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‘Get a Horse!’: What Crypto Can Learn From Early Automakers' Struggle for Acceptance
Automotive pioneers were surrounded by fraudsters, hated by banks and attacked by trolls. Sound familiar?
Ben McKenzie, the Hollywood Hypocrite Crypto Critic
The OC dreamboat has some reasonable criticisms of crypto. But he’s guilty of doing what he scolds: oversimplifying the story to make money for himself.
Transparency for the Whales, Privacy for the Plebs
Identifying the owners of crypto wallets may level the playing field for retail traders. But if taken too far it could be weaponized against the weak.
Why Did Celsius Go Up in Flames? Alex Mashinsky Built Celsius a House of Cards
The bankrupt crypto lender misled the public from the beginning, several federal agencies allege in new lawsuits.
Want a Spot Market Bitcoin ETF? Then Deal With the Consequences
Coinbase may have to feed sensitive financial information to regulators, if recent bitcoin exchange-trade fund applications are approved.
What Mastodon’s Critical Bug Fixes Say About Crypto’s Security Vulnerabilities
Crypto protocols are often multi-billion dollar bug bounties, for better or worse.
Threads Is Libra and Meta All Over Again
With his Twitter clone’s decentralized architecture, Mark Zuckerberg is yet again borrowing from crypto’s best ideas. Third time’s the charm?
Thank BlackRock’s Clients for Larry Fink’s Change of Heart
Blackrock's CEO once called Bitcoin an “index of money laundering.” Now he’s changed his tune.
The Broke Ape Yacht Crash: Lessons for Justin Bieber and Other NFT Collectors
Why has Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape universe collapsed in value?
