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HYPE
$34.83
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$16.63
12.27%
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XLM
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BCH
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12.24%
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WBT
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4.65%
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What Hindenburg Research’s Takedown of Block Says About Money and Crime

Expecting centralized money services to halt crime only helps politicize money and disempower users.

By David Z. Morris
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 3:20 p.m. Published Mar 31, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
A new research report alleges widespread illicit misuse of the Cash App payments platform. The bigger risk may be centralized, politicized payments services themselves. (Shutterstock)
A new research report alleges widespread illicit misuse of the Cash App payments platform. The bigger risk may be centralized, politicized payments services themselves. (Shutterstock)