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An Ode to LocalBitcoins (and a Lesson About Maintaining Bitcoin's Public Goods)
10.2.2023
‘Tracers in the Dark’ presents a fun crime story — and lesson in privacy
2.1.2023
Want to keep the government from snooping on your transactional history? Start studying the forensics of crime and privacy on the blockchain
TikTok: how data changed one dev's discovery tactics
30.11.2022
Also: a 'premium mobile' lesson, and plenty of new platform news
SEC Could Use BlockFi as Object Lesson for Clear Crypto Regulation, Says Ex-SEC Official
30.11.2022
Howard Fischer, a Moses Singer LLP partner, discusses why the SEC is more concerned with regulating crypto than getting the $30 million BlockFi owes the agency
Ripple CTO Says One Important Lesson From FTX Meltdown ‘Will Not Be Learned’
24.11.2022
A Ripple executive says there is one important lesson from the meltdown of crypto exchange FTX that he “can say with total confidence will not be learned.” The executive added: “Regulation that punishes after the fact won’t catch it. Investor due diligence won’t...
FTX lesson: Crypto needs the press, the press needs crypto
11.11.2022
CoinDesk played a central role in this week’s FTX meltdown, following our coverage of Alameda Research’s suspect balance sheet last week. But the crypto industry's maturation and eventual success requires that we flesh out these unstable structures and bad practices
Lesson From the US Elections: Don't Mention Crypto
3.11.2022
Crypto isn't apparently faring well this year as a political topic in midterm congressional campaigns. A remarkable few candidates have been willing to say anything at all about digital assets in public, though plenty have assured the industry privately about what they’d do for crypto and that...
Lesson learned? Sky Mavis teams up with Google Cloud to avoid another Ronin hack
9.9.2022
Google Cloud will be an independent enterprise validator for Ronin in a node pool along with Animoca Brands, DappRadar and Nansen
Terra's Collapse Is a Hard Lesson for Sloppy Crypto VCs and Gullible Retail Investors
31.7.2022
It’s not the greatest time to be a venture capitalist (VC) in crypto. Many of them have seen both the value of their investments and reputation plummet, as projects they were actively promoting, such as Terra, failed spectacularly, hitting the whole crypto industry. ...
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EU Regulator Warns About Crypto — Questions Whether Many Will Survive
14.7.2022
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair Verena Ross says that the crypto market crash should be a “cautionary lesson” for investors. She noted that there is a “real question” about whether many crypto assets will survive. ESMA Chair on Crypto Risks...
Peter Schiff Gets an Unexpected Lesson in the Benefits of Bitcoin as Banking Woes Bite
4.7.2022
The arch-Bitcoin (BTC) skeptic Peter Schiff has experienced problems with the traditional international banking system – giving BTC advocates the opportunity to tell him that his struggles could have been avoided had he made use of bitcoin.
Schiff has become infamous in the world of crypto...
Can a lesson in bimetallism help the long-term stability of Bitcoin and privacy coins?
28.5.2022
Will the potential long-term bear market of 2022 begin the push for increased privacy for people exchanging cryptocurrencies?
DeFiance Founder's USD 1.76M Loss is a Lesson For NFT Investors
22.3.2022
Founder of the cryptoasset fund DeFiance Capital, Arthur Cheong, has seen one of his hot wallets compromised, resulting in the loss of over 70 blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth over USD 1.76m. The incident is another stark reminder for all NFT investors to be extra careful - and less...
Educational Gaming: Checkpoint ($LOAD) to Launch on KICK․IO
7.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Our recent streak of successful Public sales continues as KICK.IO welcomes yet another very exciting project to the launchpad! Checkpoint is a multifaceted media brand, which specializes in educational video games, as well as free of charge content such as interactive digital...
Officials Attend First Lecture on NFTs at Major Turkish University
25.2.2022
Ankara University has become the first higher education institution in Turkey to organize a course on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The freshly-launched lecture has been attended by high-ranking government officials, local media reported. Leading University in Turkey Begins Course on NFTs Ankara...
Kazakhstan Teaches Bitcoin Miners a Lesson as Chaos Affects BTC Hashrate
6.1.2022
Kazakhstan has been plunged into a political and social maelstrom that could rock the world of Bitcoin (BTC) – as unrest over escalating fuel prices saw Kazakhtelecom, the national communications provider, pulled the plug on much of the country’s internet, reminding Bitcoin miners to secure...
Solana-Based Hacked Monkey Kingdom Has a Phishing Lesson for NFT Buyers
23.12.2021
Solana (SOL)-based non-fungible token (NFT) project Monkey Kingdom had its official Discord server hacked on Tuesday during a presale, allowing a cyber thief to run away with nearly USD 1.3m worth of digital assets. The incident is another stark reminder to be extra careful and not to fall into...
Shiba Inu Speculators Could Learn This Lesson from Dogecoin
25.10.2021
The popular meme coin shiba inu (SHIB) once again saw a massive pump over the weekend, rising by more than 50% on Saturday and Sunday before a correction reduced the gains as the new week started. And based on experience from other meme coins, even deeper corrections could arrive when the hype dies...
Another Altcoin Scam Teaches Inexperienced Investors & Influencers a Lesson
21.10.2021
A fake food delivery platform named Crypto Eats has robbed its users of some USD 500,000 before disappearing off the face of the earth, leaving behind t-shirts and promotional merchandise, and the puzzled participants of its London launch party....
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Iron Finance bank run stings investors — A lesson for all stablecoins?
28.6.2021
The Iron Finance stablecoin fiasco caused cries for regulation and shed light on the importance of complete collateralization