Nine men arrested as Gardaí seize €1.2 million in cryptocurrency
The seizure is the first of its kind by Gardaí. Nine men have been arrested as part of an investigation by An Garda Síochána which saw €1.2 million worth of cryptocurrency seized. The operation involving the seizure of cryptocurrency was the first of its kind in the area of Organised Cyber Enabled frauds by the […]
2 years ago
Justin Bieber paid $1.3 Million for a Bored Ape NFT, which is now only worth around $70,000
Hell of an investment return The Bored Ape NFT, which Justin Bieber bought for $1.3 million (€1.26m) earlier this year, is now worth a fraction of the price, at around $67,000 (€64,760). In January, the pop star purchased his first Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for 500 Ethereum, a blockchain currency, the equivalent of $1.3 […]
3 years ago
A crypto-themed restaurant is no longer accepting cryptocurrency as payment
The restaurant had claimed to be the first to accept Ethereum and ApeCoin. A crypto-themed restaurant has reportedly had to stop accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment following a devastating period for the crypto market. Bored & Hungry opened in Long Beach, California, earlier this year and proudly boasted that it would be the […]
4 years ago
Woman in her 60s arrested over million-euro cryptocurrrency investment fraud
A very modern scam. A woman has been arrested following an investigation into a cryptocurrency-based fraud that saw as much as €1 million invested on behalf of the victim. The woman, who is aged in her 60s, has been detained following searches carried out by personnel attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) […]
4 years ago
TG4 removes first ever Irish language NFT as the artist never gave permission to mint it
“I never gave permission, and was never told that anyone had it in mind to actually make a bleedin NFT.” An Irish language version of this article is available here. Irish television channel TG4 has removed the first ever Irish language NFT (Non Fungible Token) from circulation as the artist behind the images never gave […]
4 years ago
Landslide, earthquake, ‘huge dump of snow’ and female Taoiseach predicted for Ireland in next three years
It’s set to be an interesting 2022… Old Moore’s Almanac has predicted that Ireland will have its first female Taoiseach by 2025. The magazine has been published annually for the past 258 years, with new predictions being shared for events to come in the following year. Correct predictions from previous years include the rise of […]
4 years ago