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10+ most popular CoinDesk articles, as voted by our community.
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CoinDesk on Crypto
FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident
Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions. But you might not learn that from the New York Times, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.
Binance Targets $1B Recovery Fund for Distressed Crypto Assets: Bloomberg
The Binance fund will be open to contributions from other industry players.
CoinDesk on Fintech
PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling: Sources
Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.
CoinDesk on Jack Dorsey
Bitcoin Will Be World's 'Single Currency' Says Twitter CEO
Jack Dorsey has said he believes bitcoin will take over the U.S. dollar as the world's primary currency in 10 years or less.
Twitter CEO Tells Congress It's Exploring Blockchain to Help Fight Scams
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told a Congressional committee Wednesday that the social media company is exploring blockchain solutions for its platform.
CoinDesk on Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Will Be the 'One Online Equivalent to Gold'
The co-founder of PayPal says there will be only one online equivalent to gold, and bitcoin, as the 'biggest' cryptocurrency, will triumph.
CoinDesk on Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman's New 'Hamilton'-Inspired Crypto Rap Video Is Straight Fire
The LinkedIn co-founder teamed up with notable YouTubers to drop a battle rap between Alexander Hamilton and Satoshi Nakamoto. Who wins?
CoinDesk on Solarpunk
What Are Solarpunk and Lunarpunk Anyway?
Two environmentally focused fictional microgenres have become cornerstones of the Web3 aesthetic. Here’s how that happened.
CoinDesk on Tokenomics
Iron Finance's Titan Token Falls to Near Zero in DeFi Panic Sell
Shared by 36, including felix salmon, Charles Arthur, Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola
«What happened is just the worst thing that could possibly happen considering their tokenomics»
CoinDesk on Trump
Trump NFT Collection Sells Out, Price Surges
According to data from OpenSea, the collection’s floor price is about 0.19 ETH, or $230 – more than double the original mint price.
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'Jack Dorsey's First Tweet' NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of…
Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million last year. He listed the NFT for sale again at $48 million last week.
Soona Amhaz’s Volt Debuts $50M Crypto Fund Backed by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon
The VC firm will continue to focus on infrastructure, DeFi, NFTs and DAOs.
The Future of Bitcoin: 12 Scenarios From Bullish to Bearish
Digital gold? Global reserve currency? Attacked from all sides? Bitcoin on Mars? Here are 12 ways Bitcoin could evolve.
Block Beats Q2 Estimates, Posts $1.79B in Bitcoin Transactions
Despite beating projections, the payments company said its revenue fell because of a decrease in bitcoin revenue.
North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus Targets Japanese Crypto Firms
Lazarus Group has been targeting Japanese firms with phishing links via email and social media.
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