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Cryptocurrency
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40
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32
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FTX's collapse was triggered by Binance's decision to sell all its FTT tokens, exposing FTX's financial instability.
Sam Bankman-Fried's claims of ignorance about FTX's financial mismanagement are widely seen as implausible.
The DOJ's indictment in the NFT space has led to a shift in behavior among NFT founders fearing legal repercussions.
CoffeeZilla avoids endorsing products to maintain journalistic integrity and manage conflicts of interest.
Independent journalists face fewer constraints and can pursue riskier investigations compared to larger organizations.
Silk Road generated $1.2 billion in sales, primarily through Bitcoin transactions.
Chris Tarbell · Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht was charged with drug trafficking and hacking tools, facing two life sentences plus 40 years without parole.
Chris Tarbell · Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
TOR, originally invented by the US Navy, complicates law enforcement by anonymizing users' IP addresses.
Chris Tarbell · Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
The FBI's 'Onion Peeler' operation targeted 26 onion sites, including Silk Road.
Chris Tarbell · Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
After Silk Road's takedown, dark markets proliferated instead of collapsing.
Chris Tarbell · Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
Coinbase has over 98 million users and lists 100+ cryptocurrencies, driving its revenue primarily from trading fees.
Brian Armstrong · Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation
Coinbase's bug bounty program has paid significant amounts to white hat hackers, enhancing its cybersecurity posture.
Brian Armstrong · Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation
Voices on cryptocurrency
12 standout quotes from across the corpus.
Go read
40 books and papers cited across these episodes.
For the specialist
What experts find new
30 expert-level takeaways for a specialist reader.
At the frontier
Still unresolved
21 open questions flagged across these conversations.
The thinkers
Who takes this idea on, by how often they return to it.
Vitalik Buterin
Computer Scientist
Elon Musk
Engineer
George Hotz
Computer Scientist
Brian Armstrong
Charles Hoskinson
Mathematician
Jack Dorsey
Computer Scientist
Jaron Lanier
Computer Scientist
Neal Stephenson
Writer
Richard Craib
Tyler Cowen
Economist
Chris Tarbell
CoffeeZilla