Crypto Mixer Operator Found Guilty for Laundering $400 Million
Roman Sterlingov, the operator of the $400 million Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer, was convicted of money laundering and other related charges in the United States yesterday (Tuesday). The verdict came after a four-week-long trial. The 35-year-old is a citizen of Russia and Sweden and has now been convicted of multiple charges, including conspiracy to launder […]
How AI and crypto are shaping the future of finance
Over the last three years, the crypto space has undergone massive upheavals. Alongside the boosting from stimulus packages in 2021, venture capital (VC) firms had invested $33 billion in crypto and blockchain startups. The following year, the Federal Reserve triggered a domino of crypto bankruptcies with its interest rate hiking cycle, starting from the Terra […]
Efforts to quell online disinformation face free speech challenge at Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 15, 2024 at 9:24 am The justices will hear oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri on Monday. (Thomas Hawk via Flickr) Less than one month after hearing oral arguments in a pair of challenges to controversial laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media […]
Senate slows bill that could ban TikTok after rapid House vote
After a bill calling for the forced sale or ban of TikTok blazed through the House, senators on Thursday dialed back the pace — urging cautious deliberation on an effort that could shutter an app used by more than 100 million U.S. users. The legislation represents a severe threat to the popular video-sharing app’s operations. […]
What Do You Want To Know?
For the next five days, I’m in possession of a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic, the tenth generation of E-Class (but the sixth generation to actually use the E-Class moniker). The W214 E-Class is just now starting to hit U.S. dealerships, though I won’t be able to talk driving impressions until March 28th. Until then, I […]
Stop Adapting and Start Printing: The Brandy Story
Why adapt to a physical limitation when you could print something to make your life easier? Watch Brandy Leigh Scott, a woman living with Dupuytrens Contracture, learn to customize objects with 3D printing to meet her everyday needs. Posted on December 18, 2015 by Mara Hitner My friend Brandy is the most badass chick I […]
Partial private key recovery – Bitcoin Stack Exchange
I had the pleasure of setting up a Bitcoin wallet using the Blue Wallet app and diligently noted down the 52 characters of my private key on a piece of paper for backup purposes. Upon revisiting the paper to import my private key into a Wallet App, I discovered, that it was not recognized by […]