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Ferngesteuerte Binnenschiffe tuckern auf dem Rhein
Auf dem Rhein wird nun erstmals in Deutschland eine Technik für die Fernsteuerung von Binnenschiffen getestet.
https://www.heise.…

Ahead of CZ's sentencing on April 30, a look at the contrast between CZ/Binance and SBF/FTX, as Binance claims more than 40M new users in 2023, up 30% YoY (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-…

Ex-Binance CEO CZ May Be Richest Person Ever in Jail in US
The ex-CEO is about to learn if he’ll be the richest US inmate ever. But, with friends on the company’s board, his ownership of the exchange intact and the mother of his children helping to run the show, his case is nothing like FTX’s.

#Nigeria vs #Binance
It gets ugly...
"Presidency and regulatory sources said the government decided to move against Binance and other crypto firms following reports that currency speculators and money launderers were using them to execute criminal activities. Authorities believe the ‘criminal act…

EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of how Nigerian govt detained Binance executives
One of the two detained Binance executives is an American, while the other is British-Pakistani.

Poland to consider banning Russian food imports: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/29/poland-to-consider.html

US judge sentences Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24140638/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-sentence-money-laundering

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
Zhao, who began the run on FTX that eventually revealed fraud at the exchange, pleaded guilty to breaking laws himself.

This is what #cryptocurrency is all about: money laundering for organized crime.
"Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for looking the other way as criminals used the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and terrorism."

Binance founder sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Tuesday's sentence came after Zhao pleaded guilty in November to one count of failing to take required anti-money-laundering measures. He also stepped down as Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle related allegations. U.S. officials said Zhao deliberately looked the other way as people conducted transactions that supported c…

#Nigeria vs #Binance
It gets ugly...
"Presidency and regulatory sources said the government decided to move against Binance and other crypto firms following reports that currency speculators and money launderers were using them to execute criminal activities. Authorities believe the ‘criminal act…

EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of how Nigerian govt detained Binance executives
One of the two detained Binance executives is an American, while the other is British-Pakistani.

Since pleading guilty in November 2023, Changpeng Zhao has networked across the US to set up his next act; sources say CZ and Sam Altman exchanged text messages (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/t…

Binance’s Founder Plans a Comeback Even as He Faces Prison Time
Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.

Sources: Nigeria detains two senior Binance executives who flew to the country following its decision last week to ban several crypto trading websites (Financial Times)
https://t.co/aurcPCtF8F

The data center industry is struggling to meet its self-imposed sustainability goals as AI's booming growth increases electricity demand and strains power grids (Patrick Sisson/New York Times)
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A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green
Artificial intelligence’s booming growth is radically reshaping an already red-hot data center market, raising questions about whether these sites can be operated sustainably.