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Trump family crypto venture rocked by investor revolt

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A high-profile cryptocurrency venture linked to the Trump family has been thrown into turmoil after one of its largest early investors publicly accused the...

Bitcoin slumps to 16-month low as global market selloff deepens

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Bitcoin fell sharply to around US$63,000, its lowest level since October 2024, marking a one-day drop of about 12.6 percent and its biggest daily...

Big prediction market win raises insider trading concerns over Maduro capture

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A bettor made more than USD $436,000 on a prediction market wager that Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro would be out of power just before...

Iran turns to crypto to sell weapons

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Iran is offering to sell advanced weapons in exchange for cryptocurrency as it seeks to bypass international sanctions and keep arms exports flowing, according...

Satellite heat maps reveal growing strain from AI and crypto data centres on global power grids

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Surging demand from artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining is driving a rapid expansion of energy-hungry data centres, placing mounting pressure on electricity grids around...

Stepson of Ukrainian ambassador arrested over alleged ‘crypto-motivated’ murder

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The stepson of Ukraine’s ambassador to Bulgaria has been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a 21-year-old in Vienna, a case Austrian...

Crypto market crashes, wiping billions in value

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The cryptocurrency market suffered one of its sharpest single-day crashes in years on Saturday in the U.S., erasing billions in value after the U.S....

Fraudster convicted after world’s largest £5bn bitcoin seizure in UK

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A Chinese national, Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, has pleaded guilty in London to illegally acquiring and possessing cryptocurrency worth more than...

Nauru aims to become Pacific’s crypto hub with new Digital Asset Authority

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Nauru is positioning itself as a leader in Pacific digital finance with the launch of the Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority (CRVAA), the region’s...

Trump Media invests $2 billion in Bitcoin

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The company plans to use the assets to generate revenues, according to a statement. US President Donald Trump’s media and technology company has acquired about...

Shaq pays $1.8m to settle FTX lawsuit over crypto endorsements

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NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing him and other celebrities of promoting the failed...

Wellington man arrested in $450m global crypto fraud probe linked to FBI investigation

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A Wellington man has been arrested in Auckland as part of an FBI-led investigation into a transnational organised crime group accused of stealing USD...

Banks could be extinct in 10 years – Eric Trump

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Blockchain technology can perform financial transactions more efficiently, the president’s son has said. Banks could face extinction within a decade if they fail to embrace...

US tariffs trigger crypto market sell-off

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Bitcoin has plunged by 10%, while the broader market has recorded over $1.38 billion in liquidations. The Bitcoin price has dropped below $75,000 for the...

North Korea world’s 3rd largest Bitcoin holder – Times

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The FBI has accused Pyongyang of orchestrating a $1.5 billion cryptocurrency heist. North Korea is estimated to be the world’s third-largest holder of bitcoin, The...

North Korean hackers cash out $300m from record-breaking crypto heist

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Hackers linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group have successfully laundered at least $300 million (USD) of the $1.5 billion stolen in a recent attack...

Man seeks to buy landfill to search for Bitcoin bonanza

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A hard drive containing 8,000 crypto coins was allegedly discarded in Wales over a decade ago. A Welsh man is seeking to buy a local...

Trump’s ‘official’ crypto coin soars to near $14 billion

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The soon-to-be US president launched the Solana-based token on Saturday. President-elect Donald Trump’s “official” meme coin, TRUMP, has surged to a near $14 billion market...

Coinbase relaunches Bitcoin-backed loan service for US users

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Coinbase has announced the relaunch of its Bitcoin-backed loan service for U.S. users, marking a "significant milestone" in the integration of decentralised finance (DeFi)...

Bitcoin ‘has no intrinsic value’ – JPMorgan boss

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The cryptocurrency is “heavily” used for unlawful activities, Jamie Dimon has claimed. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has argued that Bitcoin lacks intrinsic value and...

German ex-minister urges ECB to use crypto as reserves

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Christian Lindner has pointed to example of US President-elect Donald Trump’s “extremely progressive” approach to the issue. The European Central Bank (ECB) should catch up...

Crypto mogul Do Kwon to be extradited to US over $40 billion token collapse

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Montenegro’s Minister of Justice, Bojan Bozovic, has approved the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States, concluding a protracted...

Crypto heists surge to $2.2bn in 2024

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Cryptocurrency thefts surged to $2.2 billion in 2024, with North Korean hackers responsible for $1.3 billion—more than half the total—according to a Chainalysis report. The...

Australian man receives suspended jail sentence over Bitcoin origin claims

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Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has been convicted of contempt of court for persistently and falsely claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator...

Bitcoin surges to record $106K high

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Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high, briefly surpassing $106,000 (£83,890) before settling at around $104,500 in Asian trading on Monday. The cryptocurrency’s price has...

Man battles Welsh council to recover £569m Bitcoin fortune lost in landfill

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James Howells, a former IT worker from Wales, is locked in a legal battle with Newport City Council as he seeks to excavate a...

Bitcoin soars to record high

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The cryptocurrency has been rallying since Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. The price of Bitcoin has continued to surge, smashing the $94,000...

Crypto.com sues US regulator

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Crypto exchange Crypto.com has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the regulatory body of exceeding its legal jurisdiction...

Toncoin cryptocurrency falls 19% after Durov arrest

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The Telegram founder was arrested in France last week and is reportedly being accused of insufficiently moderating the messenger. Telegram’s cryptocurrency Toncoin has fallen in...

You might own nothing sooner than you think

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Imagine a world where ownership is a distant memory, replaced by an eerie semblance of joy in dispossession. In 2016, Klaus Schwab, the enigmatic architect...

Asian stock markets tumble amid global economic fears

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Asian stock markets experienced significant declines on Monday, echoing last week’s global market downturn. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dropped a massive 7.3%, and the...

US will become ‘global crypto capital’ – Trump

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The former president has pledged to create a bitcoin “strategic reserve” if he wins in November. US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pledged to...

Bitcoin poised to become ‘new Gold Standard’ – expert

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Prior experience shows that interest in Bitcoin grew even more when governments tried to control the premier cryptocurrency and Bitcoin will serve as a...

Watch: Cryptocurrency developer sets himself on fire

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A Florida man doused himself with alcohol for a publicity stunt. A Florida man seeking publicity for his meme cryptocurrency has ended up in hospital...

Impending event ‘could push price of Bitcoin into stratosphere’

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The quadrennial slashing of the crypto reward, known as ‘halving,’ is expected to take place this week. The price of Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency,...

Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

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The disgraced crypto mogul “orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history,” government prosecutors argued. FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25...

Information sought following two aggravated robberies in Wellington

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Wellington Police are investigating two aggravated robberies at New World supermarkets and would like to identify and speak to the two men pictured, who...

The sinister links between Jeffrey Epstein, CBDCs, and Bitcoin

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The purpose of this article is to create awareness of the urgent threat of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), to discuss and describe Jeffrey...

Crypto firm Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy

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The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the US. Terraform Labs was behind the TerraUSD and Luna tokens, which dramatically crashed in May 2022,...

Bitcoin forecast to hit $100,000

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The cryptocurrency has rallied by more than 150% since the start of this year. Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin is expected to continue its surge into 2024,...

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