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Thugs slashed crypto worker’s mother with box cutter. Demanded $9m to stop

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Thugs slashed crypto worker’s mother with box cutter. Demanded $9m to stop
Tim Alper
19 March 2026
DeFi
A crypto user accidentally swapped $50m for $37,000. Here’s where the money ended up

A crypto user accidentally swapped $50m for $37,000. Here’s where the money ended up

Regulation
Crypto scammer who duped movie star and professional fighter out of over $3m jailed for six years

Crypto scammer who duped movie star and professional fighter out of over $3m jailed for six years

Markets
Mastercard just super-charged Wall Street’s crypto land grab with $1.8bn BVNK acquisition

Mastercard just super-charged Wall Street’s crypto land grab with $1.8bn BVNK acquisition

Markets
Bitcoin or gold? Why both face price struggles as Iran war drags on

Bitcoin or gold? Why both face price struggles as Iran war drags on

17 March 2026

Clarity at last? Ether, Solana, and XRP are commodities, SEC says in landmark interpretation of securities law

16 March 2026

Bitcoin just topped $74,000. Here’s what that means for the price ahead of pivotal Fed meeting

17 March 2026

Ethereum is outperforming the S&P 500, but Fed meeting will either puncture or fuel the price rally, analyst says

17 March 2026

Why Bitcoin rally risks fizzling out at $75,000 price ahead of Fed meeting despite Strategy’s buying spree

Crypto scammer who duped movie star and professional fighter out of over $3m jailed for six years
Crypto scammer who duped movie star and professional fighter out of over $3m jailed for six years
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Thugs slashed crypto worker’s mother with box cutter. Demanded $9m to stop
Thugs slashed crypto worker’s mother with box cutter. Demanded $9m to stop
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Mastercard just super-charged Wall Street’s crypto land grab with $1.8bn BVNK acquisition
Mastercard just super-charged Wall Street’s crypto land grab with $1.8bn BVNK acquisition
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XRP hits $1bn in tokenised assets. But price is stalling despite Ripple’s big plays
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XRP hits $1bn in tokenised assets. But price is stalling despite Ripple’s big plays

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Will Bitcoin traders ‘sell the news?’ Price stalls at $74,000 ahead of key March Fed FOMC meeting
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Will Bitcoin traders ‘sell the news?’ Price stalls at $74,000 ahead of key March Fed FOMC meeting

Lance Datskoluo
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Why the Bitcoin price looks more like a random walk of a cocaine addict — and what that means during ‘financial Armageddon’

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Crypto lobby has already spent $271m to sway the 2026 elections. It’s just getting started
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Crypto lobby has already spent $271m to sway the 2026 elections. It’s just getting started

Eric Johansson
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Crypto loses Illinois Senate vote but Fairshake Super PAC vows to fight on with $221m war chest ahead of 2026 midterms

Lance Datskoluo
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