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Can We All Stop Pretending That Solana Is in Beta?

You can't target mass adoption through storefronts and smartphones while also claiming to be a work-in-progress when things go wrong.

The Saga smartphone. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate

Gitcoin, which rewards developers for working on open-source projects, is embracing money-making initiatives to increase its capacity for good.

Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki has been a long-time advocate for public goods funding in crypto.

The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining

A Department of Energy survey to collect data about crypto's energy consumption could be used to justify the stance that blockchain poses a “public harm.”

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?

Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?

Explosion (Luke Jernejcic/Unsplash)

When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?

U.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, an alleged $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment scheme” and many crypto projects, it seems.

HyperVerse's promoters paid an actor to pose as CEO, according to court documents. (HyperVerse on YouTube)