Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

• 2023-05-22
• Bitcoin mining Bitcoin 2023 conference Marathon Digital Holdings Brink MIAMI BEACH Florida Fred Thiel

Bitcoin Payments App Strike Expands to More Than 65 Countries From Three

Strike, led by Jack Mallers, currently operates in the U.S., Argentina and El Salvador. The push into new markets in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean would add a host of additional countries, from Antigua and Barbuda to Vanuatu and Zambia.

• 2023-05-20
• Strike CEO Jack Mallers MIAMI BEACH Florida Manuela Rios Strike remittance services

Former FTX chief compliance officer cooperating in crypto lawsuit against Tom Brady, Shaq and celebrity promoters

“He called us and said he wanted to help the victims,” says lawyer Adam Moskowitz. The plan is for the “class” to drop all claims against Dan Friedberg in exchange for his cooperation.

• 2023-05-12
• Larry David Dan Friedberg David Ortiz Naomi Osaka FTX Tom Brady Golden State Warriors Florida amended complaint class action suit FTX Sunshine State chief compliance officer plaintiffs Stephen Curry Udonis Haslem Shohei Ohtani