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Strategy’s Bitcoin Threat Hides an Uglier Truth — bloomberg.com
Digital asset treasuries are hunting for a bottom-line boost
$250M crypto-robbing gang’s dirty work guy sentenced to 6.5 years behind bars — theregister.com
A 20-year-old described as a cybercriminal organization’s "last resort" for cryptocurrency thefts will now serve a 78-month sentence for his role in a $250 million scheme. Marlon Ferro, of Santa Ana, California, was a member of what prosecutors called a
Democrats Probe How Much Trump Pardon Recipients Paid to Get Free — newrepublic.com
Democrats in Congress are investigating whether President Trump’s pardons came with a payout for him. CBS News reports that Democratic Representatives Dave Min and Raul Ruiz, as well as Senator Peter Welch, have sent letters to over a dozen of the people
Elizabeth Warren seeks information on Meta’s latest stablecoin plans in letter to Mark Zuckerberg — fortune.com
Meta rolled out a stablecoin pilot on Facebook last week following years of false starts, and it didn’t take long before a familiar antagonist took notice. On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling
‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World — 404media.co
“Oh my god. Oh my god,” I yelled as I looked at my own face on someone else’s body. It was all there: my five o’clock shadow, my goofy grin, even the bags under my eyes. I was on a Microsoft Teams call interacting with this deepfake version of myself in
Demise of Crypto MAGA Sponsor in Poland Sparks Political Furor — bloomberg.com
The downfall of Poland’s biggest digital asset trading platform is causing trouble for Donald Trump’s ally in the presidential palace.
Bitcoin taxes: What you actually owe the IRS when you sell — nypost.com
Learn how selling or using Bitcoin impacts your IRS tax bill and discover tips for record keeping to minimize what you owe.
Trump’s Corruption Is Going to Sink Him — thebulwark.com
(Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty) DID YOU CATCH THE STORY ABOUT Trump trying to raid the Treasury to the tune of $10 billion? Last week, a judge paused it, but Trump, in his personal capacity, is suing the IRS for that staggering sum. It’s the
Church Report to FISA: Why Won't Congress Stop the Surveillance State? — thedailyeconomy.org
The public shock upon the release of the Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations and Intelligence Activities (The Church Committee Report) in April 1976 is now a quaint memory. Its damning findings on the violation of American
Neocloud IREN buys OpenStack champion Mirantis — theregister.com
Neocloud IREN has decided to buy Mirantis, and the two plan to build an open AI stack. Mirantis made its name developing open source cloud infrastructure, such as its OpenStack distribution, hyperconverged appliances, and Kubernetes tools. In 2025, the
Best Trans Chat Rooms: Free, Private & Live Video — villagevoice.com
Trans video chat rooms are online platforms designed to connect transgender individuals and their admirers. These rooms can include various features, such as free video chat, live streaming, adult group chats, or private sexting features, depending on the
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money — gizmodo.com
The company, Strategy, is effectively a levered play on bitcoin.
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