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It Only Took 3 Days for Netflix to Order a Docuseries on the Bonnie and Clyde of the Crypto World
The news of one of the biggest money laundering schemes in history captivated the world on Tuesday, not so much because of the crime — which involved $US4.5 ($6) billion in bitcoin and is, yeah, a big deal — but rather because of the couple accused of carrying it out. They are the weirdo Bonnie…
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Amazon Simmers Down, Says It Won’t Block Visa Credit Cards in UK Store on Jan. 19 After All
When it comes to Amazon and money, never say never. Two days before the e-commerce giant was set to ban Visa credit cards in its UK store, it has changed its tune. Visa credit cards are still welcome on the platform, for now.
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Far-Right Leaders Are Raking In Millions From Bitcoin, New Study Shows
Even hardcore investors will likely admit that the crypto community tends to attract some pretty scummy personalities; cyber-criminals, con-artists, and Elon Musk, for starters. Now, it looks like we can add white supremacists to that list as well; a new study from the Southern Poverty Law Centre probed into the crypto transactions of some of…
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Crypto-Fuelled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution Ends With a Big Pool of Money and No Constitution
After raising nearly $US49 (A$67) million in the ether in just a few days, the ConstitutionDAO that galvanised blockchain idealists did not win a copy of the US Constitution at Sotheby’s. Last night, the document, one of 13 surviving first edition copies, hammered for $US43.2 (A$60) million (going to — sigh — hedge fund billionaire…