South Florida crypto founder pleads guilty to $1.14M fraud scheme
Austin 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
A 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
MiamiCoin 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
Federal 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?
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
As 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
A 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
Bitcoin 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
E11even Miami says that when customers pay for tables, drinks, or merchandise at the nightclub, they will have the option of using cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin.