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Friend.tech Attracted NBA Influencers. So Why Does Everyone Think Crypto’s Latest Trend Will Die?
Despite its initial success in attracting celebs, the portents aren’t good for the latest “Twitter-killer.”
As Congress Bickers, the Rest of World Recognizes Stablecoins
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail
It’s a bit of a truism in journalism that any headline that ends in a question that can be answered with “yes” or “no” will usually be answered with “no.” A few weeks ago, however, I asked “Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?” and in a rejection of that truism, the answer was “yes.”
The End of the End of Crypto
Crypto insiders may be feeling vindicated after a spate of recent good news. (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags
This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.
Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go Back to Jail Thanks to His Big Fat Mouth
The fallen FTX founder didn’t just violate his bail — he violated the trust of his family’s last remaining allies.
Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu
I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud charge, after announcing they would have to drop the campaign finance charge itself due to treaty obligations with the Bahamas.