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US Lawmakers: Jailed Binance Executive, US Citizen, Wrongfully Detained by Nigeria
6.6.2024
A group of U.S. lawmakers led by Micheal McCaul, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has accused the Nigerian government of wrongfully detaining Tigran Gambaryan. The lawmakers have asked the Biden Administration to transfer Gambaryan’s case to the Office of Special Presidential...
Indian Citizen Faces 20 Years in US Prison for Stealing Crypto in $37M Coinbase Spoofing Scam
26.5.2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million by spoofing crypto exchange Coinbase’s website. He and his co-conspirators created a fake Coinbase Pro site to steal login credentials and two-factor authentication codes, transferring...
You Really Should Play This Underrated And Unconventional RPG On Game Pass
1.5.2024
Just in time for its second anniversary, indie RPG Citizen Sleeper is getting a tabletop RPG (TTRPG) actual play set in the game’s universe. A collaboration between developer Jump Over The Age and games journalist Quintin Smith (of People Make Games), the actual play will air on May 7. It’s...
Beijing Police Uncovers Illegal Sale of Citizen Information Involving $282M Worth of Crypto
8.4.2024
The Beijing police, in collaboration with the Beijing Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, has uncovered a series of cases involving the illegal sale of citizen information using cryptocurrency.
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South Korean Police Capture Fraudsters Who Stole $4.1 Million in Crypto Investment Scam
26.3.2024
The Haeundae Police Station in Busan, South Korea, has caught a pair of fraudsters who stole $4.1 million from a senior citizen with the promise of profitable crypto investments.
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UK Police Seize 61,000 Bitcoins From Huge Chinese Investment Fraud
2.2.2024
The U.K. Metropolitan Police have reportedly seized more than 61,000 bitcoins from a massive Chinese investment fraud. A British citizen is accused of laundering bitcoin for a Chinese fugitive who allegedly stole roughly $6.4 billion from more than 128,000 investors. British Police Seize Over...
Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoins for Chinese Fraudster Goes on Trial in the UK
31.1.2024
A British citizen recently went on trial in the U.K. for laundering bitcoins on behalf of a fugitive Chinese fraudster, Yadi Zhang. Prosecutors insist that Jian Wen was aware that Zhang’s bitcoins were acquired using stolen funds. However, Wen defended her actions and said she thought Zhang...
Gary Gensler Warns about AI’s Impact to Financial Systems, Doesn’t Touch on Cryptocurrency
18.1.2024
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has previously warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the next financial crisis. Gensler once again elaborated on this topic during a virtual fireside chat hosted by the non-profit advocacy organization Public Citizen...
Star Citizen's 'Everything Pack' Costs $48,000
4.1.2024
Forever-in-development space sim Star Citizen might not be finished after over a decade of dev work and announcements, but it does already contain a lot of expensive ships you can buy and fly around in. And if you want all of those ships in one big DLC pack, Star Citizen has an option for you. Just...
Citizen Journalist Elon Musk Livestreams Mexican Border In Dead Space T-shirt
29.9.2023
South African-Canadian immigrant Elon Musk promised on September 27 that he’d test livestreaming on X (you know it as Twitter) “with some silly stuff,” he said, like a Diablo IV speedrun with no powerful Malignant Heart add-ons. On September 28, he decided to livestream the Texas-Mexico border...
Star Citizen už vybral 600 milionů dolarů, hra je stále v nedohlednu
29.8.2023
I když ambiciozní vesmírný simulátor Star Citizen stále nezná ani přibližné datum vydání, fanoušci mu stále věří. Na účty jeho autorů totiž poslali už víc než 500 milionů dolarů, což je v přepočtu neuvěřitelných 13,3 miliardy korun
US Second in World by Debt per Citizen, Rare Bitcoin Block Reward Awakens, BRICS Summit Invites — Week in Review
30.7.2023
A recent study has shown that Singapore, the U.S., and Japan rank highest in the world by debt per citizen, according to United Nations data. In other news, a rare 2010 Bitcoin block reward has awakened after 13 years of dormancy, and the BRICS economic bloc has invited 69 leaders to its August...
Singapore, US With Highest Public Debt per Capita, China Most Indebted in BRICS: Study
23.7.2023
Singapore, the United States and Japan top the global chart in terms of sovereign debt per capita, according to research based on U.N. data. The burden of government debt for every American is 10 times heavier than that for a Chinese citizen, according to the study. U.S. Ranks Second in the World...
Alleged Admin of Darknet Marketplace Monopoly Market Extradited to US
29.6.2023
The suspected administrator of the Monopoly Market darknet marketplace has been extradited from Austria to face charges in the U.S. The man, a citizen of Serbia and Croatia who was arrested in Vienna last November, has been accused of facilitating $18 million in illegal drug transactions using...
Brit Gets Prison Time for Twitter Hack Impersonating Biden, Buffett in Bitcoin Scheme
26.6.2023
A U.K. citizen has been sentenced by а New York court to five years in prison for his role in a Twitter hack including the hijacking of accounts of U.S. political and business figures. The man is also responsible for the theft of large amounts of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Hacker Goes...
Star Citizen už stál více peněz, než Cyberpunk, GTA 5 a RDR 2 dohromady
21.6.2023
Vývoj vesmírného simulátoru Star Citizen už spolkl více než 12 miliard korun. To je pro představu více než stály generační hity Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2 a Grand Theft Auto 5 dohromady
Polkadot Revamps Governance System, Removes ‘First Class Citizen’ Voting Groups
15.6.2023
The new Polkadot OpenGov system allows multiple voting tracks to take place simultaneously without bottlenecks
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...
US Authorities Extradite UK Citizen Behind 2020 Twitter Hack, SIM Swap Crypto Theft
10.5.2023
Twenty-three-year-old Joseph O’Connor, known by his handle PlugWalkJoe, was arrested in Spain in 2021
Pheu Thai Candidate Promises Digital Currency Airdrop of $300 to Every Citizen in Thailand if Elected
8.4.2023
A Pheu Thai candidate running for prime minister of Thailand position, Srettha Thavisin, has promised that every citizen in the country will receive 10,000 Thai baht ($300) in digital currency if he wins the general election in May. However, a minister within the prime minister’s office...