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South Florida crypto founder pleads guilty to $1.14M fraud scheme
Read full article: South Florida crypto founder pleads guilty to $1.14M fraud schemeAustin Michael Taylor, the founder of the cryptocurrency project CluCoin and owner of CLU LLC, a Miami-Dade-based company pleaded guilty to wire fraud, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Man accused of running crypto ‘Ponzi scheme’ arrested in South Florida
Read full article: Man accused of running crypto ‘Ponzi scheme’ arrested in South FloridaA man arrested in Broward County just before Christmas is accused in federal court of being one of the masterminds behind a cryptocurrency “Ponzi scheme,” according to an indictment unsealed late Tuesday.
Mayor goes on national TV to defend MiamiCoin benefits even after suspension
Read full article: Mayor goes on national TV to defend MiamiCoin benefits even after suspensionMiamiCoin was worthless on Wednesday, but this didn’t stop Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez from going on a national network to defend it again.
Crypto exec arrested in Miami, accused of ‘vast’ $700M money laundering operation
Read full article: Crypto exec arrested in Miami, accused of ‘vast’ $700M money laundering operationFederal agents in Miami arrested the founder of a cryptocurrency exchange Tuesday night, accusing him of running a “vast” money laundering operation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
After FTX flounders, what becomes of Miami arena naming deal?
Read full article: After FTX flounders, what becomes of Miami arena naming deal?Cryptocurrency giant FTX filed for bankruptcy Friday, leaving a number of unanswered questions, including a big one here in South Florida: what will happen to its naming rights deal for Miami’s FTX Arena and the money it was set to pay Miami-Dade County over the next two decades?
How will crypto crash affect Miami’s digital wallet? Local 10 News explains
Read full article: How will crypto crash affect Miami’s digital wallet? Local 10 News explainsAs cryptocurrency value took a major plunge this week, with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies losing value, Miami’s own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoin has seen its own declines.
Florida man indicted in $62 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme
Read full article: Florida man indicted in $62 million cryptocurrency fraud schemeA Florida man who is also the CEO of Mining Capital Coin, a purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Friday.
Bitcoin 2021: Cryptocurrency takes over Miami
Read full article: Bitcoin 2021: Cryptocurrency takes over MiamiBitcoin 2021 has officially kicked off on Friday, June 4, at Mana Wynwood with Twitter and Square co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, Nick Szabo, Michael Saylor, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and professional skateboarder Tony Hawk as headline speakers.
E11even Miami will accept Bitcoin, says it’s first major club to do so
Read full article: E11even Miami will accept Bitcoin, says it’s first major club to do soE11even Miami says that when customers pay for tables, drinks, or merchandise at the nightclub, they will have the option of using cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin.