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Florida man arrested over alleged $328M crypto Ponzi scheme — foxbusiness.com
A Florida man was arrested on federal charges related to an alleged cryptocurrency "Ponzi scheme" that defrauded investors of at least $328 million. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida said in a release Tuesday that Christopher
Bitcoin Miner MARA, Starwood Partner to Develop AI Data Centers — bloomberg.com
MARA Holdings Inc. is partnering with Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group to develop some of the Bitcoin miner’s existing sites into infrastructure that can support artificial intelligence applications and some other cloud services.
Bitcoin fans latch onto ‘ridiculous’ Jane Street conspiracy to explain price slump — fortune.com
It’s been a bad few months for Bitcoin, as prices have fallen over 40% since October. For investors this has been especially frustrating since, unlike in previous downturns, there has no obvious explanation for the market malaise. This week, however, the
Bitcoin rides Nvidia wave to spike above $70,000 before pulling back — fortune.com
Bitcoin rose and then fell following Nvidia’s earnings release on Wednesday afternoon, mirroring the behavior of the broader market. The Silicon Valley chip behemoth posted better than expected results for its fourth quarter, briefly causing its stock to
Bitcoin Resumes Slide After Quick Pullback in Risk Appetite — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin turned lower on Thursday, a day after an unexpected rally in cryptocurrencies had raised optimism among investors that the digital asset market was reaching a bottom following a more than four-month slide.
Claude didn't just plan an attack on Mexico's government. It executed one for a month — across four domains your security stack can't see. — venturebeat.com
Attackers jailbroke Anthropic’s Claude and ran it against multiple Mexican government agencies for approximately a month. They stole 150 GB of data from Mexico’s federal tax authority, the national electoral institute, four state governments, Mexico City’s
He Hopes to Turn the Island of Nevis Into a Libertarian Paradise, With Crypto — nytimes.com
A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.
‘Hicks with very little taste’: Why Silicon Valley and the far right are so determined to build colossal monuments — elpais.com
During a trip to San Francisco, Ross Calvin, entrepreneur and cryptocurrency engineering enthusiast, gazed at the city’s bay with a sense of wonder: it lacked a Statue of Liberty like the one in New York. Seven years later, he’s moving forward to realize
Exclusive: Crypto trading platform raises $30 million from CMT Digital and Kraken — fortune.com
Even as retail traders flee the crypto markets amid plummeting prices, large financial institutions continue to lean into digital assets. That’s positioned STS Digital, a Bermuda-based startup that caters towards institutional investors, to benefit, and
Senator opens inquiry into Binance over allegations it fired investigators who flagged that more than $1 billion flowed to Iranian entities — fortune.com
A Democrat is eyeing a crypto behemoth. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) opened an inquiry on Tuesday into Binance after Fortune and others reported that the company had fired investigators who had claimed to find more than $1 billion flow through the
Bitcoin Miner Tied to Trump Family Pummeled by Crypto Crash — bloomberg.com
American Bitcoin Corp., the Trump family-backed miner that rode the crypto euphoria to a blockbuster Nasdaq debut, is caught in the wreckage of the industry’s deepest rout since 2022.
AI capex and the ‘wealth effect’ from tech stocks (like Nvidia) now drive one-third of U.S. GDP growth, top analysts say — fortune.com
It’s a good thing that Nvidia’s Q4 2025 earnings beat expectations yesterday, because an increasing portion of U.S. GDP growth is coming from AI capital expenditures (capex) and the “wealth effect” from tech stock gains on consumer spending, according to a
China Business Uncovered Podcast: A $15 Billion Bitcoin Seizure and the Fall of a Cybercrime Kingpin — caixin global
China Business Uncovered Podcast: A $15 Billion Bitcoin Seizure and the Fall of a Cybercrime Kingpin Caixin Global
Donald Trump Is the Crypto President. Why Is It Struggling? — nytimes.com
Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein argue that the industry is struggling because its core product is basically useless.
A New Age for Houston Politics? — prospect.org
This story was cross-posted from the Texas Observer, an investigative news organization that covers Texas communities whose stories are often ignored. Among the youngest cohorts of voting age, there’s a running online joke that they “should’ve been” buying
Should Central Banks Hold Bitcoin Reserves? — project-syndicate.org
As geopolitical tensions rise, central banks are intensifying efforts to reduce dependence on the US dollar. While Bitcoin’s appeal as a politically neutral reserve asset is growing, it remains highly volatile and lacks the long track record that underpins
Cambodia’s Hun Manet denies state profiting from scam centre proceeds — scmp.com
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country’s economy and giving the nation a bad name – pushing back on allegations of government connivance. The nation has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates
The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters — boingboing.net
Jake Adelstein is an American journalist and author based in Japan. His work includes Tokyo Vice (adapted into an HBO Max series), The Last Yakuza, and Tokyo Noir. Adelstein's latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese
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