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BTC scammer who paid Steven Seagal for promotion sentenced to 60 months in prison

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6 February, 2023

BTC scammer who paid Steven Seagal for promotion sentenced to 60 months in prison

John DeMarr, founder of B2G and StartOptions, paid actor Steven Seagal to promote that investing in his tokens would yield...

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Steve Kaaru

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6 February, 2023

Kraken shuts down Abu Dhabi office less than a year after launch

Kraken also laid off some employees in the MENA region and suspended AED but maintains that clients in the region...

Gemini lied about FDIC insurance in emails to Earn customers: report

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Steve Kaaru

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3 February, 2023

Gemini lied about FDIC insurance in emails to Earn customers: report

In legally ambiguous and vague language, Gemini repeatedly told its customers that funds were FDIC-insured, giving them false hope that...

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Steve Kaaru

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2 February, 2023

Binance demanded WazirX ‘lie publicly’ to clear CZ’s name in leaked emails: report

Binance sent an email a week ago demanding that WazirX publicly take back all statements about its ownership, but WazirX...

Celsius tosses scraps to victims, Alex Mashinsky thought himself infallible

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Steven Stradbrooke

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2 February, 2023

Celsius tosses scraps to victims, Alex Mashinsky thought himself infallible

Jenner & Block attorney Shoba Pillay, the bankruptcy court-appointed examiner of the collapsed Celsius crypto lending platform, released a 689-page...

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Steven Stradbrooke

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1 February, 2023

Oblivious Sam Bankman-Fried seeks access to FTX assets, execs

Prosecutors claim Sam Bankman-Fried's message to Ryne Miller and former FTX staff is "suggestive of an effort to influence" potential...

Penthouse owned by OneCoin Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova goes on sale

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Steve Kaaru

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31 January, 2023

Penthouse owned by OneCoin Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova goes on sale

Once the listing went up for the London penthouse, speculation was rife that Ignatova is back after five years; however,...

Crypto.com scrambles to calm customers after Lithuania banking crackdown

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Steven Stradbrooke

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31 January, 2023

Crypto.com scrambles to calm customers after Lithuania banking crackdown

Singapore-based Crypto.com responded to the loss of service by informing its customers that Euro deposits and withdrawals had been “temporarily...

Celsius customers’ claims over assets in Earn accounts dismissed in New York

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Steve Kaaru

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30 January, 2023

Celsius customers’ claims over assets in Earn accounts dismissed in New York

Three clients had filed a motion seeking to be declared legal owners of assets on Earn accounts, but the judge...

Ordinals brings NFTs to BTC, upsetting small blockers once again

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Jon Southurst

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30 January, 2023

Ordinals brings NFTs to BTC, upsetting small blockers once again

A new technique called Ordinals, which permits NFTs to transact directly on the BTC blockchain, raised some eyebrows in the...

Barry Silbert was bullish on Bitcoin BSV—even in 2014

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Kurt Wuckert Jr

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27 January, 2023

Barry Silbert was bullish on Bitcoin BSV—even in 2014

Barry Silbert was bullish on bitcoin in 2014; however, in 2017-2022, he turned to a multi-chain and speculation/trading-based investment strat,...

Coinbase fined millions for Dutch delay, CEO Armstrong losing faith in ETH?

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Steven Stradbrooke

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27 January, 2023

Coinbase fined millions for Dutch delay, CEO Armstrong losing faith in ETH?

Coinbase has until March 2 to object to the fine, but the company has already said it believes the fine...

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