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Ex-Kansas Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47M in Crypto Scheme
24.5.2024
Now-failed Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes squandered millions in cryptocurrency, leading to the bank’s failure in July 2023.
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Former Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47M to Buy Crypto, Leading to Bank Collapse
24.5.2024
Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes pleaded guilty on Thursday to embezzling $47.1 million for personal cryptocurrency purchases, leading to the bank’s collapse. From May to July 2023, Hanes executed at least 10 wire transfers from the Elkhart-based bank to cryptocurrency accounts....
MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History
14.2.2024
When MLB The Show 24 launches next month, it will include a female baseball player who made history in 1953. That inclusion will break new ground for the game series, too, as it’s never featured a playable woman character before. Read more
US President Joe Biden Sparks Crypto Speculation With Laser Eyes Avatar on X
12.2.2024
US President Joe Biden’s laser-eyed post on his X and Instagram accounts late Sunday intrigued the crypto community. The image posted was captioned: “Just like we drew it up.” Biden’s post follows the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl...
Super Bowl 58 Wagers Heat up — 49ers Lead as Crypto Betting Markets Favor Their Victory
30.1.2024
In just under two weeks, the National Football League (NFL) champions of the American Football Conference (AFC), the Kansas City Chiefs, and their counterparts from the National Football Conference (NFC), the San Francisco 49ers, will clash in the much-anticipated Super Bowl 58. As of right...
Bankman-Fried Continues Testimony: “I didn’t want to be known as the Kansas City Royals of Crypto Exchanges”
28.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, continued his testimony in Manhattan federal court Friday afternoon. Bankman-Fried’s public image Bankman-Fried pushed back on former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s claims that his now infamous unkempt hair...
Kansas adjourns crypto bill targeting political donations to January 2024
20.9.2023
The bill required politicians to “immediately convert” the crypto donations to U.S. dollars — with no scope of expenditures or HODLing the funds
Madden NFL 24 Comes With A Kansas City Easter Egg
17.8.2023
Soon-to-be-released football simulation game Madden NFL 24 made sure to retain a very important detail on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: his tongue. That’s what she said, or whatever. Read more
Another US Bank Collapses: Heartland Tri-State Bank Closed by Regulator
30.7.2023
Heartland Tri-State Bank has become the latest bank in the U.S. to fail. The Kansas banking regulator closed the bank and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver on Friday. Regulator Shuts Down Heartland Tri-State Bank A regional bank in the U.S., Heartland...
Kansas Heartland Tri-State Bank closed by FDIC as banking crisis deepens
29.7.2023
Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart was closed on July 29, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) taking control
Kansas state lawmakers look to cap crypto political donations at $100
15.2.2023
Under the proposed amendments, crypto campaign contributions under $100 were acceptable, provided the receiver immediately convert the funds to USD and not HODL them
Today in Crypto: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Embassy in USA, Japanese Banking Giant Invests in Infinity, Kansas May Cap Election Donations in Crypto to $100
15.2.2023
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Kansas State Looks to Cap Crypto Political Campaign Donations at $100
15.2.2023
The U.S. state is looking to amend its campaign financing rules to require donors' names and addresses be collected – and mandate contributions be made strictly via U.S.-based entities
The Last Of Us Episode 5 Recap: The Saga Of Henry And Sam
11.2.2023
Episode five of HBO’s The Last of Us marks the midpoint of our nine-episode journey. That’s right, we’re halfway there, and Ellie and Joel are definitely living on a prayer. Look, I’m sorry for the bad Bon Jovi reference but man, this episode is The Last of Us at its most relentlessly bleak....
The Last Of Us Episode 4 Recap: A Return To The Familiar
6.2.2023
After last week’s knockout episode of HBO’s The Last of Us boldly adapted the game’s source material into something wholly new and remarkable, this week’s episode returns to more conventional adaptation, giving viewers a number of moments lifted directly from the game, though the action has been...
Who Are Kathleen And Perry In HBO’s The Last Of Us?
6.2.2023
If you played The Last of Us game and are watching HBO’s TV adaptation, you probably saw a couple of characters in this week’s episode and wondered, “Who the hell are these people?” That’s because these characters weren’t in the original game, but there’s a reason you might have thought...
Cop 'Discharged' For Trying To Scam Store Out Of $400 Worth Of Pokémon Cards
14.11.2022
A former officer of the Johnson County Sherriff’s office in Kansas has had his police license revoked after he was caught trying to short-change a store out of nearly $400 worth of Pokémon cards.Read more
Powell Says Fed’s Battle With Inflation Will Bring ‘Some Pain,’ After Insisting Last Year Elevated Inflation Is ‘Likely to Prove Temporary’
27.8.2022
On Friday, Jerome Powell spoke at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium and the Federal Reserve chair explained that the U.S. central bank is focused on fighting the country’s red-hot inflation. Powell stressed at the event that strict monetary policy is necessary, and his commentary...
DOJ Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments, Cryptocurrency From State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers
21.7.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $500K in ransom payments and cryptocurrency from a state-sponsored North Korean group. “We are returning the stolen funds to the victims,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said, adding that the seized funds include ransoms paid...
Crypto bank Custodia sues the Fed over 19 month delay on account approval
8.6.2022
Custodia wants to compel the Federal Reserve Board and its Kansas City branch to approve its application for a Fed master account within 30 days