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Policy

Put America’s Geeks to Work, Don’t Cage Them

If the U.S. wants to beat China and Russia in cyberspace, we’ll need help from our nerds – even those with criminal pasts, writes the mother of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

Lyn Ulbricht, mother of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

US Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged Over Sale of Naval Secrets for Crypto

The pair had received $100,000 in monero before they were arrested by the FBI and NCIS, according to the criminal complaint.

Submarine Force Library and Museum, Thames River, Groton, Connecticut, USA. Home of the first nuclear submarine in the world, USS Nautilus. (Bob Smith on Unsplash)

Finance

Mt. Gox Voting Deadline for Creditors Ends

The process of making Mt. Gox’s victims whole has been lengthy, drawn-out, and characterized by delays and legal disputes.

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Policy

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge in North Korea Sanctions Case

Griffith was charged with violating sanctions law by giving a cryptocurrency and blockchain presentation at a North Korean conference in 2019.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

Finance

Egor Petukhovsky, CEO of US-Sanctioned Suex, Says He Will Go to Court

The founder of the Russian over-the-counter crypto desk Suex said he wants to restore his reputation in U.S. court.

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Finance

Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Released by US Court, ‘Actively Working’ on Return to South Africa

The release frees Spagni, at least temporarily, while he attempts to “address this matter” and put it behind him “once and for all.”

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"

Finance

SEC Threatened to Sue Coinbase Over Lending Product, CEO Says

The securities regulator is threatening to sue Coinbase should the exchange launch its Lend product, Brian Armstrong claimed in a Twitter thread.

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Finance

What Apple Settling App Store Lawsuit Means for Crypto NFTs

Apple has agreed to loosen restrictions on small developers in a move that could further expand the NFT market.

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Markets

Korean Authorities Investigate 33 People for $1.48B in Illicit Crypto Transactions

Fourteen were referred for prosecution, 15 were fined and four remain under investigation.

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Markets

Ex-Cryptopia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $170K in Crypto

The unnamed employee created copies of Cryptopia's private keys and saved them to a USB affording access to over $100 million in crypto.

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