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The industry’s political awakening — and enormous pool of cash — is already affecting high-profile races across the country.

The technology company MicroStrategy and its founder, Michael Saylor, agreed to a $40 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing him of evading income tax.

Su cara ayudó a difundir el popular meme doge y más tarde se convirtió en el logotipo de la criptomoneda Dogecoin.

The FTX founder’s final destination wasn’t clear, but Mr. Bankman-Fried has told people close to him that he expected to be moved to a facility in Mendota, Calif.

The auction that was supposed to be an art world coming-out party for NFTs instead exposed the instability at the heart of the crypto world.

In a surprise announcement, bankruptcy lawyers for the cryptocurrency exchange FTX said customers would get all their money back, plus interest.

Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.

Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.

Los aficionados al bitcóin esperan que la reducción programada del número de nuevas monedas en circulación haga que el precio de la criptomoneda se dispare.

Bitcoin aficionados are hoping that a scheduled reduction in the number of new coins going into circulation will cause the price of the cryptocurrency to skyrocket.

Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.

Así es como la sentencia de 25 años al exmagnate de las criptomonedas se compara con los procesos de Michael Milken, Bernie Madoff y otros casos populares.

Here’s how the former crypto mogul’s 25-year sentence stacks up against the prosecutions of Michael Milken, Bernie Madoff and others.

Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, faced a maximum sentence of 110 years.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, faces a maximum penalty of 110 years.

The cryptocurrency has recently set a series of records, extending a rapid rally that has emboldened the virtual currency industry to flex its political muscle.

The group spent millions of dollars in the Democratic Senate primary in California and is looking to influence other races in the general election.

El bitcóin acaba de alcanzar un máximo récord, pero existen diferencias importantes entre la situación actual y el anterior gran auge de las criptomonedas.

Bitcoin just hit a record high, but there are big differences between now and the last crypto boom, when digital currencies became a cultural phenomenon.

Bitcoin’s price surged above $69,000, breaking the record the digital currency set in November 2021 when the crypto industry was booming.

Investors are watching as the price of Bitcoin gets tantalizingly close to its previous record high.

Since the disgraced crypto mogul was convicted of fraud, his supporters have maneuvered to secure a lenient sentence, with his lawyers recommending he serve no longer than 6.5 years in prison.

Arkansas se convirtió en el primer estado en proteger a los ruidosos operadores de criptodivisas frente al descontento de los vecinos. Algunos legisladores consideran prohibir las instalaciones en zonas residenciales de todo el estado.

Lawyers for the failed crypto exchange told a bankruptcy judge they expected to pay creditors in full.

Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from unhappy neighbors. A furious backlash has some lawmakers considering a statewide ban.

Ben Armstrong, better known as BitBoy, was once the most popular cryptocurrency YouTuber in the world. Now his empire has collapsed.

The woman, Victoria Jacobs, provided support to a military contractor that has been called “the Blackwater of jihad.”

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Federal judges are weighing whether digital currencies should be subject to the same rules as stocks and bonds. The outcome could shape crypto’s future in the U.S.

In a civil action, prosecutors in Colorado said that a Denver pastor and his wife created and sold a cryptocurrency that was “practically worthless” and then pocketed more than $1 million.

Fear of missing out isn’t a great reason for investing in the new Bitcoin funds, our columnist says. Plus, Bitcoin may already be hidden in your portfolio.

The products, known as exchange-traded funds, were approved by federal regulators this week, a watershed moment for the crypto industry.

A new kind of exchange-traded fund linked to the cryptocurrency could begin trading as soon as Thursday, and the investment world is buzzing.

The best tech, from universal power charging to foldable phones, solved practical problems. But the worst tech, including self-driving cars and cryptocurrency, put us in harm’s way.

A bogus social media post declaring that the S.E.C. had approved an E.T.F. tied to the cryptocurrency caused prices to whipsaw. A real decision could come as soon as Wednesday.

Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm’s new leaders will recover the money that Sam Bankman-Fried misappropriated.

Dryden Brown wants Praxis to be a crypto-city for tech bros and tastemakers. Just don’t ask for details.

A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao ran two of the largest crypto companies. As they grapple with legal woes, others are jockeying to lead the industry’s next chapter.

Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, faces as much as 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal money-laundering violations.

The cryptocurrency has gained roughly 150 percent this year, as investors bet that regulators will soon approve the first spot exchange-traded fund that is designed to track the price of Bitcoin.

The crypto exchange treated them as essential customers, the government said. U.S. authorities want the industry to understand how bad that is for business.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that Binance would pay $4.3 billion in penalties. Changpeng Zhao, its founder, will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive.

Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world since the implosion of FTX last year.

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Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which they hope will encourage more people to invest in the digital asset.

Irate investors looking for a bankrupt “crypto king” were regular visitors to the new Toronto-area home of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction reminds us of the real talent behind the schemes — knowing what people yearn for.

Vast swaths of the cryptocurrency industry, including FTX, are propped up by pumping up the price of a token with no real value behind it.

The verdict in the FTX founder’s fraud trial leaves the crypto industry’s onetime poster child facing a lifetime behind bars.

Investors bought into the perception of the FTX founder as an unkempt boy genius. The jury didn’t buy it.

Tech investors lauded Mr. Bankman-Fried and helped fund his FTX crypto exchange. The tech industry has since done what it does best: move on.

The crypto king gambled that his trading platform would make him a benevolent trillionaire. But after a fraud conviction, all bets are off.

The case against the founder of the failed FTX exchange had come to symbolize the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry.

The trial for the founder of the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange has moved more speedily than anticipated.

Prosecutors said Mr. Bankman-Fried had built his FTX crypto exchange into a “pyramid of deceit” while the defense said he was simply a “math nerd” who had no intent to defraud.

The founder of the FTX crypto exchange was grilled by a federal prosecutor for a second day, just before both sides rested their case in the criminal fraud trial.

The fallen crypto mogul’s decision to take the stand was long seen as a gamble. That risk will come into focus again on Tuesday as his testimony continues.

Asked during his cross-examination about his public statements and how he ran his crypto empire, the FTX founder repeatedly said he couldn’t remember.

A report that terror groups raised more than $130 million in crypto during recent years has set off a debate in Washington and finance circles.