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Binance founder’s sentencing hearing
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. Prosecutors have requested three years of prison time.
- Reporter 21
- 30 Apr, 2024
The US crackdown on Russian trade is working as Putin struggles to fund his war
Trade volumes from partners such as Turkey and China have slagged in the first quarter, as foreign dealers pullback amid a US sanctions threat.
- Reporter 21
- 06 May, 2024
Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web.
- Reporter 21
- 23 Apr, 2024
The US will see a recession by year-end that could spark a 30% drop in the stock market, legendary forecaster Gary Shilling says
Shilling told Business Insider that wave of layoffs could come as employers realize the economy was weaker than they thought.
- Reporter 21
- 06 May, 2024
A Vast New Dataset Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM, have released a new AI detection model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of Bitcoin money laundering.
- Reporter 21
- 01 May, 2024
2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web
Prosecutors say Samourai Wallet, which anonymized crypto transactions, laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for criminals on the dark web.
- Reporter 21
- 25 Apr, 2024
The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.
- Reporter 21
- 13 May, 2024
College alum surprised that his ayahuasca-inspired speech praising bitcoin got groans and boos
Pan said on LinkedIn he'd gotten "some help from AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence)" to write the speech, which featured meditation and singing.
- Reporter 21
- 08 May, 2024
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
Authorities in Hong Kong put out a warning that a group claiming Elon Musk developed its crypto-trading software is likely using deepfakes.
- Reporter 21
- 12 May, 2024
To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers
Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. This makes for entertaining viewing. But as scams spike, one streamer, Kitboga, wants to protect as many victims as possible.
- Reporter 21
- 15 Apr, 2024
