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Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
15.4.2023
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent opinion editorial. Krugman suggested that DeSantis may be motivated by “general paranoia.” He speculated that DeSantis may be influenced...
New York Regulator Calls Crypto Theories Associated With Signature Bank Closure ‘Ludicrous’
7.4.2023
Adrienne A. Harris, the superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, has branded as “ludicrous” the claims that the closure of Signature Bank was related to its crypto business. Harris insisted that the bank’s “high percentage of uninsured...
Comparing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Map To Breath Of The Wild Sparks Juicy Fan Theories
31.3.2023
One of the biggest gripes I’ve heard about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom regards Nintendo’s decision to revisit the same location, especially given the limitations of the Switch. The fear is that we’re going to get a very incremental follow-up to one of the best games of all time....
Flagstar Bank Acquires Signature Bank’s Assets and Branches, Excluding Cryptocurrency Operations
20.3.2023
On Monday, about a week after the collapse of Signature Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that Flagstar Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, acquired 40 former branches of Signature and its assets. Flagstar assumed nearly all...
Crypto billionaires' subsequent deaths spark wild theories among the community
9.1.2023
Many blamed the deaths on billionaires’ past, while others suspected some form of foul play and even execution
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
Sam Bankman-Fried's weird, cryptic tweets attract even wilder theories
15.11.2022
A series of strange tweets by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried caused widespread speculation on Twitter, but he claims he’s “improvising” and “making it up as I go.”
The Mysterious FTX Debacle, Tim Draper’s BTC Price Prediction, More Support for Ripple in SEC Lawsuit — Week in Review
13.11.2022
As theories proliferate wildly about the true nature of what happened to failed crypto exchange FTX, little is yet clear to the crypto community. Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried has addressed the issue publicly on social media, mentioning a mysterious “sparring partner.” This...
FTX crisis feeds the Twitter rumor mill with hot takes and conspiracy theories
10.11.2022
Exciting times lead to exciting posts, many of which bring up valid questions, and maybe some less valuable answers
Hideo Kojima Is Still Being Harassed About The Silent Hill Conspiracy Theories
4.11.2022
Yesterday, Hideo Kojima went on his Spotify podcast to talk about the controversy surrounding Blue Box Game Studios. He said that fans were still harassing him over the unfounded rumors that he was working on a new Silent Hill game, and that he had no involvement with the studio. Today,...
Cardano Founder Hoskinson Slams XRP Community For Spreading Conspiracy Theories
24.10.2022
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) and co-founder of Cardano (ADA), stated that certain members of the XRP community are "muddying the waters" with their theories and "making it more difficult for the industry as a whole to support Ripple."
Hoskinson made the comments during...
The Best (And Weirdest) Zelda Fan Theories From The Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer
14.9.2022
With information on the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as rare as Coccu’s teeth, every snippet or trailer is pored over, torn apart, and minutely inspected by avid fans, like conspiracists decoding the latest Q-drop. Here are some of our favorite fan-theories from yesterday’s...
Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor
24.8.2022
While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn said that CBDCs won't be subject to price volatility of private cryptos
Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing its job
26.6.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Ventures made recent headlines for bailing out a handful of CeFi crypto platforms this week, but what exactly do market makers do?
LUNA meltdown sparks theories and told-you-sos from crypto community
11.5.2022
Some of you saw it coming; some of you still can't believe it's real. Was the "most significant collapse in crypto history" an attack?
Conspiracy Theories Abound as Terra Tries to Save UST
10.5.2022
TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin hosted by the Terra network and created by South Korea's Terraform Labs, has once again lost its dollar peg after a wave of sell-offs hit the crypto market.
The stablecoin, which is supposed to maintain a value of USD 1 by creating and destroying supply...
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...
3 wildest theories explaining $500B crypto market crash
21.1.2022
Crypto proponents point their finger to the Fed interest rate hike, Wall Street and Russia as the prominent reason behind $500 billion crypto market wipe off
Fact Checking Media Tries to Debunk Great Reset Theories, Articles Ignite Heated Discussions Over Reboot Agenda
22.12.2021
On December 22, Twitter trends indicate that thousands of people on social media are talking about the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Great Reset” agenda, as Reuters and the BBC had run fact-checking posts on the subject. According to the reports, the Great Reset has been tied...
The Biggest Fan Theories For Netflix's Second Season Of Arcane, Explained
25.11.2021
Surprising no one, Arcane, the wildly popular Netflix interpretation of a similarly blockbuster video game, is getting a second season. Netflix officially announced the news over the weekend, the next step on the path of League of Legends’ apparent (but kinda out-of-left field) quest for total...