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Letitia James issues warning as New Yorkers increasingly fall for romance scams, with some victims losing up to $1M
New Yorkers are increasingly getting hoodwinked in "pig butchering" romance-based investment schemes
Inside Silicon Valley's $12M Trump fundraiser with Winklevoss twins and venture capitalists
More than 100 people paid up to $300,000 a head to attend the campaign fundraiser hosted by venture capitalist David Sacks in San Francisco, sources said.
SBF's top FTX executive Ryan Salame sentenced to nearly 8 years in prison
Ryan Salame is the first of several FTX executives who will learn how much time they will spend behind bars for their roles in the firm's implosion.
I lost my life savings to a Tinder swindler in $22K crypto scam -- and 'feel ridiculous'
“It was my whole life savings which I inherited off my grandad - it’s left me totally distraught," she said.
Ether ETF gets surprise approval from regulators in 'exciting moment' for crypto industry
Nine issuers including VanEck, ARK Investments/21Shares and BlackRock hope to launch ETFs tied to the second-largest cryptocurrency after the SEC in January approved bitcoin ETFs in a watershed moment for the industry.
SBF being transferred to new prison in Calif., overriding request to stay in Brooklyn
Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be transferred from a New York lock-up potentially to one in California -- against his wishes, according to a report. The convicted crypto-crook – who is appealing his 25-year...
Scammer forged documents 'on a grand scale' in false claim to be bitcoin inventor: judge
"Dr. Wright presents himself as an extremely clever person. However, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is,” the judge said.
Two Chinese nationals arrested in $73M 'pig butchering' crypto scam
US authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from defrauded victims, the Justice Department said Friday.
MIT-educated brothers charged with stealing $25M in crypto in just 12 seconds
Federal prosecutors called the scheme "novel" and said the case marked the first time that such a fraud had ever been the subject of US criminal charges.
SBF's new form of currency behind bars is far from crypto — and pairs well with beans
Sam Bankman-Fried has swapped crypto for a new kind of currency behind bars: bags of rice.
Failed crypto giant FTX has recovered billions more than it needs to pay back bankruptcy victims
Fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raked in billions of dollars more than it needs to fully pay back customers who lost funds in its November 2022 collapse. In a rare...
Ohio State commencement speaker was on ayahuasca when he wrote cringe-worthy speech peddling bitcoin, forcing sing-alongs
College grads weren't high on this hallucinogenic-fueled speech.
Robinhood warns feds could penalize firm over crypto tokens traded on platform
The SEC has adopted a tough stance toward the digital currency industry, arguing most cryptocurrency tokens are securities and subject to its registration rules, while crypto firms have accused it...
Feds probing financial transactions at Jack Dorsey's Square, Cash App: report
Areas under investigation include whether the company failed to gather sufficient information on customers to assess risks, and if processed transactions involved countries subject to economic sanctions.
Crypto investor dubbed 'Bitcoin Jesus' cheated US out of $48M in taxes: feds
Roger Ver was arrested in Spain over the weekend, according to the Justice Department. The US will seek his extradition.
Ex-Binance CEO sentenced to just 4 months prison for crypto crimes
Prosecutors requested that the 47-year-old serve a three-year term.
Ex-Binance CEO — who called SBF a 'liar' — faces 3 years for money laundering
Zhao, commonly known as "CZ" in crypto circles, was a key player in the dramatic collapse of FTX.
Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to help FTX investors in lawsuits against Tom Brady, Larry David
Shareholders of Sam Bankman-Fried's failed crypto exchange have agreed to drop their claims against the jailed ex-billionaire in exchange for his cooperation in other lawsuits over FTX's downfall.
Sam Bankman-Fried appeals $8B FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence
The 32-year-old former billionaire crypto wunderkind was convicted in November on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in what federal prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in US history.
The horror of being held hostage by Hamas and more: Letters to the Editor — April 7, 2024
NY Post readers discuss a released Hamas hostage discussing her experience and more.