Author: David Yaffe-Bellany

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The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself

New York Times • 19 Feb 2025 • ~3900 words

In a major cryptocurrency scam, Shan Hanes, the president of a small Kansas town bank, made unauthorized wire transfers totaling over $47 million. He converted the funds into cryptocurrencies, only to lose them to a crypto crime network. The town has been left devastated by the l...