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A popular OnlyFans streamer was the victim of a violent attack on Sunday, as emboldened criminals begin to take cybercrime to the streets.

OnlyFans Star Amouranth Says She Was Robbed at Gunpoint for Her Crypto

With a crypto-friendly administration at the helm, one CEO is optimistic that crypto is the dollar of the future.

CEO of Bank of America Says It’ll Launch a Stablecoin as Soon as It’s Legal

Someone Hacked Paul Krugman’s Twitter and Made an Entire Fake Website for the New York Times to Shill a “New York Times Coin” Scam Coin

Someone Hacked Paul Krugman’s Twitter and Made an Entire Fake Website for the New York Times to Shill a “New York Times Coin” Scam Coin

Hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters lost money on his meme coin after its price crashed shortly after launching.

Trump Supporters Lost a Staggering Amount of Money as They Bought His Meme Coin

By Frank Landymore

In an effort to recover a long-lost crypto wallet, one man is attempting to purchase an entire landfill where he believes it was thrown away.

Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive

By Noor Al-Sibai

A scheme targeting low-income rust belt homes has begun carving up real estate for foreign investors to trade on the blockchain.

Scheme That Allows Crypto Bros to Buy Ownership of Apartments Leads to Black Mold, Evictions

New analysis of the memecoin TRUMP reveals that the vast majority of users broke even or lost money, while a handfull of whales made millions.

Virtually Everybody Who’s Ever Bought Trump’s Meme Coin Has Lost Money On It

As Musk eyes the US Treasury, his dangerous and unprecedented plan to install the blockchain as the gold standard is taking shape.

Elon Musk Proposes Putting US Treasury on Blockchain

Are Super Bowl ads the nail in the coffin for tech bubbles? We'll soon find out after this year's games, which will feature tons of AI ads.

Super Bowl Ads Predicted the Dot Com and Crypto Bubbles. This Year’s Will Be Filled With Ads for AI Companies

By Noor Al-Sibai

State legislators are lining up to be the first to gamble away public funds in digital assets like crypto and NFTs.

States Are Racing to Throw Taxpayers’ Money Into “Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserves”

Antivirus guru and erstwhile tax outlaw John McAfee is back from the dead, and he wants to sell you a meme coin.

John McAfee Springs Back From the Grave as an AI, Promoting a New Meme Coin

By Noor Al-Sibai

Trump is following in the footsteps of luminaries like Haliey "Hawk Tuah Girl" Welch, by launching a meme coin creatively dubbed $TRUMP.

Trump Launches Meme Coin, Just Like Hawk Tuah Girl, Days Before Inauguration

By Jon Christian

Users on the prediction market Polymarket are gleefully betting on the devastation caused by the Los Angeles Palisades wildfire.

Crypto Platforms Like Polymarket Now Taking Bets on Los Angeles Fire Devastation

By Frank Landymore

It seems that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch is finally facing the music after angry investors filed a lawsuit regarding her disastrous meme coin.

Hawk Tuah Girl Pledges Full Cooperation With Lawsuit Against Her Disastrous Memecoin

By Noor Al-Sibai

Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch is making headlines for running an alleged crypto scam — and in doing so, she's made a hilarious oversight.

The Hawk Tuah Girl Committed a Horrible Crime: Not Calling Her Crypto “Spitcoin”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The website selling the crypto token backed by Donald Trump crashed, while sales have barely reached 4 percent of the project's goals.

Trump’s Dubious Crypto Scheme Falls Flat on Its Face Immediately After Going Live

By Frank Landymore

In the micronation of Liberland, a crypto bro who's been accused of fraud has just become one of the most powerful men in the tiny country.

Crypto Bro and Alleged Fraudster Appointed Leader of a Tiny “Micronation” in Eastern Europe

By Noor Al-Sibai

Before checking into federal prison today, disgraced former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame took to LinkedIn to issue a career update.

Former Crypto CEO Posts Hilarious LinkedIn Update Right Before Going to Prison

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The official OpenAI Newsroom account on X, formerly Twitter, was hacked by someone to promote a fake token as part of a phishing attack.

Official OpenAI Twitter Account Taken Over by Hackers to Shill Crypto Scheme

By Frank Landymore

So-called "stablecoins" are far from stable. But Donald Trump's sons have a new stablecoin-forward crypto venture — which Trump is backing.

Trump’s New Crypto Project Is a Type Linked to Organized Crime and Terrorism

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Adam "WeWork Guy" Neumann's crypto company has been discreetly refunding investors after years of failing to do anything said it would do.

You’ll Be Shocked to Hear That the WeWork Guy’s Crypto Startup Is Shriveling Up and Dying

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

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

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

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.

Science & Energy

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

By Frank Landymore

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 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

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 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

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

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These Anarchists Want to Destroy the Dollar with Crypto

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is raising $100 million for his startup that scans eyeballs and gives out crypto.

OpenAI CEO Raising $100 Million to Scan Every Eyeball on Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

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

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

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

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

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

A broken clock is, as they say, right twice a day — and even Elon Musk, the king of the bad take, occasionally gets it right when it comes to AI.

Elon Musk Roasts Dudes Pivoting From Crypto to AI

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

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

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

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

In new bankruptcy court filings reviewed by Insider, FTX reportedly unveiled exactly how much equity quarterback Tom Brady had in the exchange.

Tom Brady Apparently Lost an Ungodly Amount of Money in the FTX Crash

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

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

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