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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall is a 2023 book by investigative journalist Zeke Faux which takes a critical look at the world of cryptocurrency. The book discusses crypto-related topics including Sam Bankman-Fried and the 2022 collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Razzlekhan, and pig butchering scams. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Nairametrics is a Nigerian online newspaper that focuses on business and economic current affairs. It was established in 2013 by Obi-Chukwu Ugodre as a product of Nairametrics Financial Advocates Limited.
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon is a 2023 book by Michael Lewis about Sam Bankman-Fried, a fraudster who founded the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. [1] [2] [3] The book's publication date, October 3, 2023, coincided with the beginning of Bankman-Fried's trial on seven counts of fraud and money laundering. [4]
A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or colloquially, crypto, is a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it.
Bitcoin was initially looked upon with scepticism and associated with Ponzi schemes such as Bitconnect, OneCoin, [citation needed] and Mavrodi Mudial Moneybox (MMM). [3] Scams were commonplace in Nigeria and Bitcoin was often used as a tool for the victims of the scams to make payments as such Bitcoin was not separated in the perception of the people from these scams.
“Cryptocurrency is an area that the IRS is continuing to focus on for enforcement,” says Brian R. Harris, tax attorney at Fogarty Mueller Harris PLLC in Tampa, Florida.
Hitting a record high in 2023, SEC enforcement actions against crypto firms have nearly doubled since 2021—the year Gensler took over. Niamh Rowe. January 24, 2024 at 11:11 AM.
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption is a 2019 book by Ben Mezrich.A sequel to The Accidental Billionaires, the book traces Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' journey into the world of cryptocurrency, investing in bitcoin and encountering early adopters Charlie Shrem, Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees, Naval Ravikant and Dan Kaminsky, in the face of mounting scrutiny from ...