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Today's Top Crypto Headlines:
Enron Parody Revives Corporate Scandal | Hydra Founder Gets Life Sentence | Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud and more...
Good Morning Crypto Enthusiasts!
Glad to have you back for another edition of the UseTheBitcoin.com newsletter.
Enron Parody Revives Corporate Scandal: Pranksters revived Enron with a parody website, ads, and hints at a crypto token, satirizing corporate greed. While some see humor, former employees called it insensitive, reopening wounds from the 2001 collapse.
Hydra Founder Gets Life Sentence: Hydra's Stanislav Moiseev received life in prison for darknet crimes, including drug trafficking and crypto laundering.
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💡Feature of the Day - Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud:Alex Mashinsky admitted to market manipulation, profiting $42M from inflated CEL token prices.
All this and more in today’s headlines!
📰 News Highlights:
Enron, the notorious energy giant that collapsed in 2001 amid massive fraud, has been "revived" by pranksters—complete with a parody website, billboard ads, and even hints at launching a crypto token.
We're back. Can we talk?
— Enron (@Enron)
2:00 PM • Dec 2, 2024
Claiming to address the global energy crisis, the prank used the old Enron trademark to satirize the infamous company’s legacy.
why'd you delete this tweet?
— Ben Gillin (@bengillin)
3:43 PM • Dec 2, 2024
Not everyone is amused. Former employees, many of whom lost everything, called the stunt a "sick joke."
My story from today:
apnews.com/article/enron-… Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't laughing
— Juan Lozano (@juanlozano70)
11:10 PM • Dec 3, 2024
Yet some, like Enron's former VP Sherron Watkins, see it as a comedic way to reflect on past corporate corruption.
Stanislav Moiseev, the founder of Hydra—the world's largest darknet marketplace—has been sentenced to life in a Russian prison for drug trafficking, crypto crimes, and organized crime.
Alongside him, 15 accomplices received prison terms ranging from 8 to 23 years, signaling a major victory in the global fight against cybercrime.
DARKNET BOSS GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Stanislav Moiseev - the man behind Hydra - aka the darknet’s "Amazon" - just got slammed with a life sentence in Russia.
His squad of 15 will join him in jail for the slinging of illicit goods on the platform and laundering billions of dollars.… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Mario Nawfal’s Roundtable (@RoundtableSpace)
4:55 AM • Dec 4, 2024
Hydra amassed over $5 billion in crypto, serving as a hub for illegal goods, fake IDs, and stolen data.
German authorities shut down its servers in 2022, marking the beginning of its downfall.
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Fair Value Gaps (FVG) ($0.36 - $0.31)
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💡 Feature of the Day:
Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud [Source]
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, has pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and market manipulation charges, marking a dramatic fall for the once-prominent crypto leader.
OK - now at crypto criminal case US v. Mashinsky of Celsius. Inner City Press is covering the SDNY case(s) innercitypress.com/sdny7mashinsky… - here's Crypto Creeps book amazon.com/dp/B0CFCJ68PS & SBF amazon.com/dp/B0CMJF66XR
and will live tweet, thread below— Inner City Press (@innercitypress)
8:06 PM • Dec 3, 2024
His admission comes as part of a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors, following a failed attempt to dismiss charges tied to misleading Celsius users and profiting $42 million from inflated CEL token prices.
Judge: Tell me what you did.
Mashinsky: I said that Celsius had approval from regulators. It was false. I falsely said I was not selling my CEL tokens. I accept full responsibility for my actions.
Judge: Were you working in Manhattan?
Mashinsky: Yes, your Honor— Inner City Press (@innercitypress)
8:50 PM • Dec 3, 2024
Mashinsky faces up to 30 years in prison, with sentencing set for April 2025.
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