Telegram snitched on 2,000 users to US authorities in 2024, report
Last year, Telegram complied with 900 US requests, affecting 2,253 users. However, only 14 of these requests came between January...
Felicity Short
Bitcoin up, MicroStrategy down over past 30 days
Bitcoin ironically dipped below $94K during the firework-filled climax to MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor’s “$100K” New Year’s Eve party. Source...
Do Kwon escapes extradition limbo — enters US trial limbo
Do Kwon’s upcoming court appearance may just be the start of a months-long process of evidence gathering before any potential...
Aave proposal to peg Ethena’s USDe to USDT raises concerns
While keen to avoid being labeled as a stablecoin, Ethena’s USDe is being used as such across some of DeFi’s...
Stuart Hoegner leaves roles as Tether and Bitfinex general counsel
Archives for Tether’s “About Us” page show that Hoegner was still listed as the firm’s general counsel as recently as...
Crypto party on plane sparks Qatar Airways safety concerns
Crypto startup Redacted has come under fire for hosting a wild party on a Qatar Airways flight that appeared to...
DeFi app Delta Prime loses $6M after being warned of Lazarus mole
The Delta Prime incident comes a month after ZachXBT alerted teams across the DeFi sector to their possible infiltration by...
No, a crypto CEO wasn’t arrested for smuggling 20,000 condoms
A fake WSJ article claimed the CEO of crypto-based mobile game DoginHood was arrested for bringing 20,000 condoms into Singapore....
Troubling new Bitcoin research into Bitmain mining proxies
Bitmain continues to direct a concerning amount of block production in the Bitcoin network through proxy mining pools. Read more...
Early warnings that Trump’s DeFi project would flop
Last night’s underwhelming launch party for Donald Trump’s new DeFi crypto project was predicted many days in advance. Source link...
