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How Terra collapse nearly killed algorithmic stablecoins
Oct 7, 2024 · How Terra collapse nearly killed algorithmic stablecoins. 6:26 PM • Oct 07, 2024. — Luna, Stablecoins, Terra, USDD. — by Protos Staff. The Terra-Luna Ponzi scheme grew to an incredible size, with the TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin reaching a mind-boggling $40 billion and the Luna governance token growing to a market capitalization of $40 ...
Who is Len Sassaman, Polymarket’s top bet for Satoshi?
2:38 PM • Oct 04, 2024. — Bitcoin, Polymarket, Satoshi. — by Protos Staff. Len Sassaman, a famous cypherpunk who committed suicide in 2011, is, according to Polymarket, the most likely candidate to be unmasked as the real Satoshi Nakamoto by a new HBO documentary, due to air this coming Tuesday. Sassaman, a well-known privacy advocate and ...
Richard Heart and the curious launch of Hex, Pulse, and PulseX
Jul 29, 2022 · PulseChain is a slightly modified version of Ethereum; instead of ETH, its native asset is PLS. Coinciding with the creation of his blockchain, Heart raised $27 million for charity. Heart is also creating an on-chain exchange, PulseX, that will operate on the PulseChain blockchain. PulseX will use its own token, PLX.
Chinese billionaire behind Himalaya Exchange indicted for $1B
Jan 5, 2024 · King Ming Je — also known as William Je and Yu Jianming — and Yanping Wang, both also behind the Himalaya Exchange, were charged alongside Kwok for their role in the conspiracy. Je is described in the indictment as “the financial architect and key money launderer for the Kwok Enterprise.”. The indictment alleges that funds raised for ...
Dump it: Crypto markets lose $230B since Bogdanoff twins
Jan 6, 2022 · A crypto enthusiast pays homage to Grichka Bogdanoff. Like all great memes, it created comic conspiracy lore. Users captioned a series of Bogdanoff photographs, titling the collection “The Phone Call That Saved Europe.”. Humorous legends circulated that the Bogdanoffs, with a single phone call to their clandestine network of operatives, could influence the price of any asset in the world.
US seizes pig-butchering funds at Evolve Bank - Protos
6:43 PM • Apr 08, 2024. — Evolve Bank, Pig Butchering, US. — by Protos Staff. A January complaint for forfeiture filing initially reviewed by Fintech Business Weekly details several million dollars seized at Evolve Bank and Trust related to a variety of fraudulent enterprises, including crypto-based pig-butchering and money laundering.
Bitconned: The story of Miami crypto bros facing 100 years in
Jan 8, 2024 · Netflix has debuted a new crypto documentary, Bitconned. The movie begins in Miami’s decadent 2017 ICO era and ends, years later, in guilty pleas to criminal fraud. One quote from Centra founder Raymond Trapani encapsulates the storyline: “We lied, we cheated, we made millions of dollars. And now I’m facing over 100 years.”.
This alleged $1.3B crypto scam likely faked its own CEO - Protos
Jan 3, 2024 · The CEO of an apparently-Chuck-Norris-backed crypto project that lost $1.3 billion of investors’ funds seemingly doesn’t exist, according to a Guardian-led investigation. Steven Reece Lewis was introduced in 2021 as the chief executive officer of HyperVerse, a metaverse investment scheme that sold crypto subscriptions and which seemingly went unchecked by Australian regulators.
Former Crypto.com compliance officer charged with money …
Jul 8, 2024 · A former compliance officer at Crypto.com — registered in Malta as Foris Dax MT limited — has been charged with extortion and money laundering after he allegedly threatened to expose sensitive information while demanding compensation from the company. Thirty-three-year-old Jose Luis Alonso Melchor was arraigned by magistrate Nadia Vella in ...