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From Online Drug Lord to Crypto Entrepreneur, Blake Benthall Is Back in Business

After Blake Benthall was arrested for running Silk Road 2.0, the infamous illegal drug bazaar, things didn’t go the way you might expect.

By Ryan Mac and Kashmir Hill

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How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison

Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily Flitter

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AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records

Nearly eight million customers and 65.4 million former account holders were affected by the data breach, the company said.

By Aimee Ortiz

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What’s Behind a $10 Chicken Over Rice From a Cart? An $18,000 Permit.

Blame rising costs, shrunken crowds and a black-market permit trade. Chicken over rice costs $10 at the Halal Plates, a cart in Lower Manhattan, up from $6 prepandemic.

By Stefanos Chen and Ahmed Gaber