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FTX Convinced Poor People Their Money Was Safe in Crypto. It Wasn’t.

In early November, as Andrew Gronek learned from YouTubers that FTX, the giant cryptocurrency exchange where he’d deposited his money, was on a downward spiral, he didn’t believe it. After all, the thirty-three-year-old living in Tempe, Arizona, had been told that his cash was as safe in FTX US as it would be in a …

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Crypto exchange Copper appoints Philip Hammond as chairman

Former British chancellor Philp Hammond has been appointed chairman of Mayfair-based crypto exchange Copper. Hammond, who has held a senior advisor role at the company since October, will take up the role on January 26. Copper said he provided “strategic advice as the company significantly grew and expanded its business and services globally.” Since taking …

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People I meet in my everyday life inspire the characters of my novels: Author Andrew Sean Greer

Writer Andrew Sean Greer, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his satirical comedy ‘Less’, said he draws inspiration from the people he encounters in his everyday life to sketch the characters of his novels. Greer, who was in the city to address a session at the Tata Steel Literary Meet, also said …

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Parents call the novel for young people gifted to students “pornographic”

COLOMA, Mich.– A book has sparked controversy in Coloma. It’s called “Looking for Alaska,” a coming-of-age story that includes some sexual content. It was released by a high school English teacher, and some parents call it pornographic and even go to the police about it. The Coloma school superintendent told concerned parents in an email …

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‘Pensioners, grandmothers, people with lower incomes’ are hurt by crypto

JPMorgan ( JPM ) CEO Jamie Dimon doesn’t mince words when it comes to his views on cryptocurrencies. The Wall Street boss, who famously called digital tokens “decentralized Ponzi schemes” at a regulatory hearing in September, reiterated his criticism of the crypto asset during an interview with Fox Business Network. “I called it a decentralized …

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