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  Augie Ray

  

  After tens of thousands of pre-orders, 3D audio headphones startup Ossic disappears

  TechCrunch - Lucas Matney

  After taking tens of thousands of crowdfunding pre-orders for a high-end pair of “3D sound” headphones, audio startup Ossic announced this weekend it is shutting down the company and backers will not be receiving refunds. The company raised $3.2 million across Kickstarter and Indiegogo for their …

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  Augie Ray

  

  Power-sucking Bitcoin 'mines' spark backlash

  apnewsarchive.com - MICHAEL HILL

  Bitcoin “miners” who use rows of computers whirring at the same time to produce virtual currencies began taking root along New York’s northern border …

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  Augie Ray

  

  Cryptocurrencies Were Never Good for Anybody But the Rich

  VICE - Ed Zitron

  Bitcoin started as a populist alternative to government money—or was it just the rich getting richer all along? The value of cryptocurrencies across the board skyrocketed last year due to speculative investing, and it feels as though early attempts to position digital money as a populist and …

• https://www.recode.net/2018/4/24/17275202/bitcoin-scam-cryptocurrency-mining-pump-dump-fraud-ico-value

  

  Augie Ray

  Apr 25, 2018
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  Augie Ray

  

  2 Founders of $32 Million Centra Virtual Currency Project Are Arrested (Published 2018)

  The New York Times - Nathaniel Popper

  SAN FRANCISCO — Federal authorities have arrested two founders of a virtual currency that raised $32 million from investors last year and won an endorsement from the boxer Floyd Mayweather. The co-founders of the Centra virtual currency, Sam Sharma and Robert Farkas, were arrested on Sunday, a day …

• http://mashable.com/2018/01/10/bitcoin-conference-no-bitcoin-transaction-fees/

  

  Augie Ray

  Jan 11, 2018