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Cleartoken Secures $10M in Funding to Pioneer UK’s First Digital Asset Clearing House
13.3.2024
On Monday, the crypto clearing house startup Cleartoken revealed that it raised $10 million from strategic investors including Nomura’s Laser Digital, Flow Traders, and LMAX Digital. Cleartoken Nets $10M to Launch U.K. Digital Asset Clearing Services The horizontal clearing house for the digital...
AirBit Club 'ponzi' co-founder gets 12 years prison
27.9.2023
Convicted fraudster Pablo Renato Rodriguez will also need to serve three years of supervised release after he finishes his 12 year imprisonment sentence
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...
Disgraced U.S. Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: NYT
27.7.2023
A source told The New York Times that Santos and two others appeared to try a crypto-centric version of the classic Nigerian prince email scam
Sam Bankman-Fried's Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning
12.5.2023
The indicted congressman, who wildly embellished his background, received big donations from FTX executives. That was just one strand in Bankman-Fried's tangled influence-peddling web
Brazil’s Santos FC Token to Enter Gaming World – A New Start for Football Fan Tokens?
17.4.2023
The Brazilian football (soccer) giant Santos FC has announced it will apply its fan token to a Web3-and metaverse-enabled “gaming environment.”
The token, named Santos Fan Token (SANTOS), was launched in late 2021.
Per an official release from TOPGOAL and a report from Livecoins, the football...
AirBit Club execs face decades in prison after pleading guilty to $100M fraud
9.3.2023
Co-founder Rodriguez and senior promoters Millan, Aguilar and Chairez all recently pled guilty to the charges, while the other founder, Dos Santos pled guilty in October, 2021
Okx to Launch Okx Collective, a Metaverse Experience Powered by Manchester City Soccer Players
2.2.2023
Okx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the market, has announced the launch of its soccer-focused metaverse experience, called the “Okx Collective.” The immersive experience will include Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Ilkay Gündoğan, and Alex Greenwood, stars from Manchester...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
NFTSTAR and Neymar Jr․ to Release Beastmode Metaverse HUMAN NFT Drop
11.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) (“The9”), an established internet company, has newly announced that its NFT community NFTSTAR is releasing the next drop of exclusive NFTs in collaboration with professional Brazilian international footballer Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior....
Argentine Digital Peso Proposal: Eliminate Tax Evasion by Digitizing the Full Fiat Currency Supply
7.11.2022
A proposal to eliminate the physical representation of the Argentine Peso, in order to streamline specific state processes and reduce tax evasion, has been presented by former banker Carlos Maria De Los Santos. The plan, identified as “Argentine Digital Peso,” also predicts that...
GTA Online’s New Update Is Just What The Nearly Decade-Old Game Needed
27.7.2022
Today, Rockstar Games released what might be one of the biggest, best updates Grand Theft Auto Online has seen in years. While it might not add something as big and flashy as a casino or superyacht, the new “Criminal Enterprises” update expands a huge list of old content, adds new quality-of-life...
Pro Trader-Focused NFT Marketplace Blur Secures $11 Million in Seed Round Led by Paradigm
29.3.2022
On March 28, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur announced the company has raised $11 million in a seed round led by Paradigm. The NFT marketplace Blur says the startup is focused on building an institutional-grade NFT market that’s made “for pro traders.” Blur Raises...
Building a newbie-friendly codebase
3.2.2022
Pedro Santos suggests:
Using naming conventions such that you can learn them once and apply them everywhere
Unidirectional data flows. Make it easy to follow the app flow.
No magic numbers. I’d add they are even worse in CSS
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Building a newbie-friendly codebase originally published...
Euler.Tools, a Unique Platform to Explore and Discover Blockchain Tools
12.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Jorge de los Santos is the man behind Euler.Tools, a platform that wants to change how people analyze the blockchain industry by providing an all-encompassing view of crypto paired with an easy to use interface. Similar to the legendary mathematician and project’s namesake...
Mastermind of Bitcoin Mining Ponzi Scheme Extradited to the US: $20 Million in Victims’ Funds Laundered
1.12.2020
The US government says it has extradited Gutemberg Dos Santos, the co-founder of the Airbit Club Ponzi scheme from Panama and he now awaits his trial in a Manhattan court. Dos Santos is facing charges relating to his role in perpetuating a “cryptocurrency” scam which defrauded victims...