May 23, 2026

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Mastermind behind $300M crypto pyramid scheme arrested in Spain

Álvaro Romillo Castillo reportedly confessed to funding a Spanish right-wing MEP and now faces court over his alleged crypto pyramid scheme. Source link

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Garden hacker begins laundering $11M loot through Tornado Cash

A total of over $6M worth of ETH and BNB has been deposited into Tornado Cash from the Garden hacker’s Ethereum and BNB Chain addresses. Source link

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How Jim Chanos outplayed Michael Saylor: short MSTR, long BTC

Jim Chanos doubled his money shorting MSTR from its exuberant peak in November 2024. He also profited from BTC’s rally. Source link

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Hayden Davis hit with asset freeze as LIBRA investigation deepens in Argentina

The asset freeze facing Hayden Davis and two other crypto “intermediaries” is the latest in the Argentinian case probing the LIBRA scandal. Source link

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Lightning Network gets ‘real bitcoin’ reality check

In a recent online poll, more than 80% of respondents said they don’t think that Lightning counts as “real” BTC. Source link

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Dathon Ohm: the dev who wants to fork Bitcoin

Members of the Bitcoin community have made lighthearted attempts to de-anonymize Dathon Ohm, the author of the BIP 444 soft fork proposal. Source link

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The jailed $6B bitcoin fraudster who wanted to be Liberland’s queen

Qian Zhimin wanted to be queen of the Justin Sun-led micronation Liberland but was instead sentenced to 11 years in a UK prison. Source link

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Uniswap fee-switch: new era for DeFi or ‘a sad day for DAOs’?

The latest iteration of Uniswap’s long awaited fee-switch proposal looks set to pass. But the milestone is seen by some as a DAO failure. Source link

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The looming tax bill of Strategy preferreds

Due to Return Of Capital (ROC) status, there is a looming tax bill for long-term holders of Strategy preferred shares. Source link

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Bybit freeze exposé highlights decentralization transparency issues

Bybit’s Lazarus Security Lab report says 16 blockchains have fund freezing measures while raising concerns about decentralization claims. Source link

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