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Silk Road founder’s belongings fetch $1.8M in Bitcoin auction
1.6.2025
Ross Ulbricht’s auction of personal belongings fetched more than $1.8M in Bitcoin, with standout items like his prison ID card and artwork drawing top bids
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Bitcoiners: ‘Freedom is Worth the Struggle’
30.5.2025
Ulbright told the crowd a story from his youth about killing wasps in order to illustrate his point that, without unity and decentralization, there is no freedom
SharpLink Gaming Soars 400% as Joseph Lubin's Consensys Leads $425M Funding for ETH Treasury Strategy
27.5.2025
The Ethereum co-founder will also be joining the SharpLink board as its chairman
Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder
27.5.2025
The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal.On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph, which have since been deleted. Two of the images appeared to depict Gokal...
Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder
27.5.2025
The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal.On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph that have since been deleted. Two of the images appeared to depict Gokal holding...
Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder
27.5.2025
The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal.On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph that have since been deleted. Two of the images appeared to depict Gokal holding...
Ethereum co-founder responds to Sweden’s cashless-society rethink
26.5.2025
As Sweden rethinks its push toward a cashless society, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted the fragility of centralized digital payments and the opportunity presented for decentralized payment alternatives. In recent years, Sweden has led the charge toward a cashless future, with...
Polygon Co-Founder Mihailo Bjelic Exits Layer 2
24.5.2025
Polygon, initially known as Matic, was founded by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Mihailo Bjelic, and Anurag Arjun
Polygon faces ‘Big L’ as co-founder Mihailo Bjelic steps down
24.5.2025
Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity.His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and the wider crypto community, with several seeing it as...
DeFi near-zero onboarding costs can help 1.4B unbanked: 1inch co-founder
23.5.2025
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms have a major cost advantage over traditional banks when it comes to onboarding new users, according to Anton Bukov, co-founder of decentralized exchange (DEX) 1inch.Speaking at a panel during Dutch Blockchain Week on May 22 in Amsterdam, Bukov said traditional...
DeFi near-zero onboarding costs can help 1.4B unbanked: 1inch co-founder
23.5.2025
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms have a major cost advantage over traditional banks when it comes to onboarding new users, according to Anton Bukov, co-founder of decentralized exchange (DEX) 1inch.Speaking at a panel during Dutch Blockchain Week on May 22 in Amsterdam, Bukov said traditional...
Feds charge Amalgam founder with stealing $1M via ‘sham’ blockchain
22.5.2025
A US grand jury has indicted the founder of blockchain startup Amalgam Capital Ventures over allegations he defrauded investors out of over $1 million with a fake blockchain.Jeremy Jordan-Jones was arrested and indicted on May 21 and charged with wire fraud, securities fraud, making false...
Amalgam Founder Charged With Running ‘Sham Blockchain’, Taking $1M From Investors
21.5.2025
Jeremy Jordan-Jones lied to investors about Amalgam’s purported partnerships with sports teams including the Golden State Warriors, according to prosecutors
Circle co-founder to create ‘AI-native’ bank after $18M raise
20.5.2025
Circle co-founder and Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville has launched a project that aims to develop a financial institution that leverages artificial intelligence natively. On May 20, Catena Labs, the company building an “AI-native financial institution,” announced that it secured...
Circle co-founder to create ‘AI-native’ bank after $18M raise
20.5.2025
Circle co-founder and Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville has launched a project that aims to develop a financial institution that natively leverages artificial intelligence. On May 20, Catena Labs, the company building an “AI-native financial institution,” announced that it secured...
Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa; Ugandan Founder Targeted
20.5.2025
The founder of the Ugandan blockchain and crypto education institution Mitroplus Labs was abducted by armed criminals posing as law enforcement. The criminals demanded $500,000 and access to the founder’s cryptocurrency wallets. Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa On May 17, Festo...
Coinbase data leak could put users in physical danger: TechCrunch founder
20.5.2025
A recent data breach at crypto exchange Coinbase has raised concerns about user safety after hackers gained access to sensitive information, including home addresses.Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed that less than 1% of its transacting monthly users were...
‘Before Bitcoin, my most successful investment was shorting the Bolivar’ — Ledn co-founder
19.5.2025
Before discovering Bitcoin (BTC), Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo found success shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar as it rapidly lost value against the stronger US dollar. Now, with the US dollar depreciating against Bitcoin, borrowing against Bitcoin instead of selling it has become a more...
Binance's Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case
19.5.2025
Smerkis worked for Binance from 2022 for just under two years
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Design to Make Running Nodes Easier
19.5.2025
A new proposal from Ethereum’s co-founder would let users run lightweight nodes without storing the entire blockchain, trimming costs for node operators