Episodes
The headlines this week:
— Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew
— Crypto founders exploit Ukraine’s pleas for cash to shill their tokens
— ConsenSys lawsuit reveals JPMorgan owns critical Ethereum infrastructure
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Published 03/04/22
The headlines this week:
— ‘Struggling’ coal plant emits 500% more carbon after Bitcoin mining revival
— Web3 crypto startups poach top execs from Facebook, YouTube, Amazon
— Apple store gunman who demanded $220M crypto ransom dies by cop car
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Published 02/25/22
The headlines this week:
— Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead
— Right-click savers send NFT marketplace Cent into indefinite hiatus
— Intel hopes new Bitcoin mining chip will reduce its environmental impact
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Published 02/18/22
The headlines this week:
— Nike sues over sneaker NFTs to clean house before metaverse arrives
— It sure looks like Melania Trump wash traded her ‘white hat’ NFT for $170K
— Weaponry and cyberwar: How Bitcoin funds anti-Russia efforts in Ukraine
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Published 02/11/22
The headlines this week:
— Cryptoland: Fiji island won’t be crypto’s Fyre Festival after all
— Biden wants US to regulate crypto as matter of national security
— YouTuber rugpulls fans for $500K in crypto, token pumps 300% anyway
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Published 02/04/22
The headlines this week:
— Fearing revolution, Myanmar’s military gov’t wants to ban crypto and VPNs
— New US laws make it difficult for small businesses to accept crypto
— No, quantum computers won’t hack Bitcoin by 2022
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Published 01/28/22
The headlines this week:
— Ignorance no excuse: IRS to hunt NFT tax cheats for billions of dollars
— Journalist bluffs his way into a senior Binance job worth $220K per year
— Bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya reckons 'nobody cares' about Uyghur genocide
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Published 01/21/22
The headlines this week:
— Crypto investor wants Kim Kardashian in court over pump and dump
— Can NFTs be 'art'? Wikipedia can't decide, will worry about it later
— Here we go again: Kleiman pushes for Wright retrial over Nakamoto Bitcoin
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Published 01/14/22
In this episode:
— Kosovo bans Bitcoin mining as energy crisis sweeps Europe
— Bitcoin miners collateral damage during violent unrest in Kazakhstan
— Dump it: Crypto markets lose $230B since Bogdanoff twins passed away
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Published 01/07/22
The headlines this week:
— Myanmar’s parallel government wants revolution backed by Tether crypto
— UK watchdog protects Papa John’s pizza lovers from free Bitcoin
— Coinbase billionaire goes full tech bro, co-founds life extension startup
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Published 12/17/21
The headlines this week:
— Binance will attempt to reverse UK ban amid ongoing global scrutiny
— Jury sides with Craig Wright in $200B Bitcoin case but he still owes $100M
— Just 5% of NFT traders make the vast majority of profits on OpenSea
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Published 12/10/21
The headlines this week:
— China wants you to know its digital collectibles are nothing like bubbly NFTs
— Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter, new chief shows less Bitcoin maximalism
— Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht sells NFTs to support bid for presidential clemency
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Published 12/03/21
The headlines this week:
— WoW gold farmer Steve Bannon shilled dumb Chinese crypto before arrest
— Bitcoin billionaires, a16z threw cash at US Senator before crypto tax vote
— Craig Wright used Slack app to threaten witness as they gave evidence
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Published 11/19/21
The headlines this week:
— Don’t be fooled by NYC’s mayor praising Bitcoin — he’s just shilling an ICO
— Russia bails out Kazakhstan as Chinese Bitcoin miners suck power grid dry
— Huobi follows Binance, FTX, and BitMEX in ‘moving’ to a tax haven
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Published 11/12/21
The headlines this week:
— Patreon wants creators to shill their own crypto tokens — because why not
— Self-styled Ross Ulbricht successor to give up Silk Road 2.0 Bitcoin
— Craig Wright's $68B Bitcoin dispute has both sides claiming he's Satoshi
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Published 11/05/21
The headlines this week:
— Robinhood share price and revenues tank as Dogecoin popularity wanes
— Alibaba, Tencent rewrite history by scrubbing NFTs to appease Beijing
— Top US agencies ready to wage crusade across the crypto industry
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Published 10/29/21
— Fortnite’s Epic Games loves NFTs now that Steam rejected them entirely
— Bitcoin miners overload Kazakhstan’s electricity grid, forcing rations
— Treasury overlord Yellen worried crypto undermines US sanctions, dollar
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Published 10/22/21
The headlines this week:
— AI project scores $400K Aussie gov’t grant to combat crypto money laundering
— Husband and wife use peanut butter sandwich to trade nuclear secrets for crypto
— Bukele’s $4M Bitcoin pet hospital isn’t wagging any tails
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Published 10/15/21
The headlines this week:
— Iran lifts Bitcoin mining ban in face of power shortages, US sanctions
— Bitcoin miners who set up their own power plants face crippling $5.6M fine
— Don't blame Coinbase for huge social engineering hack, says Coinbase
— Central, South Asia love DeFi so much, crypto volume spiked 700%
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Published 10/08/21
The headlines this week:
— Binance claims it has no crypto exchange business in China — that’s a lie
— Bitcoin miners go nuclear in the hunt for cheap electricity
— Ethereum mining pools killed by China’s cryptocurrency crackdown
— Europe now world’s number one crypto economy, overtaking East Asia
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Published 10/01/21
The headlines this week:
— Binance staff exploited users’ crypto trades for personal gain, whistleblower
— It took just 12 days for Coinbase to submit to SEC, despite Armstrong rant
— El Salvador president Bukele down 15% on Bitcoin, despite buying the dip
— Bitcoin.org hackers peddled BTC giveaway scam similar to Twitter heist
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Published 09/24/21
The headlines this week:
— Mastercard buys Monero-tracing analytics unit to build trust in crypto
— Coinbase stock is in the toilet, now it wants to sell $2B in junk bonds
— BitMEX insider Dwyer agrees to US extradition after hiding out in Bermuda
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Published 09/17/21
The headlines this week:
— Canada’s largest markets watchdog banned Tether — is USDT a security?
— ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ shows up to challenge Wright’s Bitcoin white paper win
— SEC threatens Coinbase over crypto interest account, CEO cries foul
— Bitcoin Babe crypto exchange chief says banks treat her like terrorist
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Published 09/10/21
The headlines this week:
— China says returning 500K miners to Genesis still in-line with crackdown
— Teen clipboard hackers who stole $800K Bitcoin could still get away with it
— Chia miners sell damaged SSDs at a loss after ‘green Bitcoin’ tanks 90%
— Anti-Bitcoin Trump: Crypto ‘may be fake,’ invest in US dollars instead
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Published 09/03/21