Tel Aviv Spy Arrest: Espionage, Crypto, and Government Graffiti—You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next!

A secretive wall

All this artistry was abruptly interrupted on June 24. The Shin Bet and police rained down upon Or’s abode, not exactly looking for Tolstoy manuscripts but for suspicious laptops and chat logs. Out went his computer, along with anything fit for a modern thriller. They seized the digital evidence, perhaps even his backup hard drive containing a great untitled novel about espionage and unrequited love (one can hope).

Plume and Agora’s AUSD: The Blockchain Power Couple Shaking Up Wall Street!

Announced June 23 (write it on your hand with a sharpie so you don’t forget), Plume declared in their big official blog post that Agora, founded by Nick van Eck—who, contrary to rumor, was NOT the model for the Monopoly Man—brings “institutional-grade” stablecoin chops to their platform. If you mumble ‘institutional-grade’ three times, a guy from Wall Street actually appears behind you and asks for your wallet.