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Report: Silicon Valley Bank Under FDIC Auction as Calls for Bailout Grow

Report: Silicon Valley Bank Under FDIC Auction as Calls for Bailout GrowThe U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) began an auction process for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) late Saturday night, according to reports. Final bids are due by Sunday afternoon. Unnamed sources indicate that the FDIC is seeking to close the deal promptly after California regulators closed the bank and placed it into FDIC receivership on […]

What is Operation Choke Point 2.0? Trump vows to end it

An In-Depth Look at the Couple Accused of Laundering 94,636 Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack

An In-Depth Look at the Couple Accused of Laundering  94,636 Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex HackOn Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested two individuals that are accused of an “alleged conspiracy to launder” 94,636 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. Interestingly, both of the suspects are known individuals within the tech industry as Ilya Lichtenstein was the co-founder of Mixrank, a Y-Combinator backed startup and Heather Morgan was […]

What is Operation Choke Point 2.0? Trump vows to end it