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Opinion | The Crypto Collapse and the End of the Magical Thinking That Infected Capitalism

Dogecoin. WeWork. The Metaverse. It was an era of illusory and ridiculous promises.

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.

Bitcoin et les cryptomonnaies ont-elles une utilité sociale ?

Pour Nicolas Dufrêne, les cryptomonnaies ne permettent pas de répondre aux défis sociaux et écologiques de l’époque. Au contraire, elles les aggravent.

The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right?

The Petty Pleasures of Watching Crypto Profiteers Flounder

Behind all the Web3 bluster is just “hollow abstraction.”

Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire” ❧ Current Affairs

<p>UC-Berkeley’s Nicholas Weaver has been studying cryptocurrency for years. He thinks it’s a terrible idea that will end in disaster. </p>

How Bitcoin Tracers Took Down the Web’s Biggest Child Abuse Site

Welcome to Video’s customers thought their payments were untraceable. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The untold story of the case that shredded the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity.

Bored Apes, BuzzFeed and the Battle for the Future of the Internet

The self-righteous anger over the identification of the founders of a popular NFT club says a lot about the web3 battles to come in the years ahead.

How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook

Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for.

Why it's too early to get excited about Web3

Pokémon and the First Wave of Digital Nostalgia

A pixel-art revival is pushing back against the dull slickness of social media and building a new Internet aesthetic from the old.

At least $611 million stolen in massive cross-chain hack

Cross-chain protocol Poly Network has been hacked for $611 million. The team is calling for exchanges to block the stolen funds.

Bitcoin Money Laundering: How Criminals Use Crypto

Cybercriminals are quick to exploit crypto’s fast-moving technological pace in an effort to launder money. Here’s how they do it & how financial institutions can help prevent it.

What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?

How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs.

Pourquoi il faut dire non à l'Etat Facebook

Facebook prépare hâtivement la création de sa propre monnaie. Séduisant sous l'ange de l'innovation financière, ce projet déboucherait en réalité sur une mainmise d'une ampleur inégalée sur des milliards d'existences individuelles. Il faut le combattre à tout prix.