Technically, Donald Trump broke his campaign promise by not freeing Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on day one of his presidency. (No, inauguration day is not “day zero.”) But as I explained in my…
You may have heard of Ross Ulbricht and how President Donald Trump just pardoned him. But who is he, and what’s it got to do with Bitcoin? For years, the crypto community had been calling for…
The release of Ross Ulbricht and the lifting of sanctions on Tornado Cash mark pivotal moments for the crypto community. It’s more than symbolic. It’s an opportunity to clearly rebrand the U.S. as a…
Ross Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for creating the darknet market Silk Road, is free. Ulbricht is a freedom fighter to some, and a dangerous criminal to…
Changpeng Zhao, famous to the crypto community as CZ, has reacted to the news about the Silk Road creator finally receiving a “full and unconditional pardon” from the US president. The whole crypto…
The social media lifestyle can seem incredibly glamorous and appealing. It promises a life filled with non-stop jet-setting, traveling around the globe, meeting celebrities at high-profile events,…
A gang of British fraudsters in jail for stealing crypto have been given an ultimatum: Pay back $30 million in three months, or risk another 14 years behind bars. Back in 2017, James Parker had…
I’m not here to say “I told you so.” In my Take from October 4, I did write that Donald Trump does not give a damn about Bitcoin, and in my Take from November 5 I wrote he just wants in on the crypto…
Two couples of vendors in Ballarat exhibited their 582m² land block for sale, accepting only Bitcoin payments. Why do people sell real estate for crypto, and how does the latter disrupt the real…
In his inauguration speech on Monday, President Donald Trump endorsed a mission to Mars, calling it a part of America’s “manifest destiny” to explore the stars and set foot on Mars, a nod to SpaceX…