2019 film directed by John Stalberg Jr.
Insurers After $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist: D’oh!: Crypto insurers will likely tighten wording and security reviews and may add exclusions after the Binance hack ...
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FBI Agent Admits Stealing $2.47 Million in Crypto From Crime Victims and Nation-State Targets
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Trump’s Crypto Vehicle World Liberty Financial to Buy Back Tokens After Post-Election Nose Dive
gizmodo.com/trumps-crypto-vehicle-world-liberty-financial-to-buy-back-tokens-after-post-election-nose-dive-2000836068
There Are Too Many Crypto Hacks Happening. It’s Impossible to Keep Up.: Binance’s $6.3 billion hack grabbed the headlines, but a massive pile of other ...
gizmodo.com/there-are-too-many-crypto-hacks-happening-its-impossible-to-keep-up-2000833986
Binance Likely Lost at Least $1.7 Billion in Largest Crypto Hack Ever, Says Founder
gizmodo.com/binance-investigating-possibly-massive-hack-2000832787
Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Hits $176 Million Ahead of Midterms: The industry is racing to secure allies in Congress before pro-crypto President Donald ...
gizmodo.com/crypto-industrys-political-spending-hits-176-million-ahead-of-midterms-2000831345
Your Plex Server Could Be Mining Crypto for Hackers: Remote code execution is now available on non-updated Plex servers.
gizmodo.com/your-plex-server-could-be-mining-crypto-for-hackers-if-you-havent-updated-it-2000827461
Your Boss May Soon Want to Scan Your Eyes Before Your Next Zoom Call: "On a long enough timeline, you will be forced to orb."
gizmodo.com/your-boss-may-soon-want-to-scan-your-eyes-before-your-next-zoom-call-2000827828
Ledger Announces New Phone-Like Crypto Wallet at the Worst Possible Time: Ledger is also facing increasing scrutiny for how it dealt with earlier reports of ...
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Ledger Confirms How ‘Spy Implants’ Steal Crypto From Its Devices as Cases Spread: The attackers also apparently don’t know how to properly hide their tracks with ...
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Ledger’s Crypto Wallets Reportedly Backdoored, $71 Million in Crypto Already Moved
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Paid articlePaywall ‘The Altruists’: Anthony Boyle’s Sam Bankman-Fried Caught in Crypto Crisis in Netflix Series Trailer
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Netflix Drops First Trailer for FTX Crypto Scandal Miniseries ‘The Altruists’: The upcoming series chronicles the rise and fall of disgraced crypto mogul Sam ...
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Man Who Spent Millions on Rare Pokémon and Magic Cards Found Guilty of Stealing Over $50 Million in Crypto
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Small Banks Sue to Block Bank Charters for Coinbase, Ripple, and Other Crypto Companies
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TRUMP Memecoin Holders Get Another Dinner as Democrats Threaten Crypto Corruption Probes
gizmodo.com/trump-memecoin-holders-get-another-dinner-as-democrats-threaten-crypto-corruption-probes-2000820903
Feds Reportedly Investigating Crypto Titan Binance Over Iran Sanctions: The DOJ's criminal division and U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan are ...
gizmodo.com/feds-reportedly-investigating-crypto-titan-binance-over-iran-sanctions-2000815127
The Crypto Industry Wasn’t Able to Buy Congress After All: The crypto industry’s top legislative priority fell short of the 60 votes needed to even reach the ...
gizmodo.com/the-crypto-industry-wasnt-able-to-buy-congress-after-all-2000812603
Trump’s Apparent Crypto Conflicts Could Sink the CLARITY Act: A Republican senator is now openly saying ethics language could be what finally kills the bill.
gizmodo.com/trumps-apparent-crypto-conflicts-could-sink-the-clarity-act-2000808646
‘White Hat’ Liquid Network Crypto Hackers Are Now Grandstanding and Demanding a 10% Bounty
gizmodo.com/white-hat-liquid-network-crypto-hackers-are-now-grandstanding-and-demanding-a-10-bounty-2000809413
Hunter Biden to Launch Trump-Esque Crypto Token Following Online Media Tour: After months of wide-ranging podcast appearances, Hunter Biden is turning his ...
gizmodo.com/hunter-biden-to-launch-trump-esque-crypto-token-following-online-media-tour-2000808496
Crypto Industry’s CLARITY Act Faces Major Setback: The House is cutting its September schedule to just four voting days, leaving the crypto industry’s biggest ...
gizmodo.com/crypto-industrys-clarity-act-faces-major-setback-2000807516
Legal Experts Are Alarmed the SEC Isn’t Investigating Trump-Linked Crypto Venture
gizmodo.com/legal-experts-are-alarmed-the-sec-isnt-investigating-trump-linked-crypto-venture-2000802953
Bitcoin Tops $80,000 as the Treasury Secretary Weakens the Dollar: Recent moves by the Trump administration have been boosting bitcoin and other crypto.
gizmodo.com/bitcoin-tops-80000-as-the-treasury-secretary-weakens-the-dollar-2000802885
Breach at Crypto Wallet Company Called ‘SafePal’ Exposes 39,798 Customers: Now the company is warning users about phishing attacks.
gizmodo.com/breach-at-crypto-wallet-company-called-safepal-exposes-39798-customers-2000799138
‘Our Retribution Tour’: A Crypto-Inspired Green Energy PAC Is Reportedly Collecting One Republican Scalp After Another
gizmodo.com/our-retribution-tour-a-crypto-inspired-green-energy-pac-is-reportedly-collecting-one-republican-scalp-after-another-2000796223
FBI Agent Accused of Stealing $1 Million in Crypto Apparently Missed the Corruption Tutorial
gizmodo.com/fbi-agent-accused-of-stealing-1-million-in-crypto-apparently-missed-the-corruption-tutorial-2000794091
Paid articlePaywall Ben McKenzie Thinks Streamers Are Scared of His Crypto Documentary: Ben McKenzie, "The O.C." star turned documentarian, is releasing his film about ...
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Paid articlePaywall John Oliver Returns to Expose Trump Family’s Shady Crypto Dealings: John Oliver returned to “Last Week Tonight” after his summer hiatus and went deep on the ...
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The Tech Billionaire Takeover review – a surprisingly fun look at the crypto bros threatening democracy
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/12/the-tech-billionaire-takeover-review-a-surprisingly-fun-look-at-the-crypto-bros-threatening-democracy
Bitcoin Miner’s Pivot to Data Centers Pays Off as Anthropic Signs 20-Year Lease: Crypto enthusiasts have found a more lucrative use for their data centers.
gizmodo.com/bitcoin-miners-pivot-to-data-centers-pays-off-as-anthropic-signs-20-year-lease-2000781827
Fox News Struggles to Defend Trump Crypto ‘Grift,’ So He’ll Just Have to Do It Himself
gizmodo.com/fox-news-struggles-to-defend-trump-crypto-grift-so-hell-just-have-to-do-it-himself-2000781751
Trump Officially Discloses Massive Crypto Fortune as Investors Lose Out: Of course, not every investor is a loser. It just depends what they're looking for ...
gizmodo.com/trump-officially-discloses-massive-crypto-fortune-as-investors-lose-out-2000780099
Trump Family Reportedly Made About $2.3 Billion on Crypto While Investors Lost About $2.3 Billion on Trump-Related Crypto
gizmodo.com/trump-family-reportedly-made-about-2-3-billion-on-crypto-while-investors-lost-about-2-3-billion-on-trump-related-crypto-2000769825
Crypto Platforms Sold Users on SpaceX IPO Access. The Tokenized Stocks Never Arrived
gizmodo.com/crypto-platforms-sold-users-on-spacex-ipo-access-the-tokenized-stocks-never-arrived-2000771535
Crypto Hits a New Low With Misspelled Memecoin Forehead Tattoo Bounty: Either way, this story is profoundly depressing.
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Hunter Biden’s Crypto Tweets Should Give Everyone a Moment of Pause: "I don't know why any of you haters are surprised I'm the one actually ...
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Crypto Promoters Say Blockchain Is the Future of AI. Researchers Aren’t Buying It
gizmodo.com/crypto-promoters-say-blockchain-is-the-future-of-ai-researchers-arent-buying-it-2000769680
Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon: We would say stranger things have happened, but Trump pardoning a crypto ...
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Key FactsSam Bankman-Fried Seeks Trump Pardon After Conviction
Jun 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: the-independent.com
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- Sam Bankman-Fried requested a pardon from the Trump administration in 2026 following his imprisonment.
- He was sentenced for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds linked to the collapse of FTX.
- Bankman-Fried denies wrongdoing and claims customers received more than full compensation for losses.
- Donald Trump, once a crypto skeptic, has pardoned multiple figures tied to cryptocurrency crimes and engaged with the industry.
Sam and I argued more than once about the same thing: his refusal to accept ANY responsibility for what he did. Not once did he admit he’d done anything wrong — even after I told him repeatedly he could never begin to redeem himself without that acknowledgment. You don’t earn a pardon when you can’t admit, even to yourself, that you did wrong.— Michael Avenatti, on X, criticizing the pardon effort related to Sam Bankman-Fried; former attorney of Stormy Daniels
Hunter Biden’s New Crypto Obsession May Have a Depressingly Familiar Next Act: “I believe in the meme token," Biden recently told Candace Owens.
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Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile: "Rep. Green’s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real ...
gizmodo.com/cryptos-most-powerful-pac-sends-a-warning-to-politicians-resistance-is-futile-2000764198
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says Coinbase’s CEO Is ‘Full of Sh*t’ on Crypto Bill: Dimon and Armstrong sit on opposite camps in the CLARITY Act debate ...
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Massive Crypto ATM Company Bitcoin Depot Is Shutting Down as the Whole Industry Collapses
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Doug Liman’s AI Crypto Movie to Feature Versions of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg & More
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Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months
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Paid articlePaywall Doug Liman’s AI-Enabled Crypto Movie ‘Bitcoin’ To Feature Bezos, Zuckerberg, Putin, Eric Trump & More As Characters
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SpaceX Taps Crypto Billionaire to Lead First Crewed Mission to Mars: SpaceX shared new details about a crewed Mars flyby in the lead-up to Thursday's Flight ...
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Trump’s World Liberty to Get Legal Cover From New Crypto Law, Influential Expert Says
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Poll Finds 62% of Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Crypto: Despite his campaign's emphasis on crypto, one of Trump's signature pledges remains ...
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Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Accuses ‘Victimized’ Crypto Billionaire of Defamation
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Trump Crypto Projects Facing Lawsuit, Potential Ethics Crackdown, and More: World Liberty Financial is hitting choppy waters.
gizmodo.com/trump-crypto-projects-facing-lawsuit-potential-ethics-crackdown-and-more-2000753731
Crypto PACs Have More Money Than God (and Some Republican Groups): Crypto groups have spent more than $20 million on the 2026 midterms so far.
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Paid articlePaywall 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money': Ben McKenzie's Crypto Takedown: Ben McKenzie's knife-sharp documentary reveals why cryptocurrency is so confusing: ...
variety.com/2026/film/reviews/everyone-is-lying-to-you-for-money-review-ben-mckenzie-1236725504/
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token
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Paid articlePaywall Actor-Director Ben McKenzie On Confronting Crypto Bro Sam Bankfried-Fried With A Coffee Cup For His New Documentary – Miami Film Festival
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Paid articlePaywall Actor-Director Ben McKenzie On Confronting Crypto Bro Sam Bankman-Fried With A Coffee Cup For His New Documentary – Miami Film Festival
deadline.com/2026/04/ben-mckenzie-everyone-is-lying-to-you-for-money-miami-film-festival-1236858641/
Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments: Kevin Warsh's financial disclosures show at least $130 million in holdings.
gizmodo.com/trumps-fed-pick-is-knee-deep-in-tech-and-crypto-investments-2000746508
Crypto Investor at Center of Trump Corruption Allegations Now Sees Himself as ‘Victim’
gizmodo.com/crypto-investor-at-center-of-trump-corruption-allegations-now-sees-himself-as-victim-2000745483
Crypto Investment Scams Were the Most Costly Type of Fraud in the U.S. in 2025: The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center receives an average of 3 ...
gizmodo.com/crypto-investment-scams-were-the-most-costly-type-of-fraud-in-the-u-s-in-2025-2000743099
$Positions Trailer: Crypto Movie Is a Safdie Brothers-Style Nightmare | Exclusive
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Attacker Exploits Crypto Stablecoin for a $25 Million Payday: Resolv Labs was allegedly compromised by someone who got their hands on private AWS keys.
gizmodo.com/attacker-exploits-crypto-stablecoin-for-a-25-million-payday-2000736927
Paid articlePaywall Crazy Crypto Story Turned Into Comedy Series From Viv Ford & Roman Coppola’s Decentralized Pictures
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Gemini, Crypto.com Latest Crypto Firms to Blame Downsizing on AI: Meanwhile, some companies have abandoned crypto entirely to focus on the higher profits ...
gizmodo.com/gemini-crypto-com-latest-crypto-firms-to-blame-downsizing-on-ai-2000736199
SEC Settles Case Against Investor in Trump-Linked Crypto Projects Amid Pay-to-Play Allegations
gizmodo.com/sec-settles-case-against-investor-in-trump-linked-crypto-projects-amid-pay-to-play-allegations-2000730615
Trump Lashes Out at Banks Over Contentious Crypto Bill: “The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not ...
gizmodo.com/trump-lashes-out-at-banks-over-contentious-crypto-bill-2000728659
Nuclear Energy Isn’t Scary Anymore. It’s Just Crypto-Coded: Politico profiled a bizarre energy company that may receive billions from the Trump administration to ...
gizmodo.com/nuclear-energy-isnt-scary-anymore-its-just-crypto-coded-2000726260
Insider Trading Allegations Are Yet Another Example of Crypto Being No Different From Wall Street
gizmodo.com/insider-trading-allegations-are-yet-another-example-of-crypto-being-no-different-from-wall-street-2000727568
The Two Key Villains of 2022’s Crypto Crash are Trying to Rewrite History: The rot at the heart of crypto in 2022 is now up for debate, as the industry goes ...
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Revolut Ex-Employee Allegedly Tried to Extort a Customer for Crypto Ransom: It highlights the perils of "trusted third parties"—and reminds us what the ...
gizmodo.com/revolut-ex-employee-allegedly-tried-to-extort-a-customer-for-crypto-ransom-2000726288
Meta Gets Back into Crypto, Plans Stablecoin Integration Later This Year: Remember Meta's Libra Project, later renamed "Diem?" Well now Meta ...
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Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Tells Market Not to Worry After Selling Entire Crypto Stash
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Trump Boys Talk ‘Retribution’ as CEOs Kiss the Ring at Their Crypto Event: Donald Trump Jr. insists his father is "not involved."
gizmodo.com/trump-boys-talk-retribution-as-ceos-kiss-the-ring-at-their-crypto-event-2000723430
Bitcoin’s Price Crash Hasn’t Stopped One Company From Adding to Its $47 Billion Crypto Stash
gizmodo.com/bitcoins-price-crash-hasnt-stopped-one-company-from-adding-to-its-47-billion-crypto-stash-2000724252
Trump Affiliates Bannon and Epshteyn Named in ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Lawsuit
gizmodo.com/trump-affiliates-bannon-and-epshteyn-named-in-lets-go-brandon-crypto-coin-lawsuit-2000722241
Binance France President Targeted in Latest Crypto Home Invasion: The wrench attacks will continue until moral improves.
gizmodo.com/binance-france-president-targeted-in-latest-crypto-home-invasion-2000721941
Trump’s Memecoin Down 95% as Democrats Seek Answers on Crypto ‘Corruption’: Tough times for crypto bros whether they're the President or not.
gizmodo.com/trumps-memecoin-down-95-as-democrats-seek-answers-on-crypto-corruption-2000719005
Major Bitcoin Miner Sells $305 Million Worth of Crypto to Fund Pivot to AI: For the dubious tech of the last decade, one door closes and another one opens.
gizmodo.com/major-bitcoin-miner-sells-305-million-worth-of-crypto-to-fund-pivot-to-ai-2000720078
‘Black Mirror’ Episode Comes to Life in Alleged $66 Million Crypto Theft Attempt: Authorities believe the would-be alleged thieves were being extorted by ...
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