17 stories tagged cryptocurrency, newest first.
16 points by Bender | 3 comments
KrebsOnSecurity article reporting that the U.K. sanctioned Cryptomus, a crypto platform allegedly used to launder cybercrime proceeds and help Russia evade sanctions.
77 points by bko | 23 comments
NBER working paper examining whether foreign aid diversion shifted to cryptocurrency after the 2016 Panama Papers tightened offshore banking enforcement.
325 points by ibobev | 407 comments
Stephen Diehl blog post criticizing the state of crypto in 2026, citing a presidential memecoin, prediction markets on military actions, and shadow dollar systems.
558 points by jfirebaugh | 692 comments
New York Times article in which a reporter investigates the identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, pointing toward Adam Back; the capture shows a captcha page.
730 points by coinfused | 610 comments
Terence Eden's blog post arguing he is fine waiting to adopt hyped technologies like crypto and AI until they are mature, rejecting fear of being left behind.
448 points by boplicity | 198 comments
New York Times article reporting that Binance fired employees who discovered $1.7 billion in crypto had been sent to Iran; the page loaded as a captcha check.
600 points by jclarkcom | 179 comments
A personal blog post arguing, with recordings and emails, that phishing attacks tied to the Coinbase data breach began in January 2025, months before Coinbase's disclosure.
894 points by cowboyscott | 929 comments
WSJ news article reporting that President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who had been convicted; the page showed a captcha verification.
475 points by DocFeind | 363 comments
PayPal newsroom press release announcing a revamped peer-to-peer payments experience across apps, borders, and currencies, reportedly including crypto support.
458 points by treyd | 209 comments
An X post by Charles Guillemet claiming Monero is undergoing a successful 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool, which has gained majority hashrate and caused a chain reorganization.
372 points by gpi | 450 comments
CNBC news article reporting that hackers bribed Coinbase staff to steal customer data and are demanding a $20 million ransom.
830 points by smallerfish | 654 comments
Tico Times/AFP news article reporting that El Salvador has dropped Bitcoin as legal tender after its experiment with the cryptocurrency failed.
1142 points by misiti3780 | 1267 comments
CNN Business live news coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing, in which the FTX founder received 25 years in prison.
623 points by himaraya | 422 comments
WSJ exclusive reporting that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will step down and plead guilty, with Binance admitting wrongdoing and paying $4.3 billion in fines.
317 points by kpetermeni | 256 comments
Capital News report on Kenyan police raiding a Worldcoin cryptocurrency warehouse in Nairobi.
374 points by hammock | 255 comments
Blockworks op-ed by Andrew M. Bailey and Nick Almond arguing that Worldcoin is not a fair or radical financial system and raises serious concerns.
439 points by caust1c | 308 comments
Reuters news article reporting that the founder of crypto lender Celsius Network was arrested and charged with fraud, alongside an SEC lawsuit.