President Trump’s deregulatory agenda emboldened prediction markets to push boundaries around permitted event contracts. Now sites advised by his son are allowing bets on his death.| Citation Needed
The regulator set to take on primary crypto oversight is down to a single Commissioner, and new pro-crypto PACs focus on installing more Republicans in the midterms| Citation Needed
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.| Citation Needed
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The Trump administration cracks down on software to limit surveillance of crypto transactions, while celebrating a “deregulatory blitz” tailored for its billionaire benefactors| Citation Needed
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The Trump administration’s regulatory whiplash has left prosecutors scrambling with misattributed chat messages and questionable victim testimony| Citation Needed
Trump stands to profit from a $2 billion bitcoin bet as the crypto industry pushes through bills aimed at bolstering the sector| Citation Needed
Crypto firms hope putting a blockchain veneer on traditional equities will allow them to sidestep lessons learned in the 1929 Wall Street crash, crypto firms look to become banks, and Congress celebrates crypto surveillance while claiming to outlaw it| Citation Needed
Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat| Citation Needed
The GENIUS Act passes the Senate after explicit threats to Democrats from the crypto lobby, and shady crypto billionaire Justin Sun cozies up even closer to the Trump family| Citation Needed
When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.| Citation Needed
As Trump’s web of crypto projects gets tangled up in itself, a regulator warns of “regulatory Jenga” in the crypto sector that echoes the 2008 financial crisis| Citation Needed
New crypto trading and wallet application, created in partnership with Magic Eden, invites fans of President Trump to buy his memecoin; Trump sons deny any involvement or knowledge| Citation Needed
OpenAI's featured chatbot recommends $200,000 in surgeries while promoting incel ideology| Citation Needed
Coinbase’s substantial data breach coincides with a convenient terms of service update, while the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill regains momentum in the Senate| Citation Needed
Trump’s crypto conflicts continue to multiply as Democratic legislators demand ethics inquiries and block industry-backed bills| Citation Needed
Trump's crypto-for-access dinner triggers broad ethics alarms, and 73% non-US attendance raises fresh concerns over foreign influence| Citation Needed
As Celsius victims detail their devastation even under the weak crypto regulations of the past, the Trump administration continues to dismantle those same rules while he pumps his personal memecoin with promises of private access| Citation Needed
Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it| Citation Needed
Trump continues to dismantle crypto enforcement while expanding his personal crypto empire| Citation Needed
As the US government lays a very favorable groundwork for the crypto industry, Trump positions himself for maximum personal profit| Citation Needed
The crypto industry frees itself from the last remnants of SEC oversight, and Solana tries to appeal to its target demographic by bashing trans people| Citation Needed
The real threat isn’t AI using open knowledge — it’s AI companies killing the projects that make knowledge free| Citation Needed
The formerly anti-establishment bitcoin movement abandons its principles in favor of number-go-up, applauds federal plan to stockpile seized crypto with no clear benefit to national interest| Citation Needed
A major crypto scandal tarnishes the reputation of Solana bigwigs, crypto influencers, and Argentine President Javier Milei.| Citation Needed
Trump tries to breathe life back into the crypto markets’ “Trump pump” while federal regulatory agencies wash their hands of any crypto industry oversight| Citation Needed
Cryptocurrency companies have co-opted legitimate concerns about banking discrimination to fight regulation — and Congress is buying it| Citation Needed
Crypto exchanges face legal troubles, and Trump’s crypto empire grows as regulations are slashed and enforcement is sidelined.| Citation Needed
Worldcoin doesn't seem to know what problem it's trying to solve, but they want to scan your eyeballs anyway.| Citation Needed
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Exposed PDF metadata from the Office of Personnel Management reveals that Heritage Foundation-linked Trump devotees are writing policies at federal agencies.| Citation Needed
Trump horrifies even some of his crypto-steeped fans by launching a memecoin before his inauguration, and a flurry of activity from the new administration signals what’s in store for the crypto world in the next four years.| Citation Needed
Journalists’ flawed math and ignorance of crypto markets turn tokens into fake fortunes| Citation Needed
Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerful billionaires who will soon be publicly calling the shots.| Citation Needed
Terra founder Do Kwon is finally extradited, the CFPB proposes crypto consumer protections, and Polymarket reaches new lows.| Citation Needed
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.| Citation Needed
Adversary cases from the FTX collapse further expose how crypto companies do business: with secret acquisitions of “grey area” businesses, buying influence, and creative accounting.| Citation Needed
The SEC is still busy even though it may soon be undermined, crypto industry capture of government continues to worsen, and several media outlets botch their crypto reporting at a time it’s needed most.| Citation Needed
Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud, some Tornado Cash sanctions are overturned, and tech billionaires complain about “debanking”.| Citation Needed
Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what’s next.| Citation Needed
Crypto’s efforts to buy the 2024 elections paid off, and we’re in for a bumpy ride.| Citation Needed
Coinbase threatens me that continuing to report on their activities would be “.... unwise”. Also, election spending hits a fever pitch, with several new crypto PACs coming out of the woodwork.| Citation Needed
Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone.| Citation Needed
Unpacking my conversation with FTX executive Ryan Salame, where we discussed his claims that he’s innocent of the charges for which he’s now serving seven and a half years in prison.| Citation Needed
Harris shouts out crypto in her “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men”, one crypto exec leaves prison as another enters, and Stand With Crypto bets on the favorites.| Citation Needed
A simple technique offers the best of both worlds: total control over your own work, while still maintaining a presence on third-party platforms.| Citation Needed
Crypto resurfaces on the campaign trail and the FTX fallout continues to unfold. Also, merch!| Citation Needed
FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried says he wants a do-over, and some more ill-received blockchain games suggest “GameFi” has an uncertain future.| Citation Needed
The recent Second Circuit decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is only the latest battle in the war on libraries and the freedom to read.| Citation Needed
Even the most pro-Trump crypto faithful think Trump’s new crypto scheme is a terrible idea.| Citation Needed
As parts of the crypto industry scramble to court the Harris administration with events like “Crypto4Harris”, others insist it is Harris who must “bend the knee”.| Citation Needed
Coinbase responds to campaign finance violation allegations, Trump panders to bitcoiners, and I chat with Lyn Alden about sexism in bitcoin.| Citation Needed
Actively involved in contract negotiations with a federal government agency, Coinbase was likely prohibited from making its $25 million contribution to the Fairshake cryptocurrency-focused super PAC in May 2024.| Citation Needed
Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto Alliance fudges the numbers, a (former) crypto industry CEO has a meltdown, and another exchange suffers a nine-figure hack.| Citation Needed
FollowTheCrypto.org: A new project to track cryptocurrency industry spending to influence 2024 elections in the United States.| Citation Needed
How will recent Supreme Court decisions affect the crypto world? Also, more absurdity from the crypto lobby, and some new regulatory actions.| Citation Needed
The crypto industry jumps on the Trump train.| Citation Needed
Are US legislators warming to crypto? The SEC approves Ethereum ETPs, and a crypto bill gets through the House.| Citation Needed
As election season kicks into high gear, we need to watch how cryptocurrency companies are influencing US politics.| Citation Needed
The Justice Department worries about the stability of Ethereum, DCG tries to bilk their subsidiary's creditors, and Biden threatens a crypto veto.| Citation Needed
I am more worried about privacy than crypto crime.| Citation Needed
Changpeng Zhao's sentencing, FOIA requests reveal past FBI investigations into Coinbase, and the SEC is on a Wells notice bender.| Citation Needed
Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.| Citation Needed
The Binance CEO's sentencing draws near, and prosecutors have been busy chasing down other crypto criminals. Also, lawmakers take another stab at stablecoin regulation.| Citation Needed
AI can be kind of useful, but I'm not sure that a "kind of useful" tool justifies the harm.| Citation Needed
The bitcoin "halving" looms, and that may not be as good news as coiners hope. Also, Terra committed fraud and Uniswap got a Wells notice.| Citation Needed
Crypto-related litigation is in full swing, as the Terra civil fraud trial has kicked off and two other cases against crypto companies have survived motions to dismiss.| Citation Needed
"The judgment has to adequately reflect the seriousness of the crime, and this was a very serious crime."| Citation Needed
Euphoria has risen along with crypto prices, but nothing has changed from the last bubble.| Citation Needed
Bitcoin prices are spiking. Are we in for another round of crypto mania? Also, Sam Bankman-Fried doesn't want to go to jail for 100 years.| Citation Needed
It's been a quiet few weeks in the world of crypto disasters... too quiet.| Citation Needed
Governments seize huge quantities of bitcoin, and a few people seem to be yearning for the days of peak crypto mania.| Citation Needed
Bitcoin ETP approval, God-sent crypto scammers, and more trouble in Justin Sun's world.| Citation Needed
I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.| Citation Needed
Two crypto firms emerge from bankruptcy, and a Bored Ape party turns out even worse than it sounds.| Citation Needed
Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides an unconvincing bible for blockchain solutionists.| Citation Needed
