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2024 US Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Says IRS Is ‘Corrupt,’ Insisting America Needs ‘Something Totally Different’

28.5.2023
Florida’s 46th Governor, Ron DeSantis, recently declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency in 2024 and has since participated in several interviews. While conversing with Dana Loesch on The Dana Show, DeSantis criticized the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a “corrupt...

Ukraine’s Anti-corruption Bureau Unveils Plan to Fight ‘Crypto Corruption’

23.5.2023
Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau has stated that it is probing the crypto sector to unmask money launderers. In an official National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) release, the regulator said that it was teaming up with the United States Embassy for the drive. The NABU said that...

Robert Kiyosaki: US Economy Headed for Crash Landing, Financial Pandemic Started, Corruption High

21.5.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki believes that the U.S. economy is headed for a crash landing. “I hope I am wrong yet that is what I believe,” he opined. The famous author also said a financial pandemic has started and corruption is high, reiterating his recommendation to...

Inflation and Anguish: Outraged Lebanese Depositors Continue to Riot Against Financial Institutions

15.5.2023
Amid Lebanon’s financial crisis, significant demonstrations have erupted in Beirut targeting financial institutions. Outraged Lebanese depositors, witnessing their savings vanish, have resorted to smashing bank windows, setting fires, and engaging in riots. Simultaneously, leaders...

Latam Insights – Inflation Skyrockets in Argentina, El Salvador Processes Digital Assets Licenses, Venezuelan Crypto Corruption Probe Continues

17.4.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, and the crypto-linked corruption probe in Venezuela...

The Fall of Medici Bank: Lessons on Fractional Reserve Banking From 15th Century Italy

16.4.2023
Amid the banking chaos of the 21st century, some are looking back more than 600 years ago, to the Medici Bank — one of the most powerful banks of its time. It established its business and became one of the most respected banks in Europe during its prime, and the prominent Italian family of bankers...

No Man’s Sky’s Latest Big Update Introduces Corrupted Planets, New Threats

5.4.2023
On April 5, Hello Games unwrapped its latest update for the ever-expanding No Man’s Sky deep space sim and folks, if you’ve been holding out on diving back into this epic-scale universe, I dunno how you’re gonna resist this siren’s song. A corruption is spreading through the galaxy, and it’s time...

Elizabeth Warren Explains Her ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Stance; Waves of Democrats Oppose Her Bitcoin Criticism

3.4.2023
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, has recently launched a political campaign against cryptocurrencies as she seeks a third term in office in 2024. In a recent interview on “Meet the Press Reports” with NBC’s Chuck Todd, Warren likened buying bitcoin...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Charges for Alleged Crypto Payment to Chinese Officials

28.3.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, now faces a 13-count indictment as U.S. officials have added new charges. One of the new charges alleges that SBF leveraged $40 million to influence “one or more Chinese government officials.” Details of the Bribery Charges Against...

National Exchanges Reportedly Pause Operations in Venezuela, as Attorney General Confirms Crypto Watchdog Sunacrip Involvement in Oil Sale Schemes

28.3.2023
National cryptocurrency exchanges have paused their activities in Venezuela according to reports, as the anti-corruption probe on national crypto watchdog Sunacrip and unlawful oil sales continues in the country. Tarek William Saab, attorney general, confirmed the involvement of the institution...

Venezuela's Anti-Corruption Investigation Rocks Cryptocurrency Industry: Exchanges and Mining Farms Shut Down

27.3.2023
Venezuelan crypto companies - specifically mining farms and exchanges - have reportedly been ordered to shut down over the past few days, following the President's order to restructure the country’s crypto regulatory agency. They seem to have been a casualty of an investigation that resulted in...

Venezuela shuts down crypto mining facilities, exchanges amid corruption probe

25.3.2023
According to Venezuela's attorney general office, government officials were running parallel oil operations with the assistance of the national crypto department

How Crypto Ended Up at the Center of a Potential $20 Billion Internal Corruption Scandal in Venezuela — Bitcoin Mining Shutdown Results

24.3.2023
The establishment of sanctions by the Trump administration towards PDVSA, the state oil company in Venezuela, reportedly forced the hand of the government in the country to find alternative means of payment for crude oil. According to reports, more than $3 billion are missing from these payments...

Head of Venezuelan Crypto Watchdog Sunacrip Arrested on Alleged Corruption Charges; Institution to Face Restructuring

21.3.2023
Joselit Ramirez, head of the Venezuelan cryptocurrency authority Sunacrip, was arrested on March 18, according to reports from local media. Ramirez, who led the institution from its creation in 2018, was arrested for being allegedly involved in corruption schemes, including the embezzlement of...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Charges in Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud Case

23.2.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced co-founder of FTX, faces four more charges after a new indictment was unsealed on Wednesday. The charges include operating an unlicensed money transfer business and conspiring to commit bank fraud. SBF Gets 4 New Charges Tacked Onto His Indictment The former...

Bitcoin ‘fixes democracy’ and fights corruption: Human Rights Foundation

21.2.2023
Human Rights Foundation CSO argues that Bitcoin represents free speech, property rights and open capital markets — stifling the power of tyrannical governments

Report: Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh Negotiating Plea Deal with Prosecutors

18.2.2023
Another member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle allegedly plans to plead guilty to criminal charges for his role in the alleged fraud that occurred at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director...