We discovered in June that the CEO funneled "significant volumes" of crypto into personal accounts controlled by him prior to his death.

They might dig up body of bitcoin CEO to see if he's really dead

Let's See the Body

A team of legal representatives of those whose money disappeared with bitcoin CEO Gerald Cotten's death have sent a letter seeking an exhumation.

They Might Dig Up Body of Bitcoin CEO to See If He’s Really Dead

Lawyers are calling for "certainty around the question of whether Mr Cotten is in fact deceased."

Finally, Bitcoin is starting to make sense to millennials.

There's a correlation between the price of Bitcoin and avocados

Avocoin

There's a correlation between the prices of avocados and the price of Bitcoin. It's all-but-certainly a fluke, but certainly a bizarre one.

There’s a Correlation Between the Price of Bitcoin and Avocados

Finally, cryptocurrencies make sense.

The "anonymous" payments led to more than 300 arrests.

Agents bust massive child porn site by tracking Bitcoin payments

Crypto Connection

Investigators took down a massive child porn site and arrested hundreds of its users by tracking the offenders' bitcoin payments.

Agents Bust Massive Child Porn Site by Tracking Bitcoin Payments

This sickening site took bitcoin payments for child porn. Investigators tracked those payments to bust more than 300 of the site's users.

"I can say one thing for sure: they were not detained on the first day they began to mine."

Russia punishes guy who mined Bitcoin at top-secret nuclear lab

Worth It

A nuclear engineer in Russia was just fined $7,000 for using his top-secret lab's supercomputer to illegally mine Bitcoin at work.

Russia Punishes Guy Who Mined Bitcoin at Top-Secret Nuclear Lab

Denis Baykov used a top-secret nuclear lab's supercomputer to mine crypto.

Experts say now is the time to invest in crypto, and eToro makes it easy

Brands We Love

eToro is a simple, easy to use crypto trading platform that makes it easy to trade cyrptocurencies such as Bitcoin and others.

Experts Say Now Is the Time to Invest in Crypto, and eToro Makes It Easy

eToro's crypto trading platform will walk you through the process.

Blockchain tech was bound to be useful someday.

Finally, porn is on the blockchain

NSFW

A new crypto platform called SpankPay wants to become the go-to payment service for porn and adult entertainment, circumventing more hostile financiers.

Finally, Porn Is on the Blockchain

SpankChain wants to be the go-to payment service for adult content.

Crypto revenue could help the country in the face of American sanctions.

Iran says you can mine — but not spend — crypto

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho

The Iranian government just gave its approval to crypto mining, but only if people get the right clearance and stay on top of their taxes.

Iran Says You Can Mine — but Not Spend — Crypto

Crypto mining is an official industry in Iran, but the government won't assume the risk.

But the resolution doesn't provide an alternative course of action.

225 US mayors agree to stop paying ransomware hackers

United Front

225 mayors from across the United States signed a resolution to stop paying ransomware hackers who target their cities' digital infrastructure.

225 US Mayors Agree to Stop Paying Ransomware Hackers

There have been 22 government-crippling cyberattacks in 2019 alone.

He also took a shot at Facebook's newly announced crypto, Libra.

Trump: Cryptocurrencies are "not money," "based on thin air"

Highly Volatile

Donald Trump tweeted his distaste for cryptocurrency on Thursday, calling the digital assets "not money" and "based on thin air."

Trump: Cryptocurrencies Are “Not Money,” “Based on Thin Air”

"I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies," he tweeted.

The vast majority are in just one country.

Who the hell is using the world’s 5,000 crypto ATMs?

Money Mystery

The number of crypto ATMs worldwide passed the 5,000 mark this month, which begs the question, who the hell is actually using these things?

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