A New York federal court has ordered Nicholas Gelfman to pay $2.5 million in fines and restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme through his Staten Island, New York-based Gelfman Blueprint Inc. It’s the first bitcoin-related fraud case for the CFTC. Between 2014 and 2016, Gelfman collected more than $600,000 from 80 investors by promising “7%
Hedge fund manager Roy Niederhoffer is selling his 10,720-square-foot townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for $15.9 million — and he’s willing to accept cash or bitcoin as payment. “I’m a big believer in bitcoin,” Niederhoffer told Bloomberg . “I really am so bullish on it, and I want to own more of it.” Niederhoffer
Comedian Chelsea Handler said she owes all the success she has had in the competitive entertainment business to her white skin color and Jewish heritage. “I just started to think about all the privilege I’ve benefited from in this industry,” Handler said on the Ellen DeGeneres Show , as reported by AOL . “Being a
Elin Ersson, the Swedish student who was hailed a “hero” for refusing to sit down on a flight in order to prevent the deportation of an Afghan migrant, has been indicted for violating federal aviation laws. According to the indictment, Ersson “violated the Swedish aviation act by remaining standing when the plane was set to