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Audit Firms Don’t Want to Work With Crypto Companies, and That’s a Problem

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 19, 2022

Audit Firms Don’t Want to Work With Crypto Companies, and That’s a Problem
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What ChatGPT Might Mean for Web3

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 18, 2022

What ChatGPT Might Mean for Web3
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Exchange Fears Roil Crypto Following SBF’s Arrest

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 17, 2022

Exchange Fears Roil Crypto Following SBF’s Arrest
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Trump NFTs Sell Out in Hours

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 16, 2022

Trump NFTs Sell Out in Hours
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Jerome Powell Says ‘More Work to Be Done’ as FOMC Hikes Rates 50 Basis Points

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 15, 2022

Jerome Powell Says ‘More Work to Be Done’ as FOMC Hikes Rates 50 Basis Points
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For Once, a Positive Inflation Surprise

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 14, 2022

For Once, a Positive Inflation Surprise
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Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 13, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
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SBF ‘Loaned’ the CEO of The Block $43M

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 12, 2022

SBF ‘Loaned’ the CEO of The Block $43M
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Why Is Bitcoin Dominance So Much Lower Than in Previous Bear Markets?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 11, 2022

Why Is Bitcoin Dominance So Much Lower Than in Previous Bear Markets?
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Congressman Who Called Bitcoin an ‘Unstoppable Force’ to Become House Financial Services Committee Chair

By Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 10, 2022

Congressman Who Called Bitcoin an ‘Unstoppable Force’ to Become House Financial Services Committee Chair
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Latest Crypto News

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5:01 AM
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LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus
LayerZero said the attackers compromised two RPC nodes the company's verifier relied on and DDoS'd the rest, with the attack working only because Kelp had ignored multi-verifier recommendations.
4:51 AM
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The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack
Multiple lending and yield protocols are posting double-digit percentage declines in TVL, though token prices are seeing a limited decline.
1:47 AM
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Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys
Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services.

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