HyperVerse crypto promoter ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ arrested and charged in US
Exclusive: Internal Revenue Service alleges Rodney Burton was part of a network that made ‘fraudulent’ presentations claiming high returns for investors based on crypto-miningoperations that did not exist
Asic faces questions over failure to warn consumers about HyperVerse crypto scheme
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says concerns should have been raised about scheme that appeared to be selling ‘worthless investment products’
Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to exist
Steven Reece Lewis was introduced to investors with an impressive list of qualifications and achievements, but no organisation cited can find any record of him
December 2023
Observer business agenda
A Farage farrago, crypto crime and rivers of cash: the 2023 Observer business awards
Sam Bankman-Fried will not face second trial after multibillion-dollar crypto fraud conviction
TechScape newsletter
Techscape: The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’
It's giving 2023
Marvel, crypto, Tucker Carlson: eight of 2023’s most spectacular downfalls
Russian banker who is under sanctions sold £15m of shares in Philip Hammond crypto firm Copper
‘They are so convincing’: Vera Gazzard lost her life savings to HyperVerse
Investors lose millions as crypto schemes operate unchecked in Australia
Digital pound should not be considered until risks addressed, MPs warn
November 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo faces US$1bn lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: Why billions in sanctions can’t bring down Binance
Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack
Changpeng Zhao: another crypto king is dethroned by America’s courts
Crypto giant Binance admits to money laundering and agrees to pay $4.3bn
TechScape newsletter
Techscape: NFTs were meant to change everything – what happened?
The networker
How did Sam Bankman-Fried attract investors? Well, Fomo probably helped
John Naughton
Ex-minister Gavin Williamson warned as he takes job at payment card provider
Today in Focus
Crypto on trial: the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried