Bryan Lee has been indicted for his role in the $45 million CoinDeal fraud scheme which saw investor funds used to purchase real estate.

https://protos.com/coindeal-executive-indicted-in-45m-crypto-fraud/

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The son of a former Australian politician has been charged with running a dark web crypto-for-drugs operation.

Listen to this article to discover the scale of his alleged operation, and to find out how police caught him, in the proverbial way, with his hand in the cookie jar.

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The US state of Texas is taking a significant step towards increased transparency and consumer protection in the cryptocurrency industry, as legislation requiring crypto exchanges to maintain reserves moves closer to becoming law awaiting now only the signature of the governor.

Listen to this article to learn how the bill looks to stop crypto firms from commingling user funds.

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Bitcoin ordinals have officially disrupted the NFT market, with the gap between bitcoin NFT and Ethereum NFT daily volumes getting slimmer by the day.

Listen to this article to find out just how close ordinals are to overpassing the daily volume of Ethereum NFTs.

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On Monday, Andrew Tate, the infamous former kickboxing champion who is now facing charges in Romania for money laundering, organized crime, and human trafficking, made a statement online about his ‘no-shitcoin’ stance, tweeting a video saying he doesn’t endorse them and never will.

But has he really never endorsed them?

Listen to this article to discover the recent shitcoin he claims to have jokingly promoted, and why his 'no-shitcoin' stance isn't what it seems.

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Worldcoin is an “open-source protocol” started by OpenAI founder Sam Altman. It uses metallic orbs to scan irises as a “proof-of-person” and provides those who volunteer their biometric data with 25 Worldcoins — a cryptocurrency that isn’t currently exchangeable for any real-world goods or tradeable on any exchange.

Worldcoin, for lack of a better term, is now suffering from a massive optics problem.

Listen to this article to discover the problems it faces, and why it's unlikely it'll overcome them anytime soon.

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Many believe that Bitcoin users send transactions directly to miners or pool operators. However, things are a little more random than that.

Instead, users generally broadcast transactions essentially at random — in other words, to whichever nodes happen to be connected to them and online at the time.

Listen to this article to find why Bitcoin users don’t send transactions directly to miners in a curious custom unique to the decentralization of the Bitcoin network.

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The firms behind the three largest stablecoins Tether, Circle, and Paxos have all been lobbying in Washington DC over the past year.

Tether retains FTI Government Affairs through the Law Offices of Michael Jason Lee, Circle retains Invariant, and Paxos retains Mindset Advocacy.

Listen to this article to learn the history behind this lobbying and how much money is being spent.

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Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, has announced its intention to use up to 15% of its profits to purchase additional bitcoin.

As of March 31, the approximately $1.5 billion in bitcoin Tether held was approximately triple the amount of cash in its reserves. This change will presumably exacerbate that difference.

Listen to this article to discover why Tether is making bitcoin investments, despite dwindling cash on hand.

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Switzerland’s government will hold a national vote on whether to enshrine the availability of cash in the constitution amid concerns about the rise in digital currency, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

A group called the Swiss Freedom Movement collected over 100,000 signatures in support of a plebiscite to safeguard cash at a higher level.

Listen to the article to find out why the government is worried about losing the use of cash.

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