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Warning! Scammers Are Pretending to Be CoinDesk Journalists on Social Media

5.2.2024
Real CoinDesk journalists don't ask for money. Also, please be wary of links sent from people claiming to work for us

Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award

29.9.2023
FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison

CoinDesk's Major Award Is a Huge Moment for Us and Crypto Media Generally

20.2.2023
The news that Ian Allison and Tracy Wang are joint recipients of a Polk Award, one of the most prestigious in journalism, for three November scoops that led to the unraveling of FTX’s empire is a source of immense pride for all of us at CoinDesk

CoinDesk Wins a Polk Award, One of Journalism's Top Prizes, for Explosive FTX Coverage

20.2.2023
Three stories were honored, including Ian Allison’s scoop that led to Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto empire collapsing in days

Crypto scammers abuse 'lax' UK company laws to fool victims: Report

1.2.2023
A report suggests companies are able to register in the U.K. very easily which makes them appear more credible to potential scam victims

Media Draws Attention to Sam Bankman-Fried’s 2 Visits While on House Arrest

30.12.2022
After FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was released on bail and traveled to his parent’s home in California, it has been reported that SBF was visited by the crypto advocate Tiffany Fong, and also the “Big Short” author Michael Lewis while he’s been on house arrest. Fong detailed...

Crypto Influencer Bitboy Flies to the Bahamas to Question Former FTX Exec Sam Bankman-Fried

27.11.2022
Its been 16 days since FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is allegedly still hunkering down at his seaside resort in the Bahamas. This weekend, the Youtuber known as Bitboy decided to fly down to Nassau in order to question...

Report: Quebec’s Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Seeks Energy to Power Crypto-Mining Opportunities

19.9.2022
According to a report from Canada’s Local Journalism Initiative, members of the Mohawk Nation from Kahnawake are looking into using electricity from Hydro Quebec in order to power cryptocurrency mining operations. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) created a new organization to research...

UN Human Rights Chief Voices Concern Over Assange Extradition Case, Wikileaks Continues to Raise Large Sums of Crypto

29.8.2022
On Saturday, the human rights chief at the United Nations (UN), Michelle Bachelet, said that the potential extradition of whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for the rights of future whistleblowers and investigative journalists. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency supporters have continued to donate...

Independent Russian News Site Meduza Raises Over $200,000 in Crypto

11.5.2022
Pressure from the Kremlin and sanctions from the West have forced Russian news outlet Meduza to increasingly rely on cryptocurrency donations to fund its independent journalism. As the restrictions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have prevented its Russian readers from contributing...

Wordle Removes ‘Fetus’ Answer Following Attack On Abortion Rights

9.5.2022
Today’s Wordle answer was supposed to be “fetus,” and for many it still was, despite The New York Times trying to pull the word ahead of time. In light of reports that the Supreme Court is currently slated to overturn Roe v. Wade and toss out abortion rights for millions along with it, the Greylady...

The Feared NYT Wordle Divergence Has Begun

15.2.2022
Millions woke up today and played Wordle just like they always do, but not all of them were chasing the same right answer. Contrary to earlier statements by new owner The New York Times, the internet puzzle sensation has undergone a few changes, leading to a split between those playing the...

175-Year-Old News Cooperative the Associated Press Plans to Launch NFT Marketplace

11.1.2022
On January 10, 2022, the Associated Press (AP), the American non-profit news cooperative founded in 1846, has announced the news agency is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The AP NFT market was built by the distributed ledger technology provider Xooa and on top of the Polygon...

Isaiah Colbert To Kotaku Confirmed!

8.9.2021
It feels like yesterday. I was in a Columbia College Chicago classroom during the “before times” of Covid-19 showing off my now-boss Patricia Hernandez’s Life Is Strange 2 article to a room full of journalism students who no doubt will be future legacy media reporters. I chose that article because...

You Can Get Vintage Game Magazines Delivered To Your Doorstep

22.7.2021
Bright, colorful, choked with ads, and filled with articles dated before they even left the publisher’s warehouse, retro video game magazines are delightful little static moments in video game history preserved on paper. The Video Game History Foundation’s vintage magazine subscription service...