Mostly Bitcoin — Daily Digest

Last 24 hours of mainstream crypto coverage

May 8, 2026

Former world champion sprinter among 10 arrested over alleged cryptocurrency fraud — independent.co.uk

British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested for alleged cryptocurrency fraud — independent.co.uk

The former world relay champion is alleged to have been part of an organised crime group

The Trumps’ Companies Are Losing Millions of Dollars on Bitcoin — motherjones.com

Donald Trump and his family have added billions to their net worth since Inauguration Day, with much of that new wealth coming from a dizzying array of crypto projects. But some of those gains are under threat, thanks to the crypto sector’s recent

Behind the Blog: Storage Woes and RSS — 404media.co

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss storage, RSS, and a big reporting project. JOSEPH: In an earlier BTB I mentioned the pain of

Michael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’  — fortune.com

Michael Saylor is the world’s foremost Bitcoin buyer. “You do not sell your Bitcoin,” wrote the crypto billionaire in October. But, on a Tuesday earnings call, Saylor, whose company Strategy has accumulated $65 billion in Bitcoin since 2020, changed his

British sprinter CJ Ujah among 10 suspects charged over alleged cryptocurrency fraud — theguardian.com

World relay gold medallist bailed until 28 May court hearing Police alleged suspects part of an organised crime group The British sprinter CJ Ujah, who won 4x100m relay gold at the 2017 world championships, is one of 10 suspects charged with conspiracy to

Bitcoin's Overton Window of opportunity is closing — americanbanker.com

The 21st century financial system that digital currency promised is being built, but by banks, not by the bitcoin crowd.

BOFH: Nothing says 'business continuity' like a dry wooden broom — theregister.com

EPISODE 9 It's 3:30 am and I'm at work, having been woken up by numerous outage notifications. The Boss – as useful as Jason Statham's method acting coach – is also on site, presumably to offer moral support. The Building Manager – who's so old that his CV