'CryptoSpain' Arrested, Mistrial in MIT Brothers Ethereum Heist Case, Grisly Russian Crypto Deaths, and Ledger's Pages Blocked in UK | November 10, 2025
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A Spanish influencer-turned-investment guru is accused of orchestrating a sprawling, multi-country scheme dressed up as luxury asset investing (1:25 ). A high-stakes case over a $25M Ethereum trade ends without a verdict, leaving the legality of sophisticated on-chain strategies as murky as ever (3:11 ). Two chilling cases involving Russian crypto millionaires see extravagant lifestyles intersect with deadly violence (4:42 ). And new financial rules in the UK have forced the hardware wallet maker Ledger to block educational pages on its own website, as banks and a new digital ID system ramp up financial surveillance (6:46 ).
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More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
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"What Happened to Roman and Ana Novak? Russian Crypto Millionaire, Wife Found Dismembered in Dubai." The Week, 9 November 2025, https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2025/11/09/what-happened-to-roman-and-ana-novak-russian-crypto-millionaire-wife-found-dismembered-in-dubai.html.
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