Crypto Fraudster Who Robbed 3,500 Victims of Over $16M Pleads Guilty
Roger Nils-Jones Karlsson, 45, communicated with his victims encouraging their investment in various fictitious schemes.
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CEOs of Coinbase, FTX and Binance Top Blockchain Billionaire's List
According to Hurun Report's 2020 ranking, there are 17 blockchain billionaires, 11 of whom were new additions in 2020.
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DeFi Project Meerkat Raises Eyebrows With Claimed $31M Hack a Day After Launch
There are signs the hack was in fact an exit scam, according to reports.
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JPMorgan Survey: 78% of Institutional Investors Don't Plan to Invest in Crypto
While most wouldn't invest yet, 58% of respondents believe that crypto is "here to stay."
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Ripple Pilots Private Ledger for Central Bank Digital Currencies
The CBDC platform will be powered by the same blockchain technology as Ripple's public XRP Ledger.
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Crypto.com Launches $200M Fund for Crypto Startups
The Hong Kong-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange has set up a new venture arm to invest the $200 million.
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Banksy Work Physically Burned and Digitized as NFT in Art-World First
A group of crypto artists bought the Banksy piece "Morons" and burned it before issuing an NFT. It's an artistic statement, or something.
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Mining Firm Takes Landlord to Court to Retrieve Equipment Both Had Used
Aurum Capital Ventures and its landlord in Calgary, N.Y., fell out after a deal for the sale of the mining machines collapsed.
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Kings of Leon to Release New Album as NFT With Tokenized Tickets for Superfans
In addition to platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon, the album will be released in NFT form on blockchain platform YellowHeart.
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Bitcoin-Based DeFi Protocol Sovryn Raises $10M, Offers $1.2M Bug Bounty
The London-based DeFi project raised the equivalent of $10 million in bitcoin through the presale of its governance token.
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