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Elon Musk’s protege ‘Big Balls’ is grandson of executed KGB agent, report says

DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, best known by vulgar nickname, related to late Soviet spy Valery Martynov

The Independent UK

Unsealed Court Filing Unmasks Crypto Giants That Backed Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

A journalist, with help from a press nonprofit's lawyers, forced Elon Musk to reveal a list of the people who financially supported the tech magnate's bid to take over Twitter in 2022 – it turns out some of X's shareholders are figures in the crypto space.

International Business Times

Elon Musk’s X must disclose full ownership structure for first time

Lawyers for X, formerly known as Twitter, fought to keep its full ownership structure under wraps.

Fortune

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Mega investors, crypto and tech bros: Why Vance and Harris’s San Francisco ties hold the key to the election

The candidates, ideas, and vibes of this election are deeply tied to the San Francisco Bay Area. What does this tell us about how the election will shake out? Io Dodds and Josh Marcus report from the 2024 election’s unlikely power center

The Independent UK

Why Did America’s Elite Keep Falling for Crypto Frauds?

Even experienced journalists got suckered by Sam Bankman-Fried.

Foreign Policy

How Matt Damon and a fairytale sent The O.C.’s Ben McKenzie down the crypto rabbit hole

EXCLUSIVE: Actor-turned-investigative journalist Ben McKenzie tells Bevan Hurley that cryptocurrency is one giant scam fuelled by greed, manipulation and many of his fellow Hollywood stars

The Independent UK

‘I know about lying, I do it for a living’: How Ben McKenzie went from The OC heartthrob to crypto’s biggest critic

The OC star has made a ‘bizarre career pivot’, embedding himself in the cryptocurrency community, and co-writing a book exposing the truth behind digital currencies

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The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

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