Gasp”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hemgenix is the latest form of a gene therapy drug to be approved by the FDA, and it's now the most expensive drug in the world. Too expensive.

Another Crypto Exchange Is Laying Off 1,100 Employees

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A courtroom in Washington County, Tennessee, erupted in cheers and applause after county commissioners rejected a proposal to build a Bitcoin mining plant.

Courtroom Erupts in Cheers After Bitcoin Plant Rejected From Opening in Community

By Victor Tangermann

Used luxury cars are selling for way cheaper than ever as crypto continues to crashes, and some thing those two things are closely related.

Impoverished Crypto Bros Desperately Trying to Sell Luxury Cars

By Noor Al-Sibai

Miami nightclub owners missing the business of high-rolling crypto millionaires, who sought to loudly flaunt their wealth on the city's nightlife scene.

Miami Nightclubs Horrified That Big-Spending Crypto Bros Are Broke Now

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Elon Musk-themed meme coin has plummeted in value after its founders unveiled a bizarre statue that features Musk's head on the body of a goat.

Crypto Guys Spend $600,000 on Hideous Wormlike Elon Musk Statue, Causing Their Coin to Crash

By Noor Al-Sibai

The hackers that stole hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto from the FTX exchange are now laundering that money into Bitcoin.

Someone’s Converting Millions of the Stolen FTX Funds Into Bitcoin

By Noor Al-Sibai

As crypto exchange FTX continues its demise, 3AC's Zhu Su and Kyle Davies have somewhat unexpectedly crawled out of the rubble.

Guy Linked to Huge Crypto Meltdown Says It’s Just a Coincidence That He’s Hanging Out in a Country With No Extradition to United States

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Bankman-Fried bankrolled a lot of politicians before his crypto exhange FTX went belly up. But are those politicians going to return the money? Well...

Politicians Refuse to Say Whether They’ll Give Back Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried

By Frank Landymore

Just last week, crypto exchange FTX imploded, wiping out $32 billion in valuation, and forcing it to declare bankruptcy. BlockFi could soon follow.

The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy

By Victor Tangermann

Disgraced cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried isn't feeling much remorse after his $32 billion exchange FTX collapsed in a matter of days.

Crypto Guy Says He’s Doing Fine After Losing Billions of Customers’ Money, Getting Plenty of Sleep

By Victor Tangermann

Crypto exchange Crypto.com is feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival FTX after its CEO admitted to sending $400 million to a competitor.

Crypto.com Accidentally Sent $400 Million to a Competitor

By Victor Tangermann

The value of Bitcoin has slid significantly, and is now hovering at a two-year low, following the news of Binance offering to bail out FTX.

If You Bought Bitcoin in December 2017, You Have Now Lost Money

By Victor Tangermann

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who led one of the biggest exchanges in the world, has lost a stunning 94 percent of his entire net worth in a single day.

Crypto Billionaire Loses 94 Percent of His Wealth in One Day

By Victor Tangermann

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by volume, has announced plans to buy one of its biggest rivals, FTX, sending ripples throughout the industry.

One of the Biggest Crypto Exchanges Suddenly Implodes, Sells Itself to a Rival

By Victor Tangermann

The Fyre Fest island has reached its only natural next form: a luxury real estate colony for the crypto elite, where homes will be bought and sold via NFTs.

Developers are Transforming the Fyre Fest Island Into an Exclusive Colony for Crypto Millionaires, Because of Course They Are

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange in trading volume, has been hacked yet again — but this time, the losses are truly staggering.

Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

By Victor Tangermann

Kim Kardashian is to pay a $1.26 million penalty to the SEC for allegedly pushing crypto token EMAX without disclosing how much she was paid to do so.

Kim Kardashian Ordered to Pay Million Dollar Penalty for Pushing Crypto on Instagram

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

When it comes to environmental harm, Bitcoin mining is worse than gold and comparable to both crude oil and cattle farming, a new study has found.

Bitcoin Mining as Bad for Planet as Oil Drilling, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just months after filing for bankruptcy, Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of embattled cryptocurrency "bank" Celsius, has resigned from his position.

Disgraced Crypto CEO Resigns Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately good — "healthy," even — for the market.

Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After its own brushes with the law, Binance is now alerting its users that the co-founder of the Terra stablecoin is currently wanted by police in Korea.

Crypto Exchange Warns Buyers That Coin Founder Is Wanted by Police

By Noor Al-Sibai