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Welcome to the cashless dystopia
https://unherd.com/2023/10/welcome-to-the-cashless-dystopia • 6 min
Your digital identity is the world's most precious currency
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Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/2/23944485/sam-bankman-fried-guilty-verdict-parents • 5 min
Bankman-Fried doubled down until the end.
A beginner’s guide to how cryptocurrencies work
https://www.popsci.com/technology/beginners-guide-to-cryptocurrency • 8 min
For those who are just wading into the crypto territory, here’s a basic explainer on how the computer science behind these systems work.
They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got…
https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin
Stefan Thomas lost the password to an encrypted USB drive holding 7,002 bitcoins. One team of hackers believes they can unlock it—if they can get Thomas to let them.
What is the point of crypto?
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23071245/bitcoin-price-crypto-ethereum-nfts-defi-stablecoin • 17+ min
Crypto is a solution in search of a problem — or problems.
The Big Coin Heist
https://hazlitt.net/longreads/big-coin-heist • 18+ min
It was a piece of currency so large it seemed unimaginable anyone would try to steal it. But that was part of the appeal.
The Problem With NFTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g
If someone pitches you on a "great" Web3 project, ask them if it requires buying or selling crypto to do what they say it does.Sources and Further Readinghtt...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto
https://www.vox.com/23944399/sam-bankman-fried-sbf-ftx-trial-fraud-guilty • 9 min
The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry.
Does crypto need a rebrand
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/11/13/does-crypto-need-rebrand-or-it-too-late • 4 min
Following the conviction for one of its figureheads, the cryptocurrency movement is on the skids. Is the game up, or is this a bump in the road to inevitable world domination? We ask leading…