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The Smarter Web Company Raises $10.7 Million From Notable Investor and High-Net-Worth Individual
4.8.2025
The Smarter Web Company PLC (AQUIS: SWC | OTCQB: TSWCF), a London-listed technology and bitcoin treasury firm, has announced the successful completion of a Placing and Subscription, raising a total of $10.7 million (£8.1 million). The Placing, conducted with a well-known institutional...
Crypto’s Defining Policy Moment Is Here. We Must Seize It Together
6.6.2025
Winning means elevating our shared priorities over our individual preferences, says Summer Mersinger, the new CEO of the Blockchain Association
Third individual arrested in NYC crypto torture and kidnapping case
28.5.2025
A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27.33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will...
Third individual arrested in NYC crypto torture and kidnapping case
28.5.2025
A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27.33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will...
Third individual arrested in NYC crypto torture and kidnapping case
28.5.2025
A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27.33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will...
Hedge Funds Going On-Chain: The “Indexification” of Active Strategies
23.4.2025
Crypto’s influence is expanding from individual assets to the very structure of asset management, says L1’s Miguel Kudry
North Dakota Senate Passes Crypto ATM Bill to Create Licensing Regime
19.3.2025
North Dakota House Bill 1447 mandates that virtual currency kiosk operators obtain money transmitter licenses, utilize blockchain analytics to detect fraud, and limit individual daily transactions to $2,000
Coinbase CEO Advocates Ending Individual Income Tax Entirely, Shifting Burden to Businesses
19.11.2024
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wants to scrap income taxes entirely, dumping the 150,000-page tax code and shifting the chaos to businesses. Coinbase’s CEO Challenges America’s Tax Code Chaos With Controversial Idea Brian Armstrong, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN),...
Nishad Singh’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Spare Him Prison, Say He Is an 'Uncommonly Selfless Individual'
17.10.2024
Lawyers say that his early cooperation was critical to bringing cases against Sam Bankman-Fried and Ryan Salame
UK Regulator Charges First Individual With Running a Network of Illegal Crypto ATMs
10.9.2024
Olumide Osunkoya, 45 year old Londoner has been accused of running crypto ATMs that processed british pounds 2.6 million ($3.4 million) in crypto transactions across various locations
Roaring Kitty swipes 6.6% of Chewy Inc, clarifies he is ‘Not a Cat’
1.7.2024
Keith Gill, known for his role in the GameStop saga, surprises the market with a significant stake in Chewy, Inc
Gala Games Receives $22 Million in ETH from Perpetrator of Security Breach
22.5.2024
Blockchain gaming platform Gala Games has retrieved approximately $22 million worth of Ether (ETH) from the individual responsible for a recent "security incident."
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14 Years Ago, an Individual Offered 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 Pizzas, Finalizing the Deal in 4 Days
18.5.2024
Approximately 14 years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz posted on bitcointalk.org, offering 10,000 bitcoins for “a couple of pizzas.” However, most people are not aware that it took him four days to finalize the transaction, which is now worth $670 million. The Famous Bitcoin for Pizza Offer...
Mango Markets Exploiter Faces Charges of Child Pornography Possession
29.4.2024
Avraham Eisenberg, the individual recently convicted of fraud and market manipulation in connection with a $110 million heist from Mango Markets, now faces additional charges of possessing child pornography.
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Crypto Firm Copper Allegedly Sent $4.2M to Sanctioned Russian Arms Dealer’s Wallet
11.3.2024
UK-based crypto firm Copper Technologies reportedly transferred digital assets totaling more than $4.2m to a wallet associated with a Russian arms dealer. Subsequently, the individual faced US sanctions months later.
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SBF’s Family Write Individual Letters To Judge Asking for Lenient Sentence
28.2.2024
Family members of former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried submitted letters to the federal judge ahead of his sentencing. Barbara Fried, Joseph Bankman, and Gabriel Bankman-Fried all requested leniency, emphasizing SBF's good intentions, charitable efforts, and social difficulties.
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South Korean Police Arrest Suspects in Winnerz-linked ‘Scam Coin’ Case
15.2.2024
A suspected scam coin operator was arrested in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea – in a case that appears to be linked to the controversy surrounding the blockchain firm Winnerz. According to YTN, Gimpo police charged an unnamed individual in their 20s with fraud. A second individual (also...
Over $11 Million in Liquidity Drained From SafeMoon by Unknown Individual
12.2.2024
An unknown individual drained over $11 million in liquidity from various pools associated with the controversial cryptocurrency project SafeMoon on Monday. The transaction triggered immediate speculation about a possible connection to SafeMoon’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Blockchain...
Solana’s Jupiter Airdrop Allegedly Leaked: A User Received Almost $1 Million Using 9,246 Wallets
6.2.2024
The recent airdrop of JUP, the token of the Solana native Jupiter exchange, was allegedly gamed by an individual who avoided established controls. An unknown airdrop hunter received 1.85 million JUP (almost $1 million) using over 9,000 wallets for this task, with some users presuming an insider...
Doom’s Unconventional Journey: Now on Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Gut Bacteria
1.2.2024
The iconic first-person shooter game Doom has surpassed traditional platforms and made it onto blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Using protocols like Ordinals, enthusiasts have inscribed simplified versions of Doom on the Bitcoin (BTC) network. Ordinals refer to a relatively recent...