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Dan Tapiero: Crypto Is the First Truly Global Macro Investment Opportunity of All Time

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 11, 2021

Dan Tapiero: Crypto Is the First Truly Global Macro Investment Opportunity of All Time
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Why Former US Regulators Are Moving Into Crypto

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 10, 2021

Why Former US Regulators Are Moving Into Crypto
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Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 9, 2021

Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin
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The SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase but Coinbase Is Fighting Back

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 8, 2021

The SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase but Coinbase Is Fighting Back
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It’s Bitcoin Day in El Salvador

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 7, 2021

It’s Bitcoin Day in El Salvador
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Encore: ‘Bitcoin at $1M Is a Global Government’

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 6, 2021

Encore: ‘Bitcoin at $1M Is a Global Government’
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WTF Is a ‘Metaverse’?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 5, 2021

WTF Is a ‘Metaverse’?
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Dungeons and Degens: Why Everyone Is Talking About Loot

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 4, 2021

Dungeons and Degens: Why Everyone Is Talking About Loot
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The Breakdown’s Official Bitcoin and Crypto Fall Preview

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 3, 2021

The Breakdown’s Official Bitcoin and Crypto Fall Preview
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A $1.5T Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 2, 2021

A $1.5T Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin
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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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