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MetaMask Co-Founders: ‘We Can’t Stop People From Making Ponzis on Blockchains’
Co-founder Aaron Davis says in his first joint interview with Dan Finlay that "it feels too little too late, but putting your money in cryptocurrencies is gambling."
Tornado Cash Is Crypto Hackers’ Favorite Way to Cash Out, But Experts Say It Can Be Traced
Tornado Cash has become the go-to service for hackers and crypto thieves, but its creators say it's merely a privacy tool that they can't control.
Stepn, ‘Move-To-Earn’ Games Try To Convince Doubters They’re Not Ponzis
With promises to pay people to walk, a group of new startups ask you to trust that they aren't unsustainable pyramid schemes. “Everything is a Ponzi when you’re on the sidelines,” one happy user said.
Nobody Learned Anything From the Crypto Crash
We've seen the resurrection of a protocol that imploded, a spate of new and buzzy Web3 projects, and multi-billion-dollar VC investments after a $1.6 trillion market crash.
US Sanctions Crypto Mixing Service Used by North Korea for First Time
North Korean hackers used the mixing service Blender to launder some of the funds related to the Axie Infinity heist.
Silicon Valley VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Is Spinning Up Its Own Crypto Lab
a16z has sought to dominate financing the newest wave of the crypto industry, and now it will seek to directly boost it.
US Adds Axie Infinity Hacker to North Korea Sanctions List
The hackers stole $624 million from the game’s Ronin Network bridge in one of the largest crypto hacks of all time.
Crypto, VC Firms Come Together to Bail Out Axie Infinity After $624M Hack
Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis announced a $150 million funding round led by crypto companies Binance and Animoca Brands, as well as VC firms.
The Digital Colonizers of ‘Axie Infinity’
Inside the single biggest hack and crypto history and the video game it may have destroyed.
The Metaverse Has Bosses Too. Meet the ‘Managers’ of Axie Infinity
Managers in play-to-earn game Axie Infinity employ large teams of “scholars” who can’t afford their own NFTs even as the game’s economy spirals.
Hackers Steal $600M From Play-to-Earn Game Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network
Ronin, a blockchain that supports the popular Ethereum-based play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, has been hacked for over half a billion dollars.
EA and Ubisoft Imagine a Future Where Gaming Is Your Literal Job
Major game publishers told investors recently that blockchain-based, "play-to-earn" NFT games are the future of the industry. What does that mean?