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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Dismissal of Most Criminal Charges Against Him
9.5.2023
The disgraced founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss most of the criminal charges brought against him by federal prosecutors.
In a filing with the Southern District of New York federal court, lawyers of Bankman-Fried argued that several of the charges...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urges court to dismiss charges
9.5.2023
Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried want all but three charges against him dismissed in a filing on May 8
How to Use Your Domain on Bluesky
8.5.2023
Bluesky is a hot new social networking platform that functions like Twitter from Twitter’s original founder. New users are flooding into the platform as a respite from Elon Musk’s vision of Twitter and the fumbles that have happened since his takeover. Upon signing up for Bluesky, your...
Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey's Crypto Firm Partners with Paxful's Ray Youssef for P2P Marketplace Venture
6.5.2023
Jack Dorsey's crypto firm TBD has partnered with Paxful co-founder Ray Youssef to launch a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading platform.
The new venture, called Civilization Kit (Civ Kit), will be built on Nostr, a decentralized network protocol for distributed and free social...
Solana Founder Unfazed by FTX Troubles and Growing Blockchain Competition – Here's the Latest
5.5.2023
Solana Labs founder Anatoly Yakovenko remains confident about the prospects of the Solana blockchain amid increasing competition from other emerging blockchain networks.
At least six blockchain networks are set to launch soon, with Scroll, Linea, and the Coinbase-backed Base projects already...
Nigeria Passes ‘National Blockchain Policy,’ Industry Player Says Central Bank Unlikely to Lift Crypto Ban
5.5.2023
The Nigerian Federal government said on May 3 it had passed what it called the “national blockchain policy.” The Nigerian minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, said the new policy is a product of consultations with 56 institutions and personalities. Lucky Uwakwe...
Solana Founder Brushes Off FTX Woes, Remains Confident in Crowded Blockchain Landscape
4.5.2023
Prominent projects are porting over to the Solana network and developer activity remains strong, Anatoly Yakovenko said in a CoinDesk TV interview
Celsius Founder Mashinsky Denies ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims From New York State
3.5.2023
Attorney General Letitia James said Mashinsky misled investors about the health of the now bankrupt crypto lender
Binance Faces ChatGPT-Powered Smear Campaign Linking Founder to Chinese Communist Party – Here's the Latest
2.5.2023
Binance has become a victim of a smear campaign by an AI-powered chatbot that spreads false information regarding its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and his supposed affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party.
Binance has reportedly received dozens of inquiries from congressional offices regarding...
Ava Labs founder awarded $3M in crypto defamation suit
2.5.2023
Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs, has been awarded millions in damages after an influencer publicly accused him of being part of a Turkish terrorist group in 2021
US Court Orders Operator of South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme to Pay Over $3.4 Billion
2.5.2023
Johann Steynberg, the founder and CEO of Mirror Trading International, has been ordered to pay over $1.73 billion in restitution to victims of his bitcoin ponzi scheme. The court has also ordered Steynberg to pay a civil monetary penalty of a similar amount. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
AI Eye: Is Hollywood over? ETH founder on AI, Wes Anderson Star Wars, robot dogs with ChatGPT brains
1.5.2023
Does AI technology spell doom for Hollywood? Joe Lubin on AI, Wes Anderson’s Star Wars, and AI tasked with destroying humanity goes dark
Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns US and China on Brink of War, Beyond Ability to Talk — US-China Trade Could Collapse
30.4.2023
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has warned that the U.S. and China are “on the brink of war” and “are beyond the ability to talk.” The billionaire added that their relations “are getting so bad” that U.S.-China trade could collapse. He cautioned that the next 18 months “will be a very...
Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has 'Same Seed' of His Early Marvel Days
29.4.2023
Marvel Studios’ founding chairman made his first public talk since he sold Marvel to Disney 10 years ago
FTX's Final Days: SkyBridge Founder Scaramucci Discusses Meeting with Bankman-Fried in Bahamas
28.4.2023
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci has spoken about his visit to the Bahamas to meet Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, during the firm's final days.
In early November last year, Scaramucci flew to the Bahamas to personally talk to Bankman-Fried...
Microstrategy Founder Michael Saylor to Argentines: ‘You Need Bitcoin’ — Critics Insist BTC Is Too Volatile
28.4.2023
Micheal Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, has told people living in inflation-stricken Argentina that they now “need bitcoin.” While many bitcoiners have welcomed Saylor’s suggestion, a few critics have said the top crypto asset’s volatility makes it an unsuitable...
Arbitrum Co-Founder Addresses DAO Vote Fiasco, Waves Off Allegations of ‘Decentralization Theater’
27.4.2023
Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder took pains to differentiate his company, which built Aribtrum, from the newly-created Arbitrum DAO that now controls it
Seoul Prosecutors Believe Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Still in Possession of $100 Million Held in Swiss Bank Account
27.4.2023
In the wake of the recent legal action against ten associates of Terraform Labs, which included the co-founder Shin Hyun-seong, known to many as Daniel Shin, it appears that prosecutors from Seoul are convinced that Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon are still in possession of a considerable...
Art Blocks Co-Founder Erick Calderon Uses Free Market Ideals to Defend NFT Royalties
26.4.2023
Erick Calderon, the co-founder of Art Blocks, tried to turn down the heat on the battle around non-fungible token (NFT) creator royalties at CoinDesk’s Consensus Festival. He made his own opinion on the matter clear, however: according to Calderon, royalties “let the creator keep creating.”
Terra Co-Founder Among Ten Formally Charged in South Korea Following Months-Long Investigation – $185 Million Worth of Assets Frozen
26.4.2023
South Korean prosecutors have indicted Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin and nine others on several charges, including violations of capital markets law related to the failed Terra/Luna project.
Shin founded the company behind LUNA and UST digital currencies with the now-infamous...