Surveillance video shows Cash App founder using knife to snort cocaine before death, defense alleges

Lawyers for the San Francisco murder suspect of Cash App founder Bob Lee played surveillance video during closing arguments in his murder trial that shows Lee using a knife to snort cocaine hours before his death. It is said that the video showed him doing the same thing. Lawyers representing self-styled tech entrepreneur Nima Momeni […]
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to 2 fraud counts

alex mashinskyThe founder and former CEO of crypto lending company Celsius Network pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of fraud. Mashinsky, 59, was indicted on July 13, 2023, on seven counts of fraud, conspiracy, and market manipulation. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have alleged that Celsius deceived customers into investing and artificially inflated the value […]
Alex Mashinsky: founder of bankrupt crypto firm to plead guilty to fraud | Cryptocurrencies

Alex Mashinsky, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency finance company Celsius Network, said Tuesday he intends to plead guilty to two counts of fraud. The former CEO, 59, was indicted in July last year on seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and market manipulation. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have alleged that Celsius deceived customers into investing and […]
Progressive Media Outlet Founder “More Optimistic” After Trump Win

The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Cenk Uyghur, founder and CEO of the progressive media outlet The Young Turks, said he was “more optimistic” after Trump won the election. Cenk said. “I've been trying to understand why, despite being so opposed to whoever won, […]
Citadel founder Ken Griffin says he’s open to selling stake in hedge fund

Citadel founder Ken Griffin said Thursday that he is open to selling a small stake in the hedge fund at some point in the future. At an event hosted by the New York Economic Club, Griffin said a deal that would sell a minority stake in his market maker Citadel Securities to Sequoia and Paradigm […]
‘People’ Magazine Smears Dennis Prager as ‘Far-Right’ After PragerU Founder Suffers Injury

Dennis Prager, one of the most balanced voices in the conservative movement, has been vilified by: people “Far-right,” the magazine reported after it was revealed that the PragerU founder was hospitalized with injuries sustained in a fall. The article says, eerily, with headings“Dennis Prager, the far-right talk show host who founded PragerU, is hospitalized with […]
Cardano Founder Reacts as Dev Unveils First-Ever zkApp on Cardano’s Midnight – The Crypto Basic

The Cardano ecosystem has reached a new milestone. introduction of The first ever zkApp running on the Midnight sidechain. Sebastian Guillemot, co-founder of Paima Studio; announced This innovation was featured in a recent post on X. The demonstration moment focused on Midnight's capabilities as a privacy-focused addition to Cardano, leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to enhance […]
Vandals Smash Char Bar’s Windows On 86th Anniversary Of Kristallnacht, Founder Says

A kosher restaurant in Washington, D.C., was vandalized late Saturday night on the anniversary of the Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht, its founder said. Char Bar founder Michael Chelst told Talkline Communications radio host Zev Brenner that by 10 p.m., at least one person had thrown a brick at the restaurant's two street-facing impact windows. He said […]
Crypto Privacy on Trial as Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced and Ordered to Forfeit Millions – BeInCrypto

A US federal judge has sentenced Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov to 12 and a half years in prison for money laundering related to darknet markets, the Justice Department announced. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Sterlingoff must forfeit $395 million and more than $103 million worth of funds in his Bitcoin Fog wallet. […]
Trump mourns Home Depot founder, GOP donor Bernie Marcus: 'An extraordinary man'

Former President Trump on Tuesday paid tribute to “legendary entrepreneur and political genius” Bernie Marcus, founder of Home Depot and prominent Republican megadonor, who died on Monday at age 95. “He has been a supporter of mine from the beginning and has been there whenever I have needed help or advice. He has strongly supported […]