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The Crypto Industry Hails David Sacks, Its New ‘Czar’
Trump officials did not respond when asked to clarify whether the new position would be internal to the…
A Kid Made $50,000 Dumping Crypto He’d Created. Then Came the Backlash
In July 2026, a new regime will take effect in California, where Biesk’s family lives, requiring residents to…
She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin
OFAC announced sanctions against the founder, as well as Elena Chirkinyan and Andrej Bradens, who also goes by…
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, which…
The Crypto Industry Is Helping Trump Pick SEC Chair
In July, at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump pledged to fire Gensler if reelected, drawing perhaps…
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an…
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free
At sentencing, the judge was also permitted to take under consideration the murder-for-hire allegations, despite them never having…
As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring
On the campaign trail, Trump went out of his way to court their favor. In July, speaking to…
Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
As ZachXBT has pursued that career as a crypto vigilante, he has also kept his mask firmly in…
Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent
For eight months, the criminal investigator who pioneered cryptocurrency tracing as a law enforcement technique has, in a…