WorldPingAdam Iza called himself “The Godfather” and used money from a roughly $37 million Meta advertising fraud to hire off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
Five former deputies have since been convicted.
Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.
When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.
Crypto Card Payments Hit Record $12.5 Billion as Stablecoin Adoption Surges
Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious
SEC drops to 2 members, and 1 hidden rule shifts crypto power
So-Called Crypto ‘Godfather’ Gets 78 Months as $37M Meta Fraud Unravels
Bitcoin briefly slides below $84,000 as crypto long liquidations reach $487 million
The original report was published by Bitcoin.com. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.
Read the full report at Bitcoin.comLiving hubs that keep updating as this story develops.
Mike Smith, who pleaded guilty earlier this year, is the first person to face federal charges tied to artificially inflating streams of his music…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingCrypto liquidations amounted to $555.6 million over the past 24 hours, including $487.2 million in long positions, according to CoinGlass.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Block
WorldPingThe new exception permits one eligible commissioner to form a quorum when every other sitting member is disqualified from the particular matter.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingNothing in Circle's posts announces a sponsorship, but replies dug up Khaled's 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto fraud he promoted. The internet never forgets.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
WorldPingBitcoin Magazine Crypto Card Payments Hit Record $12.5 Billion as Stablecoin Adoption Surges More people are using crypto cards than ever before to make payments. This post Crypto Card Payments Hit Record $12.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin Magazine
WorldPingFinCEN abandons proposed privacy-related reporting requirements, while existing anti-money-laundering duties remain.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPing