Crypto scams

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says Terra's 'algorithm' sounds like the 'crypto version of a pyramid scheme'

Bill Ackman posted a series of tweets on Tuesday that were critical of Terra and its sister cryptocurrency, Luna. REUTERS/Mike Blake Bill Ackman said Terra's "stablecoin...
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How a Trash-Talking Crypto Bro Caused a $40 Billion Crash

2 hours ago | NY Times

Do Kwon, a South Korean entrepreneur, hyped the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies. Their failures have devastated some traders, though not the investment firms that cashed out...
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A Crypto Billionaire Shattered the Primary Spending Record to Back a Candidate Who Is Getting Clobbered

6 hours ago | Slate

The Oregon race attracted national attention because of the insane amount of money spent by Sam Bankman-Fried's PAC.
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The Real Reasons Behind the Crypto Crash, and What We Can Learn from Terra's Fall

12 hours ago | Time

Crypto markets are in freefall this month-and their struggles have been gravely exacerbated by the demise of a $60 billion project that critics are calling a Ponzi scheme. The...
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Disgraced hedge fund tycoon Phil Falcone raising money for crypto TV network

13 hours ago | New York Post

The fallen hedge fund star - who amassed a $2 billion fortune from shorting the housing market before squandering the riches over the past 10 years - is actively pitching...
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All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now

15 hours ago | NY Times

Crypto boosters such as Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow have been criticized for hyping virtual currency without highlighting the risks.
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Dow surges 431 points as investors digest fresh Powell comments on inflation and rates

15 hours ago | Business Insider

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appears during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo US stocks...
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Tether investors have pulled $7 billion from the stablecoin since it lost then regained its dollar peg; 'We can keep going if the market wants'

16 hours ago | Business Insider

IStock; Insider Tether's circulation supply dipped to about $76 billion on Tuesday from $83 billion last week. "We can keep going if the market wants," Tether's chief...
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Coinbase surges 14% after outlining plan to slow down hiring during crypto market downturn

17 hours ago | Business Insider

Coinbase made its public trading debut on the Nasdaq on April 14, 2021. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Coinbase shares jumped Tuesday as the company said it plans to slow...
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Crypto crash stokes some financial crisis fears

19 hours ago | NBC News

The cryptocurrency market dropped by almost $2 trillion since its peak in November. How would a crypto crash affect the economy at large? Experts weigh in.
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Parts of the Buffalo shooter's alleged screed were copied from other sources

The 180-page document allegedly crafted by the Buffalo gunman included parts lifted from other sources, which experts say is common amongst mass shooters. Read more ...

Biden visits victims' families in Buffalo

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden travelled to Buffalo Tuesday to meet with a community still reeling after a horrific shooting that authorities say was racially motivated. The... Read more ...

Public housing goes middle class

UPDATED, April 12, 2022, 1:12 p.m.: Public housing has gone middle class. Billed as “workforce housing,” it mimics a private-sector trend in places where home prices and rents... Read more ...

Inflation smacks Target hard, sending profit sharply lower

UN floats plan to boost renewables as climate worries mount

The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the... Read more ...

NATO chief hails 'historic moment' as Finland, Sweden apply

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to... Read more ...

In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin

West Virginians' skepticism about a clean-energy shift - whether from Sen. Joe Manchin III or even those working on a new wind farm - complicates President Biden's climate push. Read more ...

The Stats Are Hiding a Secret About the Miami Heat's P.J. Tucker

Tucker did a little bit of everything in a Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals - including help neutralize Jayson Tatum. Read more ...

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warns stocks will crash and rallies won't...

Michael Burry. Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage "The Big Short" investor Michael Burry expects a far steeper decline in the stock market. The Scion Asset Management chief's view... Read more ...