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Onecoin Cryptoqueen’s Ex-boyfriend Gets 5 Years in Prison
18.2.2023
A former boyfriend of Ruja Ignatova, the mastermind of the Ponzi scheme Onecoin, has received five years in prison. The sentence is for the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of proceeds from the notorious crypto scam which defrauded investors around the world. Ruja’s Former...
Breath of the Wild Fans Are Still Finding New Tricks Nearly Six Years Later
16.2.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out in March 2017, instantly becoming Nintendo Switch’s most potent system seller. I mention that because despite how old Nintendo’s open-world action-adventure game now is, diehard fans of Link’s latest journey through Hyrule are still figuring out cool...
Legendary Calvin And Hobbes Creator Is Back With Story Book For Adults After 28 Years Away
16.2.2023
Bill Watterson, the man responsible for a decade of Calvin & Hobbes comics, is coming out of retirement for a new illustrated storybook, The Mysteries, that is set to release this October. Just in time for spooky season. Read more
French Court Jails 50-year-old International Crypto Scammer for Four Years
15.2.2023
The 50-year-old mastermind of a “vast” and “international” French crypto scam that duped at least 14 victims out of over $375,000 has been sentenced to four years in prison....
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Digital Asset Platform Bakkt to Discontinue Consumer App After Two Years
13.2.2023
App users will be able to manage their assets over the web after March 16
Bitcoin could hit $10M in 9 years but more sidechains needed: Blockstream CEO
13.2.2023
If Back and Finney’s $10 million price prediction becomes true, the BTC market cap will reach approximately $200 trillion
Pantera Capital on Bitcoin: We’re in Next Bull Market Cycle
13.2.2023
Crypto-focused investment firm Pantera Capital says bitcoin has seen its lows and “we’re in the next bull market cycle.” Dan Morehead, the firm’s founder and managing partner, noted: “Over the long-term, bitcoin price has been in a secular uptrend of 2.3x annually...
Bitcoin logo imperfection found on original artwork after 12 years
11.2.2023
While Bitcoiners preach the “zoom out” narrative during crypto bear markets, zooming in on the original Bitcoin logo shows a small orange line from the background going into the white colored “₿.”
Yu Yu Hakusho's Justin Cook On Why The Anime Series Still Resonates 30 Years Later
10.2.2023
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Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US
10.2.2023
A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in mid-August, last year, will be sentenced in April. Russian Crypto Launderer Pleads Guilty in...
LocalBitcoins to Shut Down After 10 Years Amid Challenging Market Conditions
10.2.2023
Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins has announced its closure after serving customers for more than 10 years citing the ongoing bear market.
In a recent posting on its website, the exchange said it would be shutting down in the coming weeks due to tough market conditions. The platform said they...
16 Years After Release, Team Fortress 2 Is Getting A Major Update
10.2.2023
I know it is still available and being played, but Team Fortress 2 can at times feel like a game from a different age. Partly because it is, but also because it’s so old—and has gone so long without a major update—that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was on its last legs. But no!Read more
Localbitcoins, the Pioneer P2P Bitcoin Exchange, Shuts Down After a Decade of Service Due to Crypto Winter
9.2.2023
Localbitcoins, the Helsinki, Finland-based bitcoin exchange founded in 2012, is closing operations after over a decade of service. The company’s operators attribute the shutdown to the “ongoing crypto-winter,” which has left them unable to continue offering their bitcoin...
Bogus Crypto Bank Chief Jailed for 10 Years After Duping Investors out of $181m
9.2.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto bank has been handed a 10-year jail term – after cheating investors out of a total of $181 million.
The news outlets Chosun and Newsis reported that the CEO (surnamed Ko) led a firm named QRC Bank. Ko was convicted of fraud and other charges. Two other...
North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain
7.2.2023
According to a post on the Reddit community r/bitcoin, an old file was discovered that may be linked to Julian Assange, the whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks. The encrypted 7zip file is in the output script from a transaction that took place on Jan. 5, 2017, and was mined at block height...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as Dormant Wallet with 2 Million DOGE Becomes Active After 9 Years – Will DOGE Dump?
7.2.2023
Dogecoin (DOGE), the cryptocurrency that powers the Shiba Inu meme-inspired layer-1 Dogecoin blockchain, was last trading higher by about 1.5% this Tuesday just to the north of the $0.09 level. Dogecoin has now rallied just shy of 3% from Monday’s lows just under $0.09, with buyers seemingly having...
Crypto firms could face 2 years jail for breaching UK advertising laws
7.2.2023
Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could face some harsh punishments under the FCA's proposed financial promotions regime
JPMorgan: 72% of Institutional Traders Surveyed ‘Have No Plans to Trade Crypto’
6.2.2023
A new survey by JPMorgan Chase shows that 72% of institutional traders “have no plans to trade crypto” while 14% plan to trade cryptocurrencies within five years. Institutional traders also expect “recession risk” to have the biggest impact on markets in 2023....
Binance Returns to Korean Crypto Market — Invests in Troubled Exchange Gopax
4.2.2023
Binance has returned to the South Korean cryptocurrency market after two years with a “meaningful” investment in a local, licensed crypto exchange. Gopax fell into trouble following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the bankruptcy filing of crypto lender Genesis Global. Binance...