Anti-Nigel Farage mural by 'Scottish Banksy' appears on city centre street An anti-Nigel Farage mural by the 'Scottish Banksy' has been spotted in Glasgow city centre The National (Scotland) · Sep 9
Singaporean man pleads guilty in $245m crypto theft in US; blew millions on jets, supercars, clubs A 22-year-old Singaporean man has admitted helping run an international scheme that stole and laundered more than $245 million in cryptocurrency through social engineering. The Times of India · Sep 9
22-Year-Old Singaporean Who Blew a $245M Bitcoin Haul on Ferraris and $569k Club Night Pleads Guilty Lam spent $569,528 at a Los Angeles club in one night as prosecutors continue pursuing 18 defendants in the sprawling case International Business Times UK · Sep 8
Robinhood Is Going Deeper Into Prediction Markets. Its Event-Contract Business Is Growing. Robinhood customers traded 13.6 billion event contracts in the second quarter, helping prediction markets generate a record $156 million in revenue. International Business Times · Sep 8
Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They Believed Held Millions Two suspects were arrested a day after four people were killed in an alleged search for cryptocurrency at their home in Mexico International Business Times UK · Sep 8
Singaporean crypto kingpin pleads guilty to orchestrating $240 million bitcoin heist The charges against Lam and 17 others are an extreme example of an increasingly common form of cybercrime The Independent UK · Sep 8
Half of Premier League clubs face losing lucrative sponsors if unlicensed gambling firms banned Firms not licensed in the UK could become illegal next year while the Ladbrokes owner highlighted the prime minister’s position as an Everton fan The Guardian - UK · Sep 8
Hunter Biden's Infamous Laptop Just Became a Meme Coin, With Trump in the Crosshairs Hunter Biden is turning his infamous laptop controversy into the $LAPTOP meme coin, with Trump's crypto losers among those targeted for a token airdrop. International Business Times UK · Sep 8
A Bitcoin Network Lost $320 Million In A Hack. The Attackers Say They're The Good Guys The breach adds to a string of major crypto security incidents that have put exchanges, wallets and blockchain infrastructure under scrutiny. International Business Times · Sep 7
Inside the crazy party life of alleged crypto scammers who went on spending spree after $240 million bitcoin theft An alleged ringleader, 22-year-old Malone Lam, spent over $569,000 in one evening at a Los Angeles night club The Independent UK · Sep 7
A self-made billionaire couple gave San Francisco State University $25 million in XRP, one of the largest crypto donations to US higher education San Francisco State University marked a milestone in April 2019 when it received a transformative $25 million donation, largely comprised of cryptocurrency XRP. This philanthropic gesture enabled the establishment of new resources for the College of Business and resulted in officially renaming it as the Lam Family College of Business.… The Times of India · Sep 7
Zero-Fee Money Apps Are Booming in Latin America — Here's What They Don't Advertise Félix Pago raised $200M and Kravata went zero-fee this week. Here's what "zero fee" leaves out about exchange rates, taxes and security. Latin Times · Sep 7
Stuffing deserves to be dinner Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top Salon · Sep 6
Zcash Just Crossed $1,000 for the First Time in a Decade. One Short Seller Lost $18.5 Million. Zcash surged roughly 20% Friday, tagging $1,023 after opening near $828, its first trip above $1,000 in almost ten years. International Business Times · Sep 4
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 ‘I can’t be bought,’ Nige tells Reform’s faithful – however different it may look Just as the party leader had hoped to change the narrative, along came Channel 4 News to spoil his conference fun
International Business Times · Sep 4 Bitcoin Is Heading For Its Third Straight Winning Week. A Strong Jobs Report Complicated The Rally. Treasury yields and the dollar rose Friday after U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly three times the increase economists expected.
International Business Times · Sep 4 Why On-Chain Options Are Ready for Their Breakout Moment The most important development in crypto derivatives over the past several years is the emergence of deep, continuously operating underlying markets.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4 Reform members greeted by 'dodgy money' protests as they arrive for party conference REFORM members have been greeted to the party’s conference in Birmingham by protesters highlighting Nigel Farage’s “dodgy money”.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3 Kemi Badenoch condemns Reform UK’s ‘authoritarian’ press bans Tory leader says Nigel Farage’s party would seek to abuse state power, as she also defends her housing benefit plans
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3 Crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump gives Reform UK another £4m Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor cap
International Business Times UK · Sep 3 Katie Price Dumps Husband After £37m Claim as Ex Alleges She Gave Him £123,000 Katie Price is reportedly ending her marriage to Lee Andrews after discovering discrepancies in his cryptocurrency claims, including a wallet allegedly containing only £2.22 instead of £37 million.
International Business Times · Sep 3 Trump Crypto Ally David Bailey's Bitcoin Bet Lost 99% Of Its Stock Value. Now He's Rebuilding The Business. The company posted a roughly $372 million first-half loss and carried out a 1-for-40 reverse stock split in May to maintain its Nasdaq listing.
The Guardian - US · Sep 2 Temperature check: alarm as prediction markets lean into weather and climate bets Climate experts warn that US Kalshi and Polymarket users are ‘gamifying disasters’ as they bet on events like heatwaves and daily temperatures
T3 · Sep 2 Timex’s tiny military watch for your finger just got a gorgeous vintage tortoiseshell makeover BEAMS BOY has revisited Timex’s wonderfully strange Original Camper Ring Watch with a translucent brown finish
Evening Standard · Sep 2 'Ghoulish': Jewellers slam plans for robbery-themed bar at site of Hatton Garden heist A Hatton Garden jeweller has condemned ‘ghoulish’ plans to turn the scene of the notorious £14m heist into a robbery-themed bar