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Charlie Shrem

Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant and co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ.
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Crime
Winklevoss Brothers Sue Charlie Shrem Over $32 Million in Bitcoin
The Winklevoss twins are reportedly suing bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem over 5,000 bitcoin allegedly owed to them from a past business deal.
Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant and co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ.
By Daniel Palmer
Nov 2, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2018
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Bitcoin's White Paper Gave Us Liberty – Let's Not Give It Back
Charlie Shrem, one of bitcoin's earliest entrepreneurs, believes Satoshi's white paper is about more than just technology.
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By Charlie Shrem
Oct 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2018
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Charlie Shrem's Next Act? Helping This Blockchain Startup Disrupt Music
With Charlie Shrem and a Pinterest executive as advisers, blockchain startup Viberate is looking to eliminate the music business's middlemen.
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By Jonathan Keane
Aug 27, 2017 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2017
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Blockchain Venture Test Will Have to Wait With Mainstreet Launch Delay
One of bitcoin's first evangelists is launching an ICO, but investors may be wary of issues over the funding model.
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By Frederick Reese
Feb 13, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2017
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Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem Launches New Blockchain Venture
Months after his release from prison for money laundering violations, entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has announced a new blockchain venture.
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By Pete Rizzo
Nov 23, 2016 at 4:23 a.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2016
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Crime
Charlie Shrem Talks Prison Life and Bitcoin's Future in Ongoing AMA
Former Bitcoin Foundation board member Charlie Shrem is conducting an ongoing ask-me-anything (AMA) session from prison in Pennsylvania.
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By Pete Rizzo
Sep 23, 2015 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2015
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Silk road
Bitcoin in the Docks: 7 Crypto Court Cases
CoinDesk takes a take a trip down memory lane, looking at some of the more high-profile bitcoin-related court cases.
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By Yessi Bello Perez
Jul 22, 2015 at 2:26 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2015
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Charlie Shrem and the Ups and Downs of BitInstant
This excerpt from Nathaniel Popper's book 'Digital Gold' looks at the ups and downs of bitcoin exchange BitInstant before its ultimate demise.
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By Nathaniel Popper
May 19, 2015 at 5:34 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2015
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Crime
Bitcoin's 'First Felon' Charlie Shrem Begins 2-Year Sentence
Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem begins his stint in prison today, having been sentenced in December to two years behind bars.
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By Emily Spaven
Mar 30, 2015 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2015
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Bitcoin Trader Gets Four-Year Jail Term Over Silk Road Connection
Robert Faiella, the bitcoin trader charged alongside BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in a New York court.
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By Jon Southurst
Jan 21, 2015 at 3:17 a.m. UTC
Jan 21, 2015
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