MIT-educated brothers accused of stealing $25M in crypto in 12 seconds
The 12-second execution of the alleged theft took months to plan, federal prosecutors said.
The 12-second execution of the alleged theft took months to plan, federal prosecutors said.
The peace and quiet of rural Bono, Arkansas, has been shattered by a loud and incessant mechanical buzzing sound created by a bitcoin mine. Residents are HODL.
Craig Wright has for eight years claimed he was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto," the mysterious pseudonym masking the identity of the creator of bitcoin.
The value of bitcoin has climbed $25,000 since the start of the year, fueled by growing demand among mainstream investors.
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform admits it did not take appropriate steps to prevent money laundering on its site.
In a move that may have looked like a late April Fools joke, users checking Twitter this week found the familiar bird logo was replaced with an internet-famous dog.
Sam Bankman-Fried now faces 13 federal charges, including allegations he offered millions in bribes to a Chinese official.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and celebrity backers of his crypto asset companies Tronix and BitTorrent.
People duped by the complex scheme say they were lured by misleading advertising and, in many cases, trusted acquaintances who'd been fooled themselves.
Former Celtics player agreed to $1.4 million in penalties after pushing a crypto token he was paid to promote.
Criminals with ties to North Korea helped create "the biggest year ever for crypto hacking" in 2022, according to Chainalysis.
They also seized 55.27 million shares of Robinhood stock currently valued at about $526 million.
The new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said on "The Takeout" this week that Bankman-Fried has "proven himself to be untrustworthy by his actions," and "no word he utters should be believed."
Crypto trading exchange is eliminating 20% of its workforce, its second round of layoffs in recent months.
FTX founder duped customers by using their crypto to pay debts at hedge fund Alameda Research, prosecutors say.
Prosecutors will have to prove the cryptocurrency company founder intentionally duped customers, legal analysts said.
Users of the cryptocurrency exchange accuse it of stealing their assets and stopping them from making withdrawals.
The FTX founder was ordered to home confinement at his parents' home in Palo Alto, California.
Word of the agreements came on the same day Bankman-Fried was being flown back to the U.S. from the Bahamas to face fraud charges.
A bankruptcy court is hearing FTX's case days after its founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with fraud. He told the Wall Street Journal prior to his arrest that he did not know about potential fraud at his company, and "can only guess" where billions of dollars from his customers went. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich interviewed Bankman-Fried, and joins CBS News to discuss the former CEO and the ongoing investigations into his failed crypto company.
Customers of Binance, the biggest crypto exchange, withdrew billions in funds this week. The company says it's safe.
Bankman-Fried is facing eight charges for financial crimes, including campaign finance violations.
Once hailed as a genius, the 30-year-old MIT grad now faces multiple charges of fraud following the collapse of his crypto firm.
Prosecutors allege the FTX founder defrauded customers by using their crypto to pay debts incurred by his hedge fund.
Securities regulators claim Sam Bankman-Fried built a "house of cards" while telling investors their money was safe.
ChatGPT disables AI voice after users say it sounds similar to Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
TikTok is allowing select users to upload longer-form videos as the social media app looks to compete with YouTube.
The 100% Chinese EV tariffs are meant to head off economic risks, but some Democrats say Chinese EVs should be banned entirely for security reasons.
The crash site — "waterlogged and filled with 80 years' worth of sediment" — is in eastern England, Cotswold Archaeology told CBS News.
A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there.
The testimony by attorney Robert Costello is aimed at discrediting the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen.
A climber was found dead on North America's tallest peak, Denali, on Monday, a day after a family member told rangers they hadn't heard from them in days, authorities said.
Cities that score well on U.S. News' annual ranking of best cities get high marks for economic criteria like value and job market.
The National Rifle Association, whose image was sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre's spending excesses, elected former GOP Rep. Bob Barr and Doug Hamlin to its top posts.
The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down in the wake of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture.
Cities that score well on U.S. News' annual ranking of best cities get high marks for economic criteria like value and job market.
McDonald's is transitioning away from self-serve beverage stations and some locations may start to charge for refills that were once free.
Trump Media posted a loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter because of a financial transaction.
The National Rifle Association, whose image was sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre's spending excesses, elected former GOP Rep. Bob Barr and Doug Hamlin to its top posts.
The testimony by attorney Robert Costello is aimed at discrediting the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen.
The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down in the wake of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture.
A video posted to Donald Trump's social media account included references to a "unified reich" among hypothetical news headlines depicting an election win by him in November.
A new federal bulletin warns that AI technology like "deepfake" videos could pose serious threats to the 2024 election cycle.
Vaccine scare tactics haven't shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here's what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it endangers children.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
The crash site — "waterlogged and filled with 80 years' worth of sediment" — is in eastern England, Cotswold Archaeology told CBS News.
An unspecified number of people on the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 were also injured and it was forced to divert to Bangkok.
Pope Francis speaks with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about his health and whether he'd ever step down as pontiff.
"Oh!" Pope Francis exclaimed as Norah O'Donnell presented him with a personal gift from CBS News' archives.
Pope Francis has often spoken up about the alarming impact of climate change and urges countries that can "make the most difference" to help create awareness and take action.
"CBS Mornings" celebrates Tony Dokoupil as he marks five years as an anchor on the show.
"CBS Mornings"celebrates the 5-year anniversary of Vlad Duthiers hosting "What to Watch" by taking a look back at some favorite moments.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Monopoly is the top-selling modern board game of all time, available today in 114 countries and 47 languages, and a myriad of variations. Hasbro's senior VP of board games Brian Baker explains to correspondent Susan Spencer the most important design element to a game's success.
ChatGPT disables AI voice after users say it sounds similar to Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Pope Francis sits down for a global exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from the Vatican. In a wide-ranging conversation, Francis speaks about the wars across the world, immigration, climate change, his vision for the Catholic Church and his legacy. Ahead of the Church’s first World Children’s Day, the Pontiff talks about children as hope for the future.
Pope Francis sat down for a historic interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell. The pair discussed a wide range of topics, including the dangers of climate change and who bears responsibility for it. O'Donnell joins "The Daily Report" to reflect on the experience.
Paid compensation for chief executives of several Fortune 500 companies has risen dramatically over the last five years, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. WSJ writer Theo Francis joins to discuss why it's partly linked to a phenomenon known as the "Musk effect."
Top congressional aides are subjected to threats of violence regularly. A survey conducted by the nonprofit Congressional Management Foundation reveals that a large majority are feeling "anxiety and fear" about the safety of working in their jobs. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The TSA expects nearly 3 million passengers on Friday to kick off Memorial Day weekend. But with the return of post-pandemic travel, a new trend has emerged — more Americans than ever are bringing guns to the airport. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has been looking into the story.