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Sam Bankman-Fried has a new currency to trade in prison: rice

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 23:05

Tech Insider

Left: Sam Bankman-Fried in a blue suit with red striped tie. Right: Pile of white rice. — Sam Bankman-Fried gave his first in-person interview from prison to Puck. He said his rice has become a prison commodity.
Left: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Right: Godong/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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FTX plans to give customers their money back — with one painful caveat

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:37

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Thursday, Feb. 16 — Sam Bankman-Fried.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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FTX Customers Will Get Back All the Money They Lost in the Collapse

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 09:10

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Nearly all of FTX’s former customers will get back almost 100% of the money they lost at the time of the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse — if not more.

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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Charged in $50 Million Tax Fraud

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 15:45

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Early crypto investor Roger Ver, a.k.a. ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been charged with a tax fraud, with the Department of Justice saying he evaded nearly $50 million in taxes.

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A crypto bigwig dropped $1.5M on a watch from the Titanic as a gift for his wife

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:46

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A closed gold pocket watch emblazoned with the initials JJA. — It's the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold.
Courtesy of Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd

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The rise and fall of Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao, the ex-Binance CEO who pleaded guilty to anti-money laundering charges

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 17:45

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2018 10 04T160021Z_1594229591_RC1364CE96F0_RTRMADP_3_MALTA CRYPTOCURRENCY.JPG — Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to 4 months in prison.
REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 15:14

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CZ, the founder of Binance — Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is being sentenced to 4 months in prison after being charged for violating US anti-money laundering rules.
Antonio Masiello / Getty

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Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 15:07

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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was sentenced to four months in federal prison on Tuesday, first reported by the Associated Press.

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Oh No, There's an Orb Shortage

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 17:40

Gizmodo

Worldcoin, the project that hands out free cryptocurrency in exchange for biometric data, is experiencing a shortage of the orbs that scan everyone’s eyeballs, according to a new report from Semafor.