Art
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby’s art auction
A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.
2024 presidential election
Polymarket Founder’s NYC Apartment Raided By Feds, Electronics Seized In ‘Obvious Political Retribution’ After Trump Victory
FBI agents reportedly raided the New York City apartment of Polymarket founder and CEO, Shayne Coplan, on Wednesday, after his platform correctly predicted that Donald Trump would win the 2024 election.
Alvin Tan
Record-breaking bitcoin surges towards $90,000 on Trump boost
Bitcoin rallied to the verge of $90,000 on Tuesday, riding a wave of euphoria since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president.
automobiles
Wall Street Soars To New Records Following Donald Trump’s Historic Election Victory
Donald Trump’s election victory was welcomed happily by Wall Street, with all three major benchmarks hitting record highs on Wednesday.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Facebook, Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to spare them from securities fraud suits
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to hold companies to account.
2022
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Ex-Lover Caroline Ellison Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Involvement With FTX
Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday.
blockchain
McDonald’s Instagram Page Hacked In Crypto Scheme, Scammers Claim They Stole $700K
Cryptocurrency hackers made the claim to fame after they broke into fast-food chain McDonald’s official Instagram account. They took advantage of the hack to promote a fake digital currency, running off with $700,000 in stolen money.
Ari Redbord
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 bln in first half of 2024, researchers say
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier.
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Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 to 21-month peak as new year kicks off
Bitcoin galloped past $45,000 for the first time since April 2022, buoyed by optimism around the possible approval of exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds.
Ben Laidler
Bitcoin hits two-month high above $30,000 in volatile week
Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since July, taking gains for the week past 10%.