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Billy Strings Misses His Own Hall of Fame Induction, So His Hall of Famer Dad Steps In
Bluegrass star Billy Strings was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame over the weekend, but did not attend the ceremony himself. His father, Terry Barber, a Hall of Fame member in his own right, stepped in to accept the award on his son’s behalf, driving several hours to the Charlotte Performing Arts…
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Billy Strings Misses His Own Hall of Fame Induction, So His Hall of Famer Dad Steps In
Bluegrass star Billy Strings was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony over the weekend, but he did not attend, prompting his father, Terry Barber, to accept the honour on his behalf. Barber, himself already a member of the same Hall of Fame, drove several hours to stand in for…
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Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.
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The Best Moments From KCON LA 2026 (So Far)
This year’s festival officially opened Friday (Aug. 14) at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena.
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Trump family crypto company receives approval for conditional banking charter
A crypto firm partially owned by President Trump’s family received preliminary conditional approval for a bank charter on Friday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for an application from World Liberty Trust Co. for a national trust bank, according to a letter posted on the OCC’s website. The OCC…
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A Queensland man enjoyed soaring profits from a crypto trading app. Then his money started disappearing
A 29-year-old Queensland man lost more than A$166,000 after investing through a seemingly legitimate cryptocurrency trading app whose displayed profits encouraged him to deposit more money. Unauthorised transfers later drained his crypto wallet, and he discovered that the platform’s customer service was only a basic chatbot, revealing it as an AI-built investment scam. Experts warn…
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Why Farage may face a second by-election despite Clacton win
It is “almost inevitable” Nigel Farage will be found in breach of parliamentary rules for failing to declare £5 million given to him by a crypto billionaire, Harriet Harman has told Sky News.
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Crypto wallet maker Trezor confirms 13,000 customers’ details exposed in logistics breach
Trezor has confirmed that a breach at logistics partner ShipMonk exposed personal information belonging to more than 13,000 customers who bought its cryptocurrency hardware wallets. The incident matters because the data could enable targeted phishing and potentially expose crypto holders to physical-security risks, despite Trezor saying its own systems and devices were not compromised. The…
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BOFH: How our Covid ransomware protocol’s Y2K blockchain lowered uptime
A satirical BOFH column depicts an IT team routinely inventing management statistics because nobody checks them, using polished charts to make the figures look credible. It matters chiefly as a comic critique of corporate reporting culture, where presentation and plausible excuses can outweigh accurate operational information. The narrator and PFY claim they have used successive…
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Farage retains Clacton seat with 62.8% of by-election vote
Nigel Farage retained the Clacton seat for Reform UK in a by-election, winning a reported 63.3% of the vote. The decisive result reinforces Reform UK’s hold on the constituency and Farage’s personal support among local voters. The contest included several novelty candidates, including Count Binface, but none came close to challenging Farage. Farage did not…