cryptocurrency
How Bitcoin Mines Were Airlifted From China to the US
After China banned Bitcoin, an exodus of mining computers made their way all over the globe.
Crypto Exchange’s New Emoji Looks Like a Swastika and People Are Losing It
Binance launched an emoji apparently inspired by the ancient religious symbol on Hitler’s birthday, and Twitter users had a field day.
Leaked ‘Shill Price List’ Shows Wild World of Crypto Promos
A price list is spreading like wildfire and revealing how cryptocurrency influencer promotion works.
'We Are Fucked': Crypto Stablecoin Collapses After $182M Hack
Hackers used a flash loan to exploit the Beanstalk project, tanking its stablecoin's value from $1 to $0.15.
Monero Owners Are Staging a Crypto Bank Run to Test Exchanges
The "Monerun" is aimed at exposing whether exchanges are selling more private crypto than is in their reserves.
‘Cyanide & Happiness’ Ditched Kickstarter Over NFTs, And Fans Came With
“At least with rampant deforestation, you get timber. With NFTs, you get monkey pictures you can’t even touch."
Stablecoins Are in a War for Dominance and It’s Getting Ugly
Stablecoins are getting favorable attention from politicians as competing projects form alliances and battle for dominance by any means necessary.
Play-to-Earn Game Token Collapses After Hacker Cashes Out
A hacker stole $300,000 from blockchain-based mobile game WonderHero, just a few days after the massive hack targeting play-to-earn Axie Infinity.
Sex Workers Banned from Banks Turn to Crypto
Some say cryptocurrency is a lifeline for sex workers who are discriminated against by banks, while others remain skeptical.
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.
This Company Is Launching Indigenous-Branded Crypto Carbon Credits. It’s Greenwash, Critics Say.
“This ‘initiative’ is greenwash, topped with more greenwash, garnished with blockchain,” said one expert.
E.U. Lawmakers Back Rules to Identify Owners of Crypto Wallets
Draft legislation requires exchanges to collect information on users of self-hosted wallets and report transactions of any size to authorities.