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January 2, 2026
As the ‘Gronk’ reveals he’s been a savvy saver, here are other NFL stars who have been wise with their big-league salaries — independent.co.uk
Several high-profile NFL stars have turned to investing, cryptocurrency, and sound financial advisors to protect and grow their wealth
Bitfinex crypto thief who was serving five years thanks Trump for early release — theregister.com
Netflix documentary part 2 in the works? Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges tied to the 2016 theft of about 120,000 bitcoins from the Bitfinex exchange and was sentenced to five years in prison, has been released after
Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release — theverge.com
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin, hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, specifically crediting Trump: "Thanks to President Trump's
Cybercrook claims to be selling infrastructure info about three major US utilities — theregister.com
For the bargain price of 6.5 bitcoin A cybercrook claims to have breached Pickett and Associates, a Florida-based engineering firm whose clients include major US utilities, and is selling what they claim to be about 139 GB of engineering data about Tampa
Trump advisor predicts Miami will dethrone NYC as financial capital under new progressive mayor — foxbusiness.com
Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks is predicting that Miami will dethrone New York City as the nation's financial capital following the swearing-in of socialist Zohran Mamdani as the city’s 111th mayor. Sacks, a venture capitalist that was appointed as
Michael Saylor’s Strategy flirts again with the danger threshold at which his company is worth less than his Bitcoin — fortune.com
Stock in Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury company Strategy was up 1.22% in early trading today, giving the company a brief period of relief. The stock has declined 66% since its high last July, and this morning its “mNAV”—a technical gauge of whether the
Five Paths for America in 2026 — thebulwark.com
Well, we made it! We hope 2026 is off to a good start for everyone. We’ve got a nice, modest hope for the year: that it at least it will be better than the last one. Happy Friday. The U.S. Capitol on October 01, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Saylor’s Strategy Faces ‘Sizable’ Fourth-Quarter Loss From Bitcoin Tumble — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor has long noted that Bitcoin’s volatility “is a feature, not a bug” when pitching his cryptocurrency accumulator Strategy Inc.
U.S. stocks had a terrible year (relatively speaking)—you could have bet on Greece in 2025 and come out ahead — fortune.com
The S&P 500 rose 16.5% in 2025, and investors in U.S. equities are pretty happy about that. Futures are up 0.62% this morning as the index makes another attempt on its all-time high, 6,932, which it hit on Christmas Eve. But in comparison to other global
Trump's wealth grew in 2025, but his investors took lumps — axios.com
Data: CoinGecko, Financial Modeling Prep; Note: Stock prices based on market close on Jan. 17. Crypto prices based on aggregate CoinGecko data for Jan. 19 and on current prices as of 4pm ET on Dec. 31. Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios Visuals Retail investors
Iranian Defense Ministry offers contracts via crypto in attempt to bypass sanctions — jpost.com
Iran’s Defense Ministry export body is offering cryptocurrency payments for military contracts, signaling a new way to bypass sanctions on arms sales.
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