Business
The US crackdown on Russian trade is working as Putin struggles to fund his war
Trade volumes from partners such as Turkey and China have slagged in the first quarter, as foreign dealers pullback amid a US sanctions threat.
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- 06 May, 2024
The US will see a recession by year-end that could spark a 30% drop in the stock market, legendary forecaster Gary Shilling says
Shilling told Business Insider that wave of layoffs could come as employers realize the economy was weaker than they thought.
- Reporter 21
- 06 May, 2024
2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web
Prosecutors say Samourai Wallet, which anonymized crypto transactions, laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for criminals on the dark web.
- Reporter 21
- 25 Apr, 2024
College alum surprised that his ayahuasca-inspired speech praising bitcoin got groans and boos
Pan said on LinkedIn he'd gotten "some help from AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence)" to write the speech, which featured meditation and singing.
- Reporter 21
- 08 May, 2024
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
Authorities in Hong Kong put out a warning that a group claiming Elon Musk developed its crypto-trading software is likely using deepfakes.
- Reporter 21
- 12 May, 2024
To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers
Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. This makes for entertaining viewing. But as scams spike, one streamer, Kitboga, wants to protect as many victims as possible.
- Reporter 21
- 15 Apr, 2024
FTX says it will return money to most of its customers
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.
- Reporter 21
- 09 May, 2024
Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service
Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.
- Reporter 21
- 17 Apr, 2024
SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms
Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto."
- Reporter 21
- 06 May, 2024
Crypto influencer guilty of $110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets
Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme.
- Reporter 21
- 19 Apr, 2024