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Crypto super PAC Fairshake just lost a billionaire Dem donor: Report
20.8.2024
Top Democratic Party donor Ron Conway has split from pro-crypto Fairshake PAC after it pledged to back a Republican candidate without his knowledge
Top Democratic Donor Leaves Crypto Super PAC
20.8.2024
Ron Conway disagrees with spending $12 million to defeat Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
Report: Family at the Center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Campaign Contributions
6.7.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donation activities were allegedly a family affair, involving his brother, mother, and father. Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, reportedly directed over $100 million in political contributions with his family’s help, according to emails reviewed by...
Donor Gifts 8 BTC to Aid Julian Assange’s Journey to Freedom
26.6.2024
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has finally embarked on his journey to freedom. The actual flight, however, comes with a hefty price tag of $520,000, which Assange is obligated to repay to the Australian government for the charter flight to Saipan and onward to Australia. After enduring...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls Republican Opponent John Deaton’s Campaign a “Threat,” Presses Donor Base for Funding
22.2.2024
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) referred to Republican opponent John Deaton’s campaign as a “threat” as she called on supporters to help fund her campaign against him, newly surfaced emails from the politician over the past week reveal.
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Rep. George Santos Tried to Broker Cryptocurrency Deal with Donor During Congressional Campaign
31.7.2023
US Republican Congressman George Santos attempted to set up a crypto-related investment deal with a donor during an election campaign in 2020, according to a recent New York Times report.
The crypto investment scheme was pitched to a loyal Republican donor during Santos’ first Congressional...
US State of Minnesota Okays Crypto Donations to Political Campaign Committees
29.7.2023
Minnesota has become one of the few U.S. states to permit crypto donations to political campaign committees. However, according to the state’s new rules, crypto donations must be converted to U.S. dollars within five days. In the event of price changes within the five-day grace period, these...
FTX Boss Ryan Salame’s Maryland Home Searched by FBI in Unexplained Raid
28.4.2023
According to unnamed sources, the home of Ryan Salame, the former co-chief executive of FTX Digital Markets, was searched by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday. The grounds for the raid remain unknown, and neither Salame nor his legal representative have offered...
3 FTX Execs Have Snitched on SBF, Now Scrutiny Is Aimed at Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora
22.12.2022
On Dec. 21, U.S. law enforcement officials from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed they imposed fraud charges against FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline...
Twitch Streamer Amouranth Receives $70,000 In Cash, Private Security From Anonymous Donor
6.12.2022
29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa, who variety streams on Twitch as Amouranth, has not had an easy year. She pushed her offline extracurriculars, buying an inflatable pool company and building her investments, but her public life got overshadowed by her brutally candid disclosure that she was in...
Amid the FTX Confusion, Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says ‘Custodial Exchanges Were a Mistake’
9.11.2022
Whistleblower and former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden, has been very vocal about the crypto economy in recent times. After publishing a copy of Bitcoin’s white paper on Twitter on the document’s 14th birthday, Snowden had some words with Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto....
SBF has been a 'significant donor' in the US midterm elections
7.11.2022
The FTX founder has reportedly spent almost $40 million mainly supporting Democrats during the current political cycle, according to Open Secrets
FTX exec revealed as big donor to Oregon Democrats following misidentification
2.11.2022
The FTX director of engineering reportedly contributed $500,000 to the Democratic Party of the American state of Oregon
FTX's Bankman-Fried Is Already a Political Mega-Donor. He's Doubling Down
24.5.2022
The CEO of FTX is ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. political campaigns
Ross Ulbricht’s NFT Collection to Be Auctioned via Superrare at Art Basel Miami
19.11.2021
On December 2nd at Art Basel Miami, the very first Ross Ulbricht non-fungible token (NFT) collection will be showcased at the event and auctioned via Superrare. The proceeds from the auction will support Ross Ulbricht’s freedom efforts and a donor-advised fund called Art4giving, which helps...
Bitcoin Beach Town in El Salvador Bustles With Growth After BTC Becomes Legal Tender
16.6.2021
Ever since El Salvador passed a bill that was approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress legalizing bitcoin as legal tender in the nation, the country has remained in the spotlight. Furthermore, there’s an area in El Salvador called “Bitcoin Beach” with a small group...
Cape Cod’s Largest Hospital Gets Bitcoin Donations Worth $800K
23.2.2021
One of Cape Cod’s largest hospitals received two bitcoin donations this year totaling $800,000 in value. The Massachusetts-based not-for-profit medical centre (NPO), Cape Cod Healthcare, explained that an anonymous donor donated $400k last Friday and the NPO received a $400k bitcoin donation...
French Programmer Sent Bitcoin Donations to Far-Right Activists Who Participated in the US Capitol Riots
16.1.2021
A crypto forensic analysis reveals that a French donor sent over $500,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) to far-right activists in the United States. The half-million dollars went to the groups that took part in the pro-Trump riots in the U.S. Capitol. Alt-Right Personalities and Websites Are Included...
Anonymous donor saves OpenBazaar... for now
28.9.2020
OpenBazaar received a temporary lifeline, but they aren’t out of the woods yet