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NFT creators are using wash trading to falsely inflate the prices on their JPGs every day according to crypto market transparency publication Chainanalysis.

NFT Scammers Are Using a Sneaky Trick to Make Their JPGs Seem Like They’re Worth a Fortune

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Ex-investment banker Colborn Bell, who owns millions of dollars worth of NFTs, warns the market for the tokens is about to crash, Fortune reports.

Huge NFT Collector Warns of “Cataclysmic Market Crash”

By Victor Tangermann

A 24-year-old man from Bethesda, Maryland decided to take some extreme measures to get his hands on the $400,000 worth of cryptocurrencies owned by his father.

Man Drugs His Father’s Tea to Steal $400,000 in Crypto

By Victor Tangermann

Texas governor Greg Abbott begged crypto miners to halt operations in the event the Texas grid shuts down completely like in February 2021.

Texas Governor Begs Crypto Miners to Shut Down If the Power Grid Is About to Fail

By Tony Ho Tran

Paul Krugman declares the current crypto crisis and tanking currency values to be really similar to the subprime mortgage crisis of the 2000s.

Nobel Prize Winner Says Crypto Reminds Him of the Disastrous Mortgage Crisis

By Lonnie Lee Hood

OpenSea announced this week that a solid 80 percent of the NFTs minted through its free NFT creation tool are spam or fraud.

NFT Marketplace Admits That 80 Percent of NFTs Are Spam, Scams and Fraud

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Facebook-now-known-as-Meta is attempting to sell off its ill-fated cryptocurrency project the Diem Initiative, according to Bloomberg.

Facebook Is Reportedly Trying to Sell Off Its Botched Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Melania Trump launched an NFT auction that ended with the image going for $80,000 less than the starting bid due to crashing crypto markets.

Melania Trump NFT Completely Bombs During Auction

By Tony Ho Tran

This just in: the Trumps are mad that people are using their name to make money off of unwitting rubes.

Trump Family Aghast That Grifters Made a “TrumpCoin” Cryptocurrency

By Noor Al-Sibai

The aggregate crypto market has lost more than $1 trillion in a crash since late last year, and some experts argue regulation is the solution.

The Crypto Crash Has Destroyed a Trillion Dollars in Wealth

By Lonnie Lee Hood

When he's right, he's right, folks.

Elon Musk Absolutely Hates Twitter’s Hexagon-Shaped NFT Profile Pics

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bitcoin continues to tumble down, down, down.

Bitcoin Is Down Really, Really Bad

By Noor Al-Sibai

Months after El Salvador announced that it would accept bitcoin as legal tender, the country has found itself on the verge of economic collapse yet again.

An Entire Country Switched to Bitcoin and Now Its Economy Is Floundering

By Tony Ho Tran

An options trader-turned-economic philosopher is slamming Bitcoin as a contagion — and as a former backer of the cryptocurrency, he should know.

Ex-Crypto Backer: Bitcoin Is a “Contagious Disease” and It’s About to Get Nasty

By Noor Al-Sibai

Analysts for investment bank UBS warned that crypto markets might be entering another “crypto winter” as prices steadily fall for the asset.

Financial Analysts Say Bitcoin’s Price Is Going to Keep Falling and Falling

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk wants to fire a US Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who'd previously interviewed him during a 2018 Tesla investigation.

Elon Musk Demands Lawyer Be Fired for Being Mean to Tesla That One Time

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A "decentralized autonomous organization" called CityDAO was hoping to turn 40 acres in Wyoming into a crypto city — but they got hacked.

Hackers Plunder “Cryptocurrency City” That Had Promised “Dank Memes”

By Victor Tangermann

Kim Kardashian was sued for promoting a cryptocurrency that allegedly made its creators very wealthy at the expense of its investors.

Kim Kardashian Sued for Promoting “Pump and Dump” Crypto Scam

By Tony Ho Tran

Siraj Raval has been using his 2018 Tesla Model 3 as a power source to mine ethereum and bitcoin, and has made up to $800 while doing so.

Tesla Owner Says He’s Making $800 Per Month Using His Car to Mine Crypto

By Tony Ho Tran

This week Kosovo announced a total crypto ban after spending the last 60 days in a government state of emergency over an ongoing energy crisis.

Another Entire Country Just Banned Crypto Mining

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new AMD graphics card was designed to be less desirable for crypto miners to reduce issues with the GPU shortage and scalpers.

New Graphics Card Is Bad at Cryptomining on Purpose, Maker Says

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Bitcoin was hit by a precipitous price drop on Wednesday following a draconian Internet crackdown in Kazakhstan, the second-largest mining hub in the world.

Bitcoin Crashes as Major Crypto Country Shuts Down Entire Internet

By Tony Ho Tran

Infamous antivirus software Norton is being blasted for adding a cryptocurrency mining software called Norton Crypto to its Norton 360 suite.

Norton Antivirus Criticized for Automatically Installing Cryptomining Software

By Victor Tangermann

Mozilla is dipping its toes into cryptocurrency — much to the chagrin of two people who were instrumental in the erstwhile browser's creation.

Mozilla Founder Horrified by Browser’s Foray Into Cryptocurrency

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed today why he supports alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin and isn't a huge fan of Bitcoin.

Elon Musk Explains Why He is “Pro Doge,” Not Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Dogecoin prices spiked on Tuesday after Elon Musk announced that Tesla would be accepting the crypto in their merch store.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept Dogecoin for Merch, Crypto Prices Spikes

By Tony Ho Tran

An NFT enthusiast made a typo that ended up costing him hundreds of thousands of dollars when selling his "Bored Ape" NFT.

Guy Accidentally Sells $300,000 “Bored Ape” NFT for 1% of Its Value

By Noor Al-Sibai

The feds are looking intro cryptocurrencies and apparently have been since the Trump administration.

The Head of the CIA Says It’s Been Doing Mysterious Cryptocurrency Work

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of ardent anti-vaccine morons have created a new cryptocurrency based on the idea that vaccines lower your sperm count.

Anti-Vax Group Creates “Unvaxxed Sperm” Crypto Because God Is Dead and We Have Killed Him

By Tony Ho Tran

The Tesla CEO tweeted a meme portraying Web3 and DAo lovers as weird, crypto evangelicals pitching the concept to urinal neighbors. It crashed markets.

Elon Musk Posts Meme Mocking Crypto Fans, Then Crypto Crashes

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new cryptocurrency is hitting the market named after the deadly new coronavirus variant dubbed Omicron.

An Omicron Cryptocurrency Started Spiking, Because We Are Doomed

By Victor Tangermann

In a bizarre, unhinged, and possibly trolling Twitter thread, one user claimed their purchase of a $186,000 NFT is causing their divorce.

Crypto Bro Claims They’re Losing Their Wife and Kids Because They Bought a Super-Expensive NFT

By Noor Al-Sibai

Miami mayor Francis Suarez has announced on Twitter that he is giving out cryptocurrency funds to city residents.

Florida City Announces Crypto Giveaway to All Residents

By Victor Tangermann

Let this be a warning to every crypto enthusiast out there who's set on creating the next meme-worthy coin.

Tolkien’s Estate Shuts Down “Lord of the Rings” Cryptocurrency

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Crypto-savvy hamster Mr. Goxx, whose portfolio beat out some of the biggest traders in history, has tragically passed away.

The Crypto-Trading Hamster Has Died of Unknown Causes

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk took a stance against cryptocurrency exchanges today, agreeing with Twitter users that if you don't have the keys, it's "not your crypto."

Elon Musk Encourages People to Ditch Crypto Exchanges Like Binance

By Victor Tangermann

A group of crypto enthusiasts are furious after they lost a bid to purchase a copy of the US Constitution at a Sotheby's auction.

Crypto Bros Furiously Angry After Failing to Buy the US Constitution

By Tony Ho Tran

El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele has announced the country's plans to build the world's first fully bitcoin bonds-backed "Bitcoin City."

El Salvador President Announces “Bitcoin City” Tax Haven

By Victor Tangermann

When your uncle asks if he should invest in some Bitcoin — or Floki, for that matter — you should have some answers ready.

How to Talk to Your Family About Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Cryptographers are unhappy they are no longer the de facto association of the term "crypto." But is that really a bad thing?

Cryptographers Furious That “Crypto” Now Means Something Else

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian teenager was arrested after stealing roughly $36.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from just one individual based in the US.

Teen Hacker Arrested for Stealing $36 Million in Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

As if nothing is sacred anymore, the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers is getting a new name: the Crypto.com Arena. Not everybody is thrilled.

The Staples Center Will Be Renamed the “Crypto.com Arena” Because We Are Condemned to Eternal Damnation

By Victor Tangermann

A new music video from rapper Post Malone features an NFT product-placement cameo that is much more bizarre than you'd expect.

Watch Post Malone Buy An NFT While We Slowly Chart Our Descent Into Hell

By Noor Al-Sibai

The cryptosphere is abuzz over a Florida court case in which the plaintiffs are claiming that one of the co-creators of bitcoin is dead.

Dubious Court Case Claims Bitcoin Co-Creator Is Dead

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Canadian crypto company is being criticized for opening a bitcoin mine in an impoverished Navajo Nation.

Startup Criticized for Bitcoin Mine in Impoverished Navajo Community

By Tony Ho Tran

The value of Bitcoin has hit all-time highs, trading at above $68,000 Tuesday morning — and investors are predicting its rise isn't over yet.

Bitcoin Crushes All-Time Record, With JPMorgan Predicting $146,000

By Victor Tangermann

An NFT collector got mad that somebody on Twitter was saving their NFT, a hilarious exchange that cuts to the core of a very nuanced debate.

Person Furious That Someone Right Click Saved Their Precious NFT

By Victor Tangermann

A cryptocurrency called SQUID, inspired by Netflix's most popular TV show of all time, "Squid Game," rocketed into existence last week and then disappeared.

Chaos Ensues as “Squid Game” Crypto Crashes 99.9999 Percent

By Victor Tangermann

Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to make fun of common cryptocurrency scams.

Elon Musk Mocks Dogecoin Crypto Scams

By Victor Tangermann

The day after the cryptocurrency finally hit the New York Stock Exchange, Bitcoin has reached the highest price at any point in its 12-year history.

Bitcoin Hits Highest Price in Its Entire History

By Jon Christian

The New York Stock Exchange is expected to start allowing traders to bet on Bitcoin, in a milestone for the world of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Is Hitting The New York Stock Exchange Tomorrow

By Jon Christian

Tesla is technically up $1 billion in its Bitcoin investment, caused by Bitcoin rallying past the $60,000 mark this week.

Tesla Is Up $1 Billion on Its Bitcoin Investment

By Victor Tangermann

JPMorgan Chase CEO and outspoken crypto-critic Jamie Dimon said that he has no hopes in cryptocurrencies, calling Bitcoin "worthless" on Monday.

As Its Price Spikes, JPMorgan CEO Says Bitcoin Is “Worthless”

By Victor Tangermann

The Biden administration is allegedly looking into an executive order directing federal agencies to study crypto and give recommendations.

Biden Secretly Considering First-Ever White House “Crypto Czar”

By Tony Ho Tran

A Bitcoin mining operation in Canada tried to tap a nearby unused natural gas well for power — and got busted after neighbors started complaining of noise.

Bitcoin Miners Open Secret Power Plant, Get Busted

By Victor Tangermann

The developer of "Evolved Apes" just called it quits, absconding with 798 ether, about $2.7 million, a week after the launch of the project.

NFT Developer Absconds With $2.7 Million Dollars

By Victor Tangermann

More people than ever before are asking to get counseling at Castle Craig, the world's first rehabilitation clinic to treat cryptocurrency addiction.

People Are Flooding to Cryptocurrency Rehab Clinics

By Victor Tangermann

El Salvador has officially begun to mine Bitcoin using the power harnessed from a volcano — and has made 0.00599179 bitcoin, or about $269.

El Salvador Officially Starts Mining Bitcoin Using Power From an Actual Volcano

By Victor Tangermann

The alternative cryptocurrency Hamster skyrocketed on Tuesday — and Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have had something to do with it.

Hamster-Themed Cryptocurrency Skyrockets for Incredibly Dumb Reason

By Victor Tangermann

A hamster called Mr. Goxx has been busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies, amusing some of the biggest names in crypto, including Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Compliments Crypto-Trading Hamster

By Victor Tangermann

A Pennsylvania-based holding company called Stronghold Digital Mining bought a coal waste power plant over the summer to power 1,800 mining computers.

Bitcoin Mining Company Buys Entire Coal Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

By Tony Ho Tran

China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions and any other related activities within its borders illegal, sending Bitcoin plummeting yet again.

China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Prompting Bitcoin Market Crash

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin.org, which is the first Google search result for "bitcoin," got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports.

Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam

By Victor Tangermann