What is “pig butchering?” All about the crypto romance scam that cost one woman $8 million Swindlers are finding victims on dating apps and social media and luring them into fake crypto investments. Doug Bailey 4.8.22 4:16 PM
How Bitcoin helps countries fight “monetary colonialism" — a Senegalese-American developer explains Fodé Diop, who experienced a currency devaluation crisis in his home country, says the way forward is to use Bitcoin to build generational wealth. Akil Alleyne 4.5.22 4:17 PM
Why the Yuga Labs buyout of CryptoPunks is splitting NFT land apart The reaction to the Bored Ape creator's acquisition exposes major tensions over intellectual property within the NFT community. Joon Ian Wong 3.30.22 3:25 PM
OPINION: Crypto is more a force for good than harm in Ukraine Humanitarian donations are pouring in, and so far the threat of Russia evading sanctions has yet to materialize. Joon Ian Wong 3.11.22 6:27 PM
Solana, Luna, and Avalanche: why these three altcoins have converged in price Will one of these coins break out, or will Ethereum’s upcoming “Merge” render them all obsolete? Zack Abrams 3.30.22 3:11 PM
How the FBI made its first NFT “rug pull” bust — just in time to save other would-be victims Despite efforts by the alleged Frostie scammers to cover their tracks, the FBI was able to track down two 20-year-olds now accused of taking over $1 million in profits. Zack Abrams 3.28.22 10:04 PM
What are stablecoins? Everything you need to know about the cryptocurrencies designed to be boring Some of the most-traded crypto assets are the ones that eschew volatility by design. Zack Abrams 3.23.22 4:16 PM
El Salvador's small merchants see lure of Bitcoin riches snatched away as crypto prices crash Business owners began accepting Bitcoin after the country made it legal tender last year. But things haven’t gone smoothly. Jonathan Laguán 3.7.22 10:31 PM