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Nigeria’s crypto coin was the future of government digital currency—a year later, it’s failed

The heralded crypto revolution hit a wall in Nigeria.

On Jun 28, 2023 by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

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Dirty Delete: GOP senator loves far-right politics and crypto

The freshman senator’s online persona oozes with extremism.

On Jun 9, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Crypto wants in on AI—even if it can’t explain how

What happens when AI meets crypto? It's unclear.

On Apr 26, 2023 by Benjamin Powers

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You will not be jailed for 20 years if you use TikTok after its banned—despite internet fear-mongering

It's a nonsensical rumor.

On Mar 28, 2023 by David Covucci

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Coinbase insiders sold millions of dollars of stock while federal regulators investigated

Coinbase insists it's done nothing wrong.

On Mar 23, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Bitcoin ATM bug allows hackers to steal over $1.5 million

The ATM manufacturer has been hacked twice in the past 12 months.

On Mar 22, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Developer who built parody NFTs of Bored Apes settles trademark infringement case

The NFT company settled out of court with Thomas Lehman in a lawsuit separate to their ongoing suit with Ryder Ripps.

On Feb 6, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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A crypto site called out Bored Apes’ ties to Nazi ideology—hours later it retracted the piece

A historian wrote about hidden fascist imagery in Bored Apes NFTs. The article was retracted 10 hours later.

On Feb 1, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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Judge rules bankrupt crypto company Celsius has the rights to $4.2 billion in user deposits

A judge ruled that the company's Terms of Use gave Celsius the right to user assets.

On Jan 5, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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New service buys ‘worthless’ NFTs so people can write off the losses on their taxes

Unsellable hopes to create 'the ultimate artifact of the early days of web3.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘They literally traced it’: Libertarian Party shares antisemitic meme about FTX Crypto’s collapse

"*Sets the 'Libertarian Party spreading neo-Nazi agitprop' counter back to zero*."

On Nov 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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FTX crypto collapse prompts bizzare theory Biden sent money to Ukraine to funnel back to Democrats

FTX converted crypto donations to cash.

On Nov 14, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Cryptocurrency in Turkey is booming—is a crackdown looming?

Its fate is unclear.

On Nov 11, 2022 by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

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Twitter revels in irony as ‘Baron of Bitcoin’ Dave Portnoy stupefied about what happened to his crypto when FTX collapsed

'Future Ponzi schemer is confused about being Ponzi schemed.'

On Nov 10, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Crypto pump-and-dump schemes are clogging up everyone’s Twitter DMs

PumperRick wants to help you get rich.

On Oct 18, 2022 by Claire Goforth