Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped on February 1 and her family now face paying a $6M BTC ransom. Source link
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Crypto’s ‘true believers’ pose for a Vanity Fair glow-up — it backfires
by Carl Nashby Carl NashCrypto’s most embarrassing photo of 2026 so far features a man tattooed with a $40B collapse and “the worst fund manager in America.” Source link
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The hacker who attacked DeFi lending platform Venus Protocol lost almost $5M on-chain, following nine months of preparation. Source link
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Netflix added six more names to its FTX drama The Altruists. They’ll appear alongside Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner. Source link
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Solana has survived until its sixth birthday. Given how many outages and hacks its blockchain experienced, that feat is remarkable. Source link
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Reform UK isn’t sharing crypto wallets with UK regulators, report
by Carl Nashby Carl NashReform UK processes its crypto donations through Radom’s Poland-listed firm, which avoids scrutiny from the UK’s financial watchdog. Source link
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Justin Sun claimed that Poloniex’s fee-free trading is funded by his 2012 BTC, but Poloniex is missing $1.3B in BTC. Source link
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The latest Super Bowl ad from Coinbase was called a “textbook example of scaring the hoes” after its low-effort karaoke segment was jeered. Source link
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Polymarket shared footage of Logan Paul appearing to place a $1M bet during the Super Bowl with an account holding insufficient cash. Source link
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Cyprus court wants Israeli couple’s safe boxes opened in €700M crypto probe
by Carl Nashby Carl NashThe Supreme Court of Cyprus said the pair can’t stop police from opening their safe deposit boxes as part of a €700M crypto laundering probe. Source link
