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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 03/04/22
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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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% See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 09/03/21