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Seattle Airport Hit by $6M Bitcoin Ransom Demand After Cyberattack
20.9.2024
Hackers have targeted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a ransomware attack, demanding 100 bitcoins to buy the data back. Although the airport managed to fend off most of the damage, the attackers encrypted some data and posted stolen files on the dark web. Now, the Federal Bureau...
France Charges Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Sets Bail at €5 Million
28.8.2024
Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, is still in hot water in France, facing multiple criminal charges linked to activities on his messaging platform. The French court reportedly set his bail at €5 million, and he’s now prohibited from leaving the country. French Authorities Charge Telegram...
My Dumb Quest To Get A Backpack In Fallout 76 (And How To Avoid It)
23.4.2024
When I started playing Fallout 76 in 2018 there were no backpacks. So I never thought about it. But when I learned from a random comment that backpacks had been added after that point and had been in the game for years, I felt stupid for never crafting one. And then I went to collect the recipe...
Bitfinex Securities Launches Tokenized Debt for Hilton Hotel Construction in El Salvador
11.4.2024
Bitfinex Securities is spearheading an initiative to fund the development of a Hampton by Hilton hotel complex at El Salvador International Airport through a tokenized debt issue.
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Nintendo Trapped Mario In JFK Airport For ‘Switch On The Go’ Initiative
8.4.2024
Over the weekend, a lucky few JetBlue fliers were treated to a pleasant surprise as they entered Terminal 5 in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport: a photo op with none other than Nintendo’s (and gaming’s) leading man, Mario. Read more
Bitcoin’s Leap Past $65K Ignites Speculation of Qatari Billionaire’s Big Buy Post-Atlantis Conference
4.3.2024
Following bitcoin’s climb beyond the $65,000 mark, social media has been buzzing with discussions about the rumored acquisition of bitcoin by a billionaire from Qatar post the Bitcoin Atlantis conference in Madeira. A sighting of a Qatari jet at the airport subsequent to the Bitcoin Atlantis...
South Korean Customs Officer Thwarts Crypto Mining Rig Smugglers
1.2.2024
South Korea’s Customs Service has rewarded a staff member who stopped smugglers from illegally bringing crypto mining rigs into the country. Per the news outlet Incheon Ilbo, the employee at Incheon Airport Regional Customs stopped smugglers from bringing crypto mining hardware worth around...
I Played Overwatch Comp In An Airport Gamer Lounge
29.1.2024
I am notoriously early for flights. I consistently get to the airport more than two hours before a domestic trip, even during off-peak times. Because of my arrival anxiety, I have a lot of downtime at airports which I can (and often do) spend boozing at an overpriced “Irish pub” or relaxing in...
All The GTA 5 Cheats You Could Ever Need In One Place
14.12.2023
Since Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t coming out until 2025, you might be thinking about having a fling with its esteemed predecessor Grand Theft Auto V, either for the first time or for a repeated visit. It’s a long game with a lot to do, and has an extensive multiplayer component which extends...
Indian Airport Threatened With Bomb Blast if $1M Bitcoin Not Paid in 48 Hours
24.11.2023
Source: Pexels Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in India received a bomb threat on Thursday, with an anonymous sender demanding $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) within 48 hours. The threatening email, originating from the address quaidacasrol@gmail.com,...
Report Exposes Warrantless Cash Searches at Atlanta Airport
22.10.2023
In a startling investigation report, Atlanta News First uncovered the concerning practices of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officers. At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, DEA officers, in plain clothes, have been found searching passengers’...
Former Three Arrows Capital Executive Su Zhu Arrested in Singapore
29.9.2023
Su Zhu, a founding member of the now-insolvent Three Arrows Capital, was apprehended in Singapore at Changi Airport on Friday, as per the firm’s liquidator, Teneo. Zhu received a four-month prison sentence for failing to cooperate in the bankruptcy proceedings, Teneo revealed. Crackdown...
Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport
31.7.2023
Work Underway on El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin City Airport’
23.6.2023
El Salvador has broken ground on the construction of an airport for its Bitcoin City project.
Around a month ago, the YouTuber Albert Sánchez uploaded what he claimed was aerial footage of construction crews working on the site.
The airport is to be known as the Pacífico Airport, but will also...
Report: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Plans to Appeal Detention Extension After Arrest in Montenegro
26.3.2023
According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing the detention extension ordered by a Montenegrin court. Kwon was arrested on March 23, 2023, after being caught at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro while...
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Faces Extradition to South Korea
24.3.2023
According to a report published by AFP, Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, has been charged with document forgery in Montenegro. Kwon was arrested at the Podgorica airport while traveling with fake documentation. South Korean prosecutors have said the Terra co-founder faces extradition to South Korea....
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro, Says Interior Minister
23.3.2023
According to Montenegro’s interior minister Filip Adzic, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was apprehended at Podgorica airport allegedly bearing falsified documentation. Adzic added that investigators are “waiting for official confirmation of his identity” after Montenegrin police detained...
Ground Handling Firm to Use a Blockchain Document Solution at 28 Saudi Airports
11.2.2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-based airport ground handling services firm, Saudi Ground Services, has said it plans to implement a blockchain-based document solution that allows it “to issue over 10,000 digital documents annually including licenses.” According to the firm’s Ayman...
Sam Bankman-Fried found 'chilling' in JFK airport lounge on $250M bail bond
25.12.2022
Based on the pictures, crypto community members confirmed that SBF’s location was the Greenwich (Business Class) lounge in American Airlines’ Terminal 8
BLR Metaport: World’s 1st Airport Metaverse launches via Polygon’s help
14.12.2022
It happens to be the Bangalore International Airport, which in the very recent past, was successfully launching the first phase of the BLR Metaport. For the uninitiated, this happens to be the first time the world will be exposed to a metaverse-related experience, in the case of an airport. This...