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Verification Theatre: When Facts Stop Mattering

Verification Theatre: When Facts Stop Mattering

Jason Arday stepped down from his chair at the University of Cambridge earlier this week, following weeks of reporting b...

in Opinion by Elliot Veynor
Crypto Weekly Roundup: CME Trading Outage, Upbit Hack, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: CME Trading Outage, Upbit Hack, & More

Bitcoin adoption advanced this week as Texas initiated a treasury purchase and US lawmakers proposed tax payments in BTC...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Brazil Faces WhatsApp Worm, Cardano Chain Temporarily Halted, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Brazil Faces WhatsApp Worm, Cardano Chain Temporarily Halted, & More

This week, Brazil was hit by a newly identified WhatsApp worm and trojan campaign, compromising cryptocurrency wallets a...

in Opinion by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Circle Reports Gains, Uniswap Launches New Features, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Circle Reports Gains, Uniswap Launches New Features, & More

This week, Circle reported a substantial 66% revenue growth, beating third-quarter expectations due to higher reserve in...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Balancer Hit By Attack, Google Adds Prediction Market Data, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Balancer Hit By Attack, Google Adds Prediction Market Data, & More

The cryptocurrency ecosystem was hit by yet another exploit as hackers drained $128 million from the decentralized finan...

in Opinion by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: SBF's Latest Claims, T3 Financial Crime Unit Freezes $300M, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: SBF's Latest Claims, T3 Financial Crime Unit Freezes $300M, & More

Last week Sam Bankman-Fried resurfaced with claims that FTX was never insolvent, with Mastercard reportedly eyeing a $2...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto weekly roundup: trump pardons CZ, WazirX staging a comeback, & more

Crypto weekly roundup: trump pardons CZ, WazirX staging a comeback, & more

This week saw major developments in the cryptocurrency industry, starting with President Donald Trump pardoning Binance...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: SBI Hacked, Vanguard Mulls ETFs, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: SBI Hacked, Vanguard Mulls ETFs, & More

This week in crypto, SBI Group’s crypto arm was hit by a massive exploit as North Korean hackers drained $21 million fro...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Kraken and Tether Make Bank, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Kraken and Tether Make Bank, & More

This week in crypto, Kraken announced the completion of a $500 million funding round at a $15 billion valuation. Meanwhi...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri
Crypto Weekly Roundup: MetaMask token soon, SEC-Gemini Truce, & More

Crypto Weekly Roundup: MetaMask token soon, SEC-Gemini Truce, & More

This week in crypto, Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin suggested that a MetaMask token could be closer...

in Crypto Weekly Roundup by Amara Khatri