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A year ago, a major event called the Merge took place, rapidly improving how Ethereum operates. While this engineering feat made Ethereum more energy efficient and capable of handling more transactions at faster speeds, it also caused certain U.S. federal regulators to pay greate

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has a problem. We set out to build a financial alternative, driven by the shortcomings of opaque businesses that often put their interests over those of their customers. The goal was a decentralized, self-governed economy that was transparent and larg

If he’s convicted of wire fraud and/or conspiracy charges, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will probably spend quite a bit of time behind bars. But there’s a good chance the 31-year-old won’t spend the rest of his life in prison.Bankman-Fried’s trial tied to

Prediction market Kalshi is once again being hamstrung by U.S. regulators. According to a closely watched decision, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will not let the licensed betting market offer users a chance to wager on the future makeup of the House of Rep

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a political advocacy group dedicated to Bitcoin and the crypto sphere, has turned heads with an announcement that the members of its new mining-specific group represent more than 50 percent of the entire US Bitcoin mining industry. 

While Coinbase and other exchanges have been engaged in a legal battle with U.S. financial regulators, the firm has made a major advance for its users by adopting the Lightning Network and declaring a firm support for Bitcoin as the leading cryptocurrency. 

At the intersection of real estate and finance, a watershed moment has arrived - the world's first crypto-based mortgage for a single-family investment property in South Carolina.

The intersection of Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in the form of generative AI, has become one of the hottest topics of debate within the crypto community. After all, generative AI is revolutionizing all areas of traditional software stacks, and Web3 is no e

Yesterday was arguably not a great day for Sam Bankman-Fried. First, the judge overseeing his case rejected all seven of his proposed expert witnesses*, questioning at least one’s qualifications and saying some others really wouldn’t be relevant to the case.Shortly af

Rollingstone.com hit the traffic motherlode today with an eye-catching post calling the end of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The piece, “Your NFTs Are Actually – Finally – Totally Worthless,” picks up a new study by dappGambl, a community of finance experts,

Regardless of the volatility of cryptocurrencies, the long-term trend – driven by technology and the continuing perceived weakness of banking systems – is still in place for a substantial acceptance and usage of crypto across many different applications in everyday life.

FTX founder and onetime CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will stand trial in just under two weeks to defend himself against allegations he deliberately committed fraud and conspired to defraud crypto investors and customers in FTX and Alameda Research.The estimated six-week trial itself is

Richard Strauss's concerto 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' blared over a portable radio on the Liberty, a two-story houseboat off the self-proclaimed crypto micronation of 'Liberland', a muddy Danube island on the border of Serbia and Croatia.

For months, Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, have stood at their son’s side as he faced multiple federal charges of fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations related to the collapse of FTX.This is an excerpt from The Node ne

As we gear up for Sam Bankman-Fried’s day in court, it seems prudent to step back and unpack what happened in late 2022 that got us here today:It is one of the most consequential documents in financial history, given that it caused the collapse of a $32 billion empire in ju

Coin Metrics latest “State of the Network” report takes a deep dive into Coinbase’s revenues, a perennially interesting subject for those looking to understand the crypto exchange market in the U.S. According to the latest figures, Coinbase has seen cash inflows

Ethereum is eating all the blockchains. That’s fine.If history is a prologue, then Ethereum is going to eat the entire blockchain sector and everything that is not Ethereum will eventually become an Ethereum Layer 2. I believe the recent decision by CELO stakeholders to shi

When you invest in cryptocurrency, you face risks such as no legal protection for your money and the potential for scams and hacks. American businessman, Mark Cuban recently became the victim of a...

The gaming industry has evolved remarkably over the past few decades, transcending from simple pixelated screens to immersive virtual worlds that engage millions of players worldwide.

Sam Bankman-Fried stands accused of committing wire fraud and conspiracy to commit several other types of frauds. His once-mighty crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed in dramatic fashion nearly a year ago, shedding billions in value. And in two weeks, he’ll begin his effort to c