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Breaking News: Samourai Wallet CTO William Hill Sentenced to Four Years in Prison In a startling turn of events for the cryptocurrency community, William Hill, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the well-known privacy-focused Bitcoin… (via Bpaynews real-time desk)

Cancer Diagnosis Helps Keep Jack Abramoff Out of Prison for ‘AML Bitcoin’ Fraud Scheme Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, known for his previous involvement in high-profile political scandals, has avoided a prison sentence in a recent… (via Bpaynews real-time desk)

Qian Zhimin scam Qian Zhimin’s case intertwines dreams of royalty with the harsh realities of prison, centering around an elaborate scheme involving 60,000 Bitcoins. The narrative explores the stark contrast between aspirations of grandeur and… (via Bpaynews real-time desk)

Qian Zhimin’s journey from a dream associated with royalty to imprisonment highlights the bizarre nature of a scam involving 60,000 Bitcoins. The case illustrates the dramatic fall of an individual once linked to aspirations of… (via Bpaynews real-time desk)

Samourai Wallet developer A developer associated with Samourai Wallet has been sentenced to five years in prison for engaging in unlicensed money transmitting activities. The case highlights the legal challenges faced by cryptocurrency developers in…

The former CEO of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex has died while in prison. The individual was previously involved in…