Rodney Burton, known as Bitcoin Rodney, admitted guilt in federal court for running an illegal money transmission business tied to the $1.8 billion HyperFund crypto fraud. The scheme promised daily profits of 0.5% to 1% through fake cryptocurrency mining and shut down in November 2022 after blocking withdrawals. Burton earned over $7.8 million and used celebrity endorsements to attract investors. He faces up to five years in prison with sentencing set for July 23, highlighting ongoing regulatory risks in crypto marketing.
The Iran conflict in early 2026 disrupted air travel to the Maldives, causing a sharp drop in tourism and forcing World Liberty Financial to postpone the MALD1 token sale linked to a Trump-branded luxury resort. This delay exposes the vulnerabilities...
A $550,000 audit contest by Sherlock uncovered 96 vulnerabilities in five upcoming XRP Ledger features, including two critical bugs that could have drained user accounts without private keys. Ripple addressed these issues before activation, highlight...
ASTER's price slightly dropped 0.6% to around $0.60 due to low market activity and capital inflows. However, a whale investor opened a 4x leveraged long position worth $4.33 million on Aster_DEX, showing strong confidence in a potential rebound. Mark...
Prada is seen as undervalued because the market is overly concerned about risks from integrating Versace, while underestimating the steady organic growth of Prada and Miu Miu. In the first half of the year, Prada's core organic sales grew 5%, with an...
Latin American countries are increasingly rejecting socialism in favor of market-based policies, leading to economic improvements. Argentina, under President Javier Milei, has cut inflation drastically from 25% to 2% and achieved fiscal surpluses, pr...
