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Wyoming, Fidelity, Trump, Japan. They all want them.

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Who Is Satoshi? Benjamin Wallace Goes Down the Rabbit Hole in New Book

“The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto” is a thoughtful new investigation into Bitcoin’s origins.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - SEPTEMBER 22: A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

El Salvador Dispatch: How Bitcoin Taught a Nation to Dream

The Central American nation is on a roll. This year’s Plan B conference was electric, featuring famous speakers from abroad as well as native Spanish content.

Sunset in San Salvador. Credit: Ricky Mejia, Unsplash

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Best of the Week: Preparing for a New Trump Era

This week on CoinDesk: changes at SEC, CFTC and FDIC; ETF expansion; bitcoin's holding pattern; prediction problems; an America-First Reserve?

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