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The Binance crypto exchange could be in trouble with the American government over allegedly serving Iranians in spite of terrorism sanctions on the country.

Crypto Exchange That Invested in Forbes Accused of Violating Terrorism Sanctions

By Noor Al-Sibai

A developer used his speech at a gaming conference to trash talk NFTs, and was met with a huge round of applause from the audience.

Speaker at Crypto-Funded Convention Trashes NFTs, Gets Loud Applause

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto exchange Voyager Digital has filed for bankruptcy, and according to the paperwork, most customers likely won't be getting their money back.

Man Loses Down Payment for House When Crypto Exchange Goes Bankrupt

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Endless Snoop Dogg promo has not been enough to save the NFT market, it seems. As predicted, June shaped up to be a pretty horrific month for the industry.

Abysmal New Numbers Show the NFT Market Is in Deep Trouble

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The FBI added Ruja Ignatova's name to its ten most-wanted list on Thursday because the Cryptoqueen scammed investors for $4 billion in a pyramid scheme.

FBI Offers Huge Reward for “Cryptoqueen” Accused of Stealing $4 Billion

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Blockchain woes persist. Bitcoin lost 38 percent of its value in June alone, making this past month the worst in crypto's 12 year history, CNBC reports.

Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Month in Crypto’s Entire History

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Web3 assets continue their impressively catastrophic nosedive today, as NFTs — even celeb-favored BAYC — reach remarkably new lows in value.

Even Bored Ape NFT Prices Are Plummeting Now

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

RadioShack — the once-bankrupt strip mall electronics stable which from death returneth to unlikely crypto trader — has chosen chaos.

RadioShack Is Tweeting About Drugs and Unusual Sexual Acts, for Some Reason

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Alex Mashinsky, CEO of anguished crypto lending firm Celsius, did NOT attempt to flee the US amid the bitcoin crash, a Celsius spokesperson clarified.

Crypto Startup in Crisis Insists That Its CEO Isn’t Trying to Flee the Country

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Snoop Dogg and Eminem released a new music video for "D 2 the LBC" featured the rappers as Bored Ape Yacht Club apes based on NFTs they own.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg Make Music Video Where They Appear as Their Bored Apes

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Reporter Kevin Collier had a bizarre encounter at this year's NFT NYC conference — not with rapper Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus Jr, he says, but a lookalike.

NFT Conference Allegedly Hires Snoop Dogg Impersonator to “Drum Up Excitement”

By Victor Tangermann

A bill that would ban all crypto mining that uses fossil fuels is languishing on the desk of New York's governor, which begs the question — what now?

New York State May Ban Any Crypto Mining Powered by Fossil Fuels

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amid an industry collapse and a class-action investor defrauding lawsuit, the Binance crypto exchange is looking for 2,000 new employees.

Many Crypto Startups Are Firing People Right Now, But This One Is Hiring 2,000 New Employees

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bitcoin bros are really, really not OK, as evidenced by the latest sad cope from a financial planner who likely just lost his clients a ton of money.

Financial Planner Desperately Explains to Clients Why the Bitcoin Crash Is Good, Actually

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just a few months after spending who knows how much on Super Bowl ads, leading cryptocurrency exchanges are now laying off thousands of employees.

Crypto Exchanges Lay Off Thousands, Months After Uber-Expensive Super Bowl Ads

By Noor Al-Sibai

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has had to pause Bitcoin withdrawals as the currency drops precipitously for the second time in 2022.

As Bitcoin Crashes, Binance Halts Withdrawals

By Noor Al-Sibai

Anthony Hopkins appears to be getting into crypto and NFTs – but there may be a deeper reason the actor has taken on his cringiest role yet.

There’s an Interesting Theory About Why Anthony Hopkins Is Suddenly Shilling NFTs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Good news, everyone! Climate change is now CANCELED thanks to an ingenious plot to put trees on the blockchain, because that's how the environment works.

The Environment Is Saved! We’re Putting Trees on the Blockchain

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nothing inspires investor confidence during an economic crisis quite like rescinding job offers, as Coinbase may soon learn.

In Very Classy Move, Coinbase Is Withdrawing Job Offers From People Who Already Accepted Them

By Noor Al-Sibai

Web3 sure is going great — just ask Molly White, the researcher whose crypto scam-busting skills have felled con artists left and right.

Awesome Woman Destroys “Predatory” Crypto Scams by Shaming Them to Death

By Noor Al-Sibai

The dust hasn't even settled from the Terra stablecoin, but the people behind it are already trying to make a new currency.

Creator of “Stablecoin” That Crashed to Zero Says It’s Creating a New One

By Noor Al-Sibai

Don't go to a stablecoin founder's house to try to talk to them if you're ever in South Korea.

Bankrupt Investor Arrested for Showing Up at Crypto Founder’s House

By Noor Al-Sibai

After spending $12,000 on Floyd Mayweather-endorsed NFTs that are now worthless, one Florida man is having major buyer's remorse.

Florida Man Horrified When NFTs He Bought Because Floyd Mayweather Told Him to Crater in Value

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nothing in the US economy has been more stable than the price of AriZona tea cans — what better value to peg a stable crypto coin towards?

New Crypto Backed by “America’s Most Stable Asset”: Cans of AriZona Iced Tea

By Noor Al-Sibai

Remember all those celebrities who did crypto ads? They're still rich, but they've been awfully quiet since the industry they shilled has tanked in value.

Crypto-Shilling Celebs Suddenly Very Quiet Now That It’s Crashing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Dogecoin founder Billy Markus apparently doesn't think very highly of the people who invest in cryptocurrencies like his.

Dogecoin Creator Says That 70 Percent of Crypto Investors Are Complete Morons

By Noor Al-Sibai

Mayors of several major US cities are noticeably quiet about city-based cryptocurrencies they once promoted as a solution to many of their cities' problems.

Miami Backed a City Crypto, Which Then Imploded and Lost 95% of Its Value

By Victor Tangermann

The value of Bitcoin is dropping precipitously, while gang violence is on the rise in El Salvador, a country that adopted Bitcoin as legal tender.

Gang Violence Surging as Crypto Crashes in Bitcoin Country

By Noor Al-Sibai

If the great crypto crash of 2022 is giving you deja vu, you're not alone as blockchain expert David Gerard argued.

Expert Says Crypto Crash is Just Like 2008 Financial Crisis

By Noor Al-Sibai

Madonna relased an NSFW NFT collection called Mother of Creativity on SuperRare. Proceeds go to charity and the clips show her birthing trees and bugs.

Madonna Releases Extremely Explicit NFT Collection

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Actor Ezra Miller was apparently having a normal one during their recent arrest in Hawaii when they claimed they filmed an altercation to put it into NFTs.

Actor Ezra Miller Claims They Filmed Alleged Assault to Turn It Into NFTs

By Noor Al-Sibai

A nosedive in the crypto market tanked LUNA, a stablecoin based on the US dollar. Reddit users panicked, posting mental health and depression struggles.

Suicidal Posts Spike After Crypto Project Crashes

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The crypto wallet company Coinbase appears to have quietly snuck a mutually-assured destruction clause into its latest earnings report.

Coinbase Says If It Goes Bankrupt, It Might Seize Users’ Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bitcoin is down horrendously — and it's losing money for many investors who thought it was a sure shot during balmier days.

Analysis Finds That 40 Percent of Bitcoin Investors Have Lost Money

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Texas woman told Bloomberg her Tinder boyfriend scammed $8 million of her inheritence in crypto. She's suing him and the exchanges.

Woman Scammed for $8 Million in Crypto, Sues Exchanges

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A bunch of animals are going extinct, but don't worry, you can buy NFTs of them!

Bored Apes’ Latest Drop Cratered in Price After Fans Snapped Them Up

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Bro are you really using 1 astro ape and 3 slurp juices just so you can create 3 new apes? You could make serious bucks on this Bored Ape mint.

NFT Thing Mocked for Ludicrously Incomprehensible Tweet

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said he wouldn't take $25 for all the cryptocurrency and bitcoin in the world. What happened?

Warren Buffett Says He Wouldn’t Buy All the Bitcoin in the World for $25

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Despite hackers stealing $13.7 million of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, interest was so high in its metaverse plots the Ethereum crypto blockchain crashed.

Bored Apes’ New Drop Was So Popular That It Crashed the Entire Ethereum Blockchain

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A hack used a crypto exploit to steal $1 million worth of cryptocurrency but self-destructed the contract and lost the currency permanently.

Oops! Hacker Steals $1 Million in Crypto and Then Destroys It

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Wellness culture has really gone too far this time.

New Cryptocurrency Makes You Exercise to Mine Coins

By Noor Al-Sibai

The shills are alive with the sound of crypto, apparently.

Lindsay Lohan Accused of Taking Huge Payments to Shill Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto fiends have been bad, bad boys — and one adult entertainer is finally putting them in their place.

Porn Star “Punishes” Man for Buying NFTs

By Noor Al-Sibai

A crypto startup promising users $20 worth of its Worldcoin cryptocurrency hasn't actually paid anything out despite claiming to help alleviate poverty.

Startup That Exchanges Crypto for Eyeball Scans Descends Into Chaos

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new analysis has found that the majority of NFT drops are complete failures -- either generatig no interest, or not enough to cover their minting fees.

Huge Surprise: Two Thirds All NFT Drops Are Complete Failures

By Noor Al-Sibai

Exxon Mobile is used to waste about 18 million cubic feet of gas per month. Now it's using the fossil fuel to power crypto mining rigs.

Exxon Mobil Is Starting to Burn Excess Gas to Mine Bitcoin

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Elizabeth Warren is trying to sanction Russia and regulate cryptocurrency while she's at it — and she's angered a surprising number of people.

Everyone Hates Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Regulation Bill

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just when you thought crypto nerds had outdone themselves, they do something wild — like trying to work around copyright law in the most outlandish fashion.

The Dune NFT Project Is Back With an Inscrutable New Scheme

By Noor Al-Sibai

Larry Dvoskin, an NFT entrepreneur, recently paid at least $2,000 to publish an article about how great NFTs are in The Rolling Stone.

NFT Guy Pays Rolling Stone to Run Article About How Great NFTs Are

By Tony Ho Tran

Coinbase and Binance won't shut down cryptocurrency exchanges for Russia unless forced to comply with US sanctions or laws.

Major Crypto Exchanges Say They Won’t Shut Down Russian Transactions Unless They’re Forced

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After rightfully facing blowback online, the Associated Press cancelled its plans to create an NFT from the image of a migrant boat.

News Service Shamed Into Canceling Sale of NFT of Desperate Migrants

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The founder of the Pussy Riot has teamed up with American non-fungible token (NFT) artists to use crypto to raise funds for Ukrainian aid groups.

Pussy Riot Founder is Selling NFTs to Fund Ukrainian Aid

By Noor Al-Sibai

A few users who got scammed with the hoax "Cool Kitten" NFTs decided to get a little revenge on their swindlers with a coup.

A Bunch of People Who Got Scammed by an NFT Project Took Sweet Revenge

By Tony Ho Tran

Coinbase's Super Bowl stunt netted the crypto wallet company a ton of new users — and with it, way more scrutiny.

The CEO of Coinbase Gets Brutally Owned, May Never Recover

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto miners in Montana revived a dying coal-powered plant in Montana last year and the resulting spike in emissions was staggering.

Crypto Miners Took Over an Entire Power Plant, Spiking CO2 Emissions

By Lonnie Lee Hood

We regret to inform you that the crypto bros are at it again — except this time, the "bro" in question is Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Posts Skin-Crawlingly Horrible Song About Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai

Charlie Munger's windowless dorms are a "mouse trap" but he defended their use during one of his annual business calls on Wednesday.

98-Year-Old Billionaire Says It’s Fine to Pack Young People in Windowless Rooms Like Rats

By Lonnie Lee Hood

It's "sad" enough that Melania Trump's NFT sales bombed — but now, it looks like she may have had to buy it herself to save face.

Melania Trump Accused of Secretly Buying Her Own NFT to Avoid Disgrace

By Noor Al-Sibai

Prominent NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Almost All Sales for Fraud

Prominent NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Almost All Sales for Fraud

By Noor Al-Sibai

MoviePass is coming back and it wants to track your eyes. Watch ads to earn credits in-app and trade with other users. But they pause if you look away.

Cursed App Says You’ll Earn Crypto If You Stare at Ads With Your Eyes Open Like in “A Clockwork Orange”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is investing $200 million into Forbes so that the website can become publicly traded.

The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Is Investing $200 Million in Forbes, a Site Where Anyone Can Shill Crypto

By Jon Christian, Noor Al-Sibai

The 27 most expensive recorded NFT sales in January amounted to $1.3 billion — but it came from just two crypto wallets trading with each other.

Evidence Is Piling Up That a Huge Number of NFT Sales Are Fake

By Tony Ho Tran

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

The tree-stump-sized gold cube worth a reported $11.7 million that graced Central Park's frozen lake is apparently promoting a cryptocurrency and NFTs.

The Central Park Gold Cube Is an NFT Publicity Stunt, You Idiots

By Noor Al-Sibai