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Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Senate Candidate Katie Porter
13.2.2024
The U.S. crypto industry's most prominent campaign-finance organization, Fairshake, is going after Sen. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), spending a part of its war chest to try to derail the progressive lawmaker
Coinbase-Backed Crypto PAC Launches Advertising Campaign Against California’s Senate Candidate Katie Porter
13.2.2024
A new super PAC backed by major cryptocurrency players, including Coinbase, has launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at crushing Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat running in the California Senate primary. The super PAC, Fairshake, along with its affiliated groups Protect...
Coinbase: California Voters Favor Pro-Crypto Candidates in 2024 Elections
10.2.2024
California voters who own cryptocurrencies are expected to have a significant impact on the 2024 elections. Citing data from Morning Consult, a business intelligence firm, Coinbase revealed that approximately 27% of Californians, equivalent to around 8.2 million individuals, own digital assets....
California School Officials Plead Guilty to Running Crypto Mining Scheme With School Resources
6.2.2024
A sophisticated scheme to defraud Patterson Joint Unified School District has been unveiled, with senior officials Jeffrey Menge and Eric Drabert at the helm, using the district’s resources to mine cryptocurrency illegally, as disclosed by the DOJ. School Officials Plead Guilty to Crypto Mining...
Blizzard Dev Uses Company Perk To Get A Decade Of WoW Time Before Being Laid Off
29.1.2024
Last week, Microsoft laid off 1900 video game workers across its various studios. This included cuts at recently acquired Activision Blizzard. And one employee, before being laid off, used a Blizzard company perk to walk away with nearly 10 years of World of Warcraft subscription codes. Read more
Report: Microsoft Cancels Blizzard’s Survival Game Amid Layoffs
26.1.2024
Microsoft slashed nearly 2,000 jobs across its gaming division on January 25, impacting staff at Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox. And now, we’ve learned that an in-development survival game from Blizzard, codenamed “Odyssey,” has been canceled and most of the team working on the game were...
Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters Raises Concerns Over Meta’s Continued Crypto Ventures
23.1.2024
Rep. Maxine Waters has expressed significant concerns over Meta’s continued involvement in the digital asset sector. In a detailed letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Javier Olivan, the California Democrat, known for her critical stance on Meta’s previous cryptocurrency...
Attorney Says They Are “Receiving 5-6 Emails a Day” From Victims of Pig Butchering Scams
1.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / James Thew Pig butchering scams, a rapidly growing criminal activity involving online romance, fake crypto investments, and human trafficking, have been plaguing US citizens, resulting in significant financial losses. In a recnet interview, Erin West, Deputy District Attorney...
Former Lido Holder Files Lawsuit Against Lido DAO
18.12.2023
A former Lido holder has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Lido decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a governing body that manages the liquid staking protocol, according to a recent court document. An unregistered securities claim Andrew Samuels filed the complaint on December 17th...
Activision Sure Knows How To Bury A Story On A Friday Night
16.12.2023
Activision Blizzard has been the subject of scrutiny for several years now, due to its widely criticized “Boys’ Club” corporate culture of sleazy shenanigans. And now, late on a Friday evening just before the holiday season begins in earnest, The Wall Street Journal reports the embattled gaming...
Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
14.12.2023
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes
Insomniac Games Held for Ransom: Hackers Demand Over $2M in Bitcoin
13.12.2023
Source: Insomniac Games / Twitter The infamous Rhysida hacker group has attacked Insomniac Games, allegedly asking for 50 BTC in ransom. Insomniac Games is an American, California-based video game developer and part of PlayStation Studios. The latter is a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment....
California governor calls for statewide generative AI training
26.11.2023
In a recent report, California Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized the significance of preparing for the next generation of skills essential to thrive in the GenAI economy
US State Regulator Shares Most Common Crypto Complaints
24.11.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has outlined the most frequently reported complaints related to cryptocurrency. Emphasizing “a rising trend in crypto-related complaints,” the regulator advised: “Be careful what you post and make public online....
SEC Accuses Kraken of Operating Unregistered Platform, Kraken Responds
21.11.2023
Source: Kraken The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated legal proceedings against the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, claiming it has been operating an unregistered securities trading platform. The SEC filed the lawsuit in North District of California against the parent firms...
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Blocking P2P Payments for Crypto Apps
21.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / BGStock72 Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the tech giant has engaged in a conspiracy to limit peer-to-peer payment options on its devices and block the integration of crypto technology in iOS payment apps. The complaint, filed on November 17 in a California...
GS Partners Accused of Defrauding Crypto Investors in Metaverse Schemes
17.11.2023
Regulators crack down on GS Partners for allegedly fraudulent metaverse crypto offerings. Image by Aliaksandra, Adobe Stock. California, Texas, and several other U.S. states have cracked down on GS Partners, accusing the company of defrauding cryptocurrency investors through various fraudulent...
California, Texas Among States Accusing GS Partners of Misleading Crypto Investors
16.11.2023
Multiple U.S. states have ordered GS Partners to halt operations, accusing the company of defrauding investors in a number of crypto schemes, including tokenized pieces of a Dubai skyscraper and stakes of metaverse property
Manny Pacquiao Foundation to Use Shibarium For Fundraising and Operations
15.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao’s philanthropic foundation is set to use the Shiba Inu ecosystem’s blockchain Shibarium for fundraising and operational activities. Shibarium developers told CoinDesk that the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, founded by eight-division World Boxing Champion...
Auradine Unveils New Teraflux Miners Setting New Efficiency Benchmarks in Bitcoin Mining Industry
15.11.2023
While several leading mining rig manufacturers have introduced more efficient bitcoin miners measured in joules per terahash (J/T), Auradine, based in California, has announced the debut of its Teraflux AT2880 and AI3680 bitcoin miners. These new models feature efficiency rates ranging from 15...