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Tornado Cash Devs Are Caught in a U.S. Dragnet
24.8.2023
Privacy Mixer Tornado Cash Is an Entity, Judge Says
22.8.2023
Friend.tech Attracted NBA Influencers. So Why Does Everyone Think Crypto’s Latest Trend Will Die?
21.8.2023
Despite its initial success in attracting celebs, the portents aren’t good for the latest “Twitter-killer.”
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
17.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail
17.8.2023
It’s a bit of a truism in journalism that any headline that ends in a question that can be answered with “yes” or “no” will usually be answered with “no.” A few weeks ago, however, I asked “Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?” and in a rejection of that truism, the answer was “yes.”
The End of the End of Crypto
16.8.2023
The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto
15.8.2023
Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags
12.8.2023
This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools
Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go Back to Jail Thanks to His Big Fat Mouth
11.8.2023
The fallen FTX founder didn’t just violate his bail — he violated the trust of his family’s last remaining allies
Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu
11.8.2023
I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud charge, after announcing they would have to drop...
Is Coinbase Disillusioned With Crypto?
10.8.2023
The exchange recently argued that cryptos are like Beanie Babies. So does it still think Bitcoin and Ethereum are the future of finance?
How Crypto Tokenization Can Go Wrong (and How to Make It Right)
10.8.2023
PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits
9.8.2023
High U.S. Treasury interest rates are a powerful short-term motivator. Everything else is theory
PayPal’s New Stablecoin and the ‘2 Wolves’ Inside Crypto
8.8.2023
I Have 1M Questions About the PayPal Stablecoin. Here Are 5
7.8.2023
NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3
5.8.2023
This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles
Did Razzlekhan’s Husband Really Hack Bitfinex?
4.8.2023
“Ilya is a f***ing idiot,” says former U.S. “Most Wanted” hacker Brett Johnson, who questions yesterday’s bombshell confession
Tether Is Going on a Bitcoin Buying Spree, but It Should Be Holding Cash
3.8.2023
The USDT issuer Tether says it holds a lot of U.S. Treasuries and made a lot of money last quarter
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?
3.8.2023
Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her testimony
DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice
1.8.2023
The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is warning to all, and proof that DeFi isn’t really that different from traditional finance