Ryan Salame gets longer prison sentence than CZ

protos.com Ryan Salame, the former co-chief exec of FTX Digital Markets, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions and…

Caitlyn Jenner says Sahil Arora ‘f*cked with too many powerful people’

protos.com Despite constantly shilling $JENNER, which launched on the Solana meme coin platform pump.fun, it appears as though Caitlyn Jenner — or whoever is running her account — has…

Are crypto exchanges whitewashing compliance with KYC bonuses?

protos.com Unlike banks, which require know-your-customer (KYC) information prior to opening an account, a significant number of crypto exchanges offer tether (USDT) bonuses for…

Mt. Gox hasn’t sold any of its 140,000 bitcoin but it’s planning to

protos.com Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox transferred over 140,000 bitcoin, worth roughly $9 billion, this morning as it prepares for creditor repayment in a ‘secure manner.’ In…

Behind Fox News republican Caitlyn Jenner’s crypto cash grab

protos.com Caitlyn Jenner launched a crypto meme coin on Memorial Day, but it was hard to tell if it was legitimate or a hack. The Fox News contributor, ex-reality TV star, and former…

Bitcoin is worth $69,000

protos.com Unfortunately, it’s not looking good for FTX customers looking to raise the tragically low bitcoin price that the bankruptcy estate will use to calculate their repayments.…

Hong Kong bans WorldCoin, but for how long?

protos.com Sam Altman’s WorldCoin and its controversial iris-scanning orbs are reportedly set to be kicked out of Hong Kong after being found to violate the city’s privacy laws by a…

Crypto ransom group LockBit leaks stolen pharmacy staff data

protos.com Crypto-ransomware group LockBit has leaked the data it stole from Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs after the firm refused to pay a $25 million ransom. Dozens of folders…

Bitcoin whitepaper now back on Bitcoin.org website

protos.com The Bitcoin whitepaper has been reuploaded to the Bitcoin.org website following Craig Wright’s failed attempt to prove in court that he’s the protocol’s pseudonymous creator…

Crypto community split on FIT21 bill

protos.com The US House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (or FIT21) on Wednesday, in a vote of 279 to 136. Marking an apparent…

Bing and DuckDuckGo offline overnight, Google says thanks for the data

protos.com A massive, multi-hour outage of Microsoft’s application programming interface (API) used by its Bing search division has caused unprecedented interruptions for millions of…

Coinbase accused of celebrating ‘Shitcoin Pizza Day’ with USDC promo

protos.com Bitcoin maxis have branded Coinbase an ‘enemy of Bitcoin’ and accused it of ‘cultural misappropriation’ after the crypto exchange decided to sell pizza with USDC on Bitcoin…

USDD partners ignore HTX danger

protos.com USDD is a massive stablecoin that describes itself as ‘algorithmic’ and has a market capitalization of approximately $730 million. However, despite this size and seeming…

Former nChain CEO jailed for 10 months over Craig Wright leaks

protos.com Reports that the former CEO of nChain, Christen Ager-Hanssen, was sentenced to 10 months for the leaking of documents exposing Craig Wright have been confirmed. According to…

Advice Line with Tom Rinks of Sun Bum

content.production.cdn.art19.com Sun Bum co-founder Tom Rinks joins Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three early-stage founders about refining their brand identities. Today we meet…

Scarlett Johansson may have a case in OpenAI voice dispute

protos.com While Protos usually covers Sam Altman when he’s launching cryptocurrencies or scanning eyeballs, OpenAI and its CEO have recently made waves for other reasons: namely, it…

Probe finds Effective Ventures charity acted ‘diligently’ after FTX collapse

protos.com A UK government inquiry into an FTX-backed charity that received $26.8 million in donations, has concluded that its trustees acted ‘quickly’ and ‘diligently’ protecting the…

Montenegro PM Milojko Spajić may have met with Do Kwon, report

protos.com According to Montenegrin media, not only did Do Kwon and former Terra exec Han Chang-joon purchase luxury apartments in the Serbian capital of Belgrade before making their…

Ethereum Foundation blasted for EigenLayer conflicts of interest

protos.com Two Ethereum Foundation researchers have disclosed advisory roles at restaking protocol EigenLayer’s EigenFoundation, raising concerns over potential conflicts of interest…

Crypto bros upset over Wikipedia’s ‘garbage’ Solana coverage

protos.com Crypto bros have branded Wikipedia’s Solana coverage ‘absolute garbage’ and have voiced concerns about Web3 is Going Just Great creator Molly White’s role in editing online…

Company that killed Red Lobster put shrimp on the blockchain

protos.com The seafood company that drove restaurant chain Red Lobster to bankruptcy with a misguided ‘Endless Shrimp’ promotion was previously praised for using blockchain technology…

Judge says Craig Wright ‘not as clever as he thinks he is’

protos.com A UK judge has branded litigious computer scientist Craig Wright an arrogant liar who frequently uses ‘technobabble’ and isn’t ‘nearly as clever as he thinks he is.’ The…

Another Chinese money laundering scheme tied to Deltec and Tether

protos.com Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, two Chinese nationals, have been charged with utilizing tether and crypto-friendly bank Deltec to commit money laundering and wire fraud…

Therabody: Jason Wersland

content.production.cdn.art19.com The Theragun was born out of a late-night experiment with a Makita jigsaw, by a man searching desperately for pain relief in his arm. Jason Wersland was studying to become a…

Australian BitConnect promoter pleads guilty years after wife disappears

protos.com John Bigatton has pleaded guilty in Australia to a criminal charge of providing financial advice without the appropriate license for his role in promoting the failed Ponzi…

‘Soak my Deck’ captain Sam Trabucco sails in for Ryan Salame

protos.com No one seems to know the whereabouts of Sam Trabucco, the once-CEO of Alameda Research who purchased a multi-million dollar yacht named ‘Soak My Deck’ after Alameda…

No, Changpeng Zhao isn’t in prison yet

protos.com Due to some formalities in the criminal justice system, a world-class team of lawyers, and Fifth Amendment protections of due process, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao…

Advice Line with Andrew Abraham of Orgain

content.production.cdn.art19.com Orgain founder and CEO Andrew Abraham joins Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three early-stage founders about strategically positioning their…

Rare sats and Runes failed to solve Bitcoin’s security budget

protos.com The Bitcoin halving was supposed to be a day of celebration and the end to Bitcoin’s woes of the prior four years. On that late Friday night (and in technical, computer geek…