The Best Articles in Crypto

Crypto is a solution in search of a problem — or problems.

«there’s no situation in which a hyper-capitalist, unregulated system will just sort of naturally trend toward a more equitable society.”»

For those who are just wading into the crypto territory, here’s a basic explainer on how the computer science behind these systems work.

«Whether you’re on the head or tail end of the cryptocurrency craze, one thing is for sure: These digital assets are hitting the mainstream hard, and don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Notably, the country of El Salvador recently adopted bitcoin as legal tender, and New York’s incoming mayor Eric Adams is intent on transforming New York City into a hotspot for cryptocurrency. »

Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts are from the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, the world’s first social science research centre…

“Financial operations” (FinOps) is an emerging software category with a massive opportunity to streamline, automate, and optimize how we move money, while giving the entire organization a real-time…

The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry.

Following the conviction for one of its figureheads, the cryptocurrency movement is on the skids. Is the game up, or is this a bump in the road to inevitable world domination? We ask leading…

The dishevelled former wunderkind fooled Silicon Valley and stole billions from customers, a court found.

Exchanges and entities regulated by the state have to put a pause on certifying new cryptocurrencies as compliant until they submit updated policies to state regulators.

Bankman-Fried doubled down until the end.

Your digital identity is the world's most precious currency

«The poor are the test subjects for future surveillance: “You should pay attention to what happens to us,” a mother on welfare payments warned. “You’re next.»

We tend to think about physical places, as well as the activities and cultures that come with those places, as being immutable. As an individual, you may have a choice to move to a particular place:…

Tools for Humanity has an iris-scanning Orb that decides whether you're human or a robot—and then gives you crypto. But is Worldcoin worth the price?

Trust is fading, startups are shutting down, and Web3 workers are reconsidering their career choices.

Plus! Redemptions; FTX, Continued; Single-Celebrity Companies; Unretiring; Activism; Diff Jobs

A primer on the state of web3

Where it came from, what it all means, and why it still matters.

It was a piece of currency so large it seemed unimaginable anyone would try to steal it. But that was part of the appeal.

Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click…

«Also – cards on the table here – I don’t share the same generational excitement for moving all aspects of life into an instrumented economy.»

The long read: As author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated chronicler of his generation. Now he delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto…

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