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A Bitcoiner Is Now on the Senate Banking Committee

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 6, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EST

A Bitcoiner Is Now on the Senate Banking Committee

Travis Kling: In the Fed Era, There’s No Such Thing as Market Fundamentals

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EST

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What We Learned About PayPal's Crypto Strategy This Week

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 4, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EST

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Michael Saylor’s Mission to Get 1,400 Corporations Into Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 3, 2021, 3:10 p.m. EST

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Is This the End of the Reddit Retail Investor Dream?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 2, 2021, 2:57 p.m. EST

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Have the Hedge Funds Infiltrated Reddit’s WallStreetBets?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 1, 2021, 2:59 p.m. EST

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What Ray Dalio Really Thinks of Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 31, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EST

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GameStop, Robinhood and the Failure of Un-Free Markets

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 30, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EST

GameStop, Robinhood and the Failure of Un-Free Markets

In Retrospect, It Was Inevitable: Elon Musk Pumps Bitcoin to Space

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 29, 2021, 2:58 p.m. EST

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WallStreetBets Is Occupy Wall Street With Teeth

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 28, 2021, 4:00 p.m. EST

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At the White House, crypto policy vacancy looms large

The departure of President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, leaves the digital assets office vacant and its policy aims uncertain.

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Crypto for Advisors: Wall Street is done waiting on Congress for crypto rules

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How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

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Under pressure, Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone

Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.

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