A woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after her murder-for-hire plot using bitcoin fell apart. Melody Sasser attempted to use the dark web to hire a hitman to kill an Alabama resident. She paid nearly $ 10,000 in cryptocurrency and tried to make the murder look like an accident. Authorities …
SEC Closing Salt Lake Regional Office After Failed Legal Battle Against Crypto Firm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the closure of its Salt Lake Regional Office (SLRO) due to attrition and a focus on organizational efficiency. This move will reduce the number of SEC regional offices from 11 to 10. The jurisdiction for Utah, previously held by SLRO, will now be managed by the […]
Noones CEO Ray Youssef Blasts Bitcoin Fees: ‘We Have Failed the Global South’
Ray Youssef, the former Paxful CEO, has commented on the negative impact of high transaction fees on bitcoin adoption in emerging markets. Youssef stated on social media that the recent developments in the bitcoin fee market have pushed users to alternatives such as USDT on the Tron blockchain over bitcoin in Global South countries. Noones […]
Peter Schiff Says Global Tax Chiefs’ Only Enforcement Success Is Its ‘Failed’ Action Against His Bank
Economist Peter Schiff says the only enforcement success of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) is its “failed” action against his bank, allegedly aimed to “put a stop to the suspected facilitation of offshore tax evasion.” Schiff stressed: “Other than the failed investigation of my bank, which did not result in any charges […]