Atlanta woman charged in Florida in bitcoin jury duty scam

A 61-year-old Atlanta woman is the latest person linked to Georgia prison scam ring​ that has stolen more than $100,000 from Florida residents, officials say.

• Sep 28

Scammers targeting Florida residents by claiming they missed jury duty, court case

The callers claim victims have missed jury duty or are connected to a criminal case – real or fabricated – and demand payment.

• May 28

Florida summer camp counselor accused of buying child porn, attorney general says

Coty Streit, 31, from Bell, a town around 30 miles north of Gainesville, is facing 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, one count of transmission of child sexual abuse material by electronic device, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

• Apr 23

Here's what experts say is behind bitcoin's $800 billion drop

Bitcoin has erased all of its 2025 gains and is on track for its worst monthly performance since 2022. Here's what experts say about the decline.

• Nov 21, 2025

Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) plan

Under a new executive order signed by President Trump, workers could add higher-risk assets like cryptocurrencies to their 401(k)s.

• Aug 7, 2025

JD Vance: "Crypto finally has a champion" in the White House

Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas, as the Trump administration has leaned into cryptocurrency.

• May 28, 2025

2nd suspect in alleged NYC crypto kidnapping arraigned

An alleged accomplice in the NYC crypto kidnapping case in SoHo turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, police say.

• May 28, 2025

Bitcoin price reaches $100,000 mark for first time ever

This comes just two years after Bitcoin's price dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

• Dec 5, 2024

Dow soars 1,500 points after Trump win, as investors bank on profits

Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election could boost economic growth and herald market-friendly policies, according to Wall Street.

• Nov 6, 2024

A bitcoin halving is imminent. Here's what that means.

In the next day or two, bitcoin is expected to go through a preprogrammed event that will cut new production of the cryptocurrency.

• Apr 19, 2024

Largest Bitcoin conference in the world happening on Miami Beach

Ella Wypasek, vice president of marketing at Olliv, a financial services platform, describes the state of Bitcoin now.

• May 19, 2023

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Beware of 'Pig Butchering' Cryptocurrency Scam

Floridians are being warned of a recent cryptocurrency scam known as "pig butchering" or "pig slaughtering," reportedly most often perpetrated on dating sites and social media as a new form of a romance scam.

• Aug 3, 2022