SXSW ’22: ‘Black in Web3’ gets serious about blockchain’s potential to close economic gaps
‘You don’t need any permission from anyone.’
On Mar 13, 2022 by Daysia Tolentino
Woman arrested for laundered Bitcoin played herself off as a TikTok business influencer
Heather Morgan was arrested for allegedly attempting to launder billions in stolen Bitcoin.
On Feb 8, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
How a cryptocurrency fortune crippled a deceased billionaire’s estate
What happens when all a corpse’s money is in his cold wallet?
On Dec 23, 2021 by Grace Ferguson
El Salvador president goes full bitcoin meme bro after historic cryptocurrency legislation passes
The law was passed by a supermajority in the country’s Congress.
On Jun 9, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Teen ‘mastermind’ behind massive Twitter hack agrees to 3-year prison deal
Authorities alleged that the 18-year-old was the ‘mastermind’ behind the massive hack and Bitcoin scheme.
On Mar 17, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
John McAfee charged over alleged ‘pump and dump’ cryptocurrency scheme
The antivirus pioneer is accused of raking in millions through deceptive pump-and-dumps.
On Mar 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Consensus-based reality: How blockchain communities could change the world
Where’s the tipping point for distributed currency?
On Mar 1, 2021 by Matt Silverman
Elon Musk’s big Bitcoin buy may have been to distract from bad Tesla news
News of the $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase came right after China revealed its concerns with Tesla.
On Feb 8, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Is this the hacker behind the huge Twitter breach?
A notorious cybercriminal could be responsible for the biggest Twitter hack ever.
On Jul 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Twitter’s response to major hack is still leaving lots of people locked out
Several people think changing their password may be why they’re locked out.
On Jul 16, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Report: Twitter employee paid by hackers to get access to large accounts
One report says a Twitter employee was paid to help give access to the accounts.
Hackers take over top Twitter accounts to push Bitcoin scam, amassing $100,000
The accounts of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Coinbase were among those affected.
On Jul 15, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Nintendo removes ‘Cooking Mama: Cookstar’ from its eShop almost as quickly as it was released
Rumors are starting to circulate about why the game was removed.
On Apr 5, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg
YouTuber kidnapped a woman and demanded a Bitcoin ransom
He’ll be locked up for a very long time.
On Mar 5, 2020 by Josh Katzowitz
Drug dealer loses $60 million after misplacing his Bitcoin code
Don’t you hate when you lose millions of dollars?
On Feb 24, 2020 by Sierra Juarez
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