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Crypto kid Sam Bankman-Fried falls prey to Binance
Sam Bankman-Fried has undergone a rapid transformation from top of the heap in the world of cryptocurrencies as chief of the FTX digital exchange to embattled executive forced to seek help from rival Binance. The rapid about-face was a shock: Only Monday, Bankman-Fried insisted FTX was financially stable.
Plea from Ukraine first lady kicks off annual tech summit in Portugal
One of the world's biggest tech conferences will get going in Lisbon on Wednesday, after Ukraine's first lady formally opened the event by urging participants to use their skills to save lives rather than end them. But at Tuesday's opening ceremony, Changpeng Zhao, boss of one of the world's biggest crypto companies Binance, tried to play down the crash.
Annual tech gathering takes aim at crypto
One of the world's biggest technology get-togethers kicks off in the Portuguese capital on Tuesday, with organisers saying a key aim is to ask tough questions about cryptocurrencies. Conference organiser Paddy Cosgrave told AFP there were "a lot of questions to be answered" about crypto, describing it as "largely smoke and mirrors".
Crypto scammers make off with $100 mn from Binance
Scammers stole cryptocurrency worth roughly $100 million from Binance, the world's biggest exchange for cryptoassets, the firm said on Friday. It is among the biggest thefts in cryptocurrency history and comes in a year where scammers preying on the sector have got away with billions of dollars.
Has blockchain found a use beyond crypto trading?
The bitcoin boom spawned new billionaires and videos of beach parties and Lamborghinis. Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency.
