For more than a year, a criminal inquiry into whether Donald Trump masterminded a “hush money” scheme to keep porn actress Stormy Daniels silent was thought to be dead and buried. Federal prosecutors in New York had looked at the case and declined to pursue it. When Alvin Bragg became Manhattan district attorney in 2022,
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Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on “election interference at a scale never seen before” in the US, casting himself as a victim of political persecution after he became the first former president to face criminal charges. In a grievance-filled speech on Tuesday night from the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrency worth over $112 million linked to fraudulent investment schemes known as “pig butchering.” According to court documents, the seized crypto accounts were allegedly “used to launder proceeds of various cryptocurrency confidence scams,” the Justice Department said. $112 Million in Crypto Seized by DOJ The
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Marathon Digital has reported a quarterly record of 2,195 BTC mined over the first quarter of 2023, currently worth around $62 million. Marathon reported in an April 3 update that the 2,195 mined BTC is a 74% increase from the first quarter of last year and a 41% increase from Q4
Authorities in South Korea have reportedly seized assets worth billions of won belonging to former representatives of Terraform Labs. The measure should prevent suspects in the case with the failed blockchain firm from selling property that may have been obtained with criminal proceeds. South Korean Law Enforcement Moves to Seize Terraform-Linked Real Estate, Report Prosecutors
Most of the world’s electric car batteries are now made in China. Accounting for more than 70 per cent of market share by shipments, that concentration also puts global automakers at risk of supply chain disruptions amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and China. But Tesla’s new batteries are set to upend the hierarchy
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Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney bringing the case against Donald Trump, accused the former president of masterminding an expansive scheme to suppress damaging stories that could have threatened his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election campaign. This included arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, made 12 days before Trump took
According to a message from Paxful Founder and CEO, Ray Youssef, the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading platform is suspending its marketplace, and the company is uncertain if it will return. Youssef cited challenges such as regulations and some key staff departures, but he also noted that he could not share the full story at this time.
Masa Finance’s soulbound tokens will soon be available on Coinbase’s Base network, according to an April 4 announcement from Masa Finance. The new tokens will allow users to link identifying and reputational characteristics to their wallet addresses, making credit underwriting possible on the blockchain, the company said. @getmasafi to Launch Soulbound Token Protocol & Developer
Tennessee will turn to tolls and public-private partnerships to meet the mounting costs of managing its roadways. Gov. Bill Lee’s Transportation Modernization Act cleared its last legislative hurdle Thursday as theGeneral Assembly approved his $3.3 billion package allowing for the use of P3s for highways for the first time in the state’s history. “Tennessee is
This week on The Market Report, Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman breaks down everything that has been happening between Twitter, Elon Musk and Dogecoin (DOGE). He also covers the Changpeng “CZ” Zhao arrest rumors and Japanese crackdowns on crypto exchanges. Bitcoin price bounces after CZ arrest rumors as traders eye $30K next Data from
Providence St. Joseph Health’s revenue bonds were downgraded to A2 from A1 by Moody’s Investors Service, marking the third downgrade from a rating agency within the past three weeks. Moody’s on Monday also revised its rating outlook to negative on the $8.2 billion in debt it rates for the multi-state 52-hospital system headquartered in Renton,
Municipals were firmer in secondary trading Tuesday following U.S. Treasuries after weaker jobs data sent signals of a slowing economy. Triple-A yields fell two to six basis points while USTs rallied up to 15 basis points on the short end following fewer-than-expected job openings data, according to Roberto Roffo, managing director and portfolio manager at
The arraignment of former president Donald Trump, in the presence of a secret service detail and with the world’s media camped outside, will be unlike any other in the Manhattan criminal courthouse’s colourful 82-year history. Once the TV crews have left, however, the case known as People vs Trump will proceed in a more pedestrian
Donald Trump has arrived at a Manhattan courthouse to be formally charged in connection with payments made to buy the silence of a porn actress ahead of his 2016 campaign for the White House. The arraignment of Trump marks the first criminal case against a former or sitting US president and will fire the starting
The total amount of funds bridged to zkSync reached $115 million within 10 days of the public mainnet launch as users rush to farm the airdrop of the Ethereum rollup’s expected native token, per L2BEAT data. The zkSync era mainnet was launched one day after the March 24 Arbitrum airdrop. The median airdrop for eligible
After Saudi Arabia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the world by announcing cuts to oil production, a spokesperson for U.S. president Biden’s National Security Council stated that reducing production is not advisable. According to a recent report, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has told associates that
PFM acquired the not-for-profit healthcare specialty advisory firm Melio & Company in a move that deepens its advisory and consulting benches. PFM’s acquisition of Melio & Co. — launched in 2009 by public finance investment banker Mark Melio — closed Friday and all nine employees of the Illinois-headquartered firm, who provide municipal and healthcare advisory
Bitcoin (BTC) might have shown strength after successfully defending the $28,000 support amid unfounded rumors regarding Binance, but an interesting development to note is BTC is becoming less correlated to traditional markets after the U.S. Federal Reserve elected to provide emergency liquidity to banks. This change in attitude from the central bank has caused a
The recently elected mayor of Providence, Rhode Island hailed the city’s second rating upgrade in recent months. Moody’s Investors Service on March 13upgraded Providence’s issuer default rating and unlimited tax bonds to A3 from Baa1. “Today’s bond rating upgrade is another sign that we are on the right path,” Mayor Brett Smiley said in a