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Sep 21, 2022 @ Fortune Crypto

❓Some crypto bigwigs said the Ethereum merge is a step toward mainstream adoption, but Mark Cuban calls the Ethereum merge "a non-event". https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/20/mark-cuban-cz-tyler-winklevoss-on-crypto-adoption-post-ethereum-merge/

💰Inside the Ethereum merge: Behind the scenes of the historic event, according to the people who made it possible. https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/21/inside-look-behind-the-scenes-ethereum-merge/

🎢Universal Studios is planning Halloween-themed NFT scavenger hunts. https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/21/universal-studios-planning-halloween-themed-nft-scavenger-hunts/

Sep 26, 2022 @ Fortune Crypto

💼 Kraken’s Powell steps down, incoming CEO says culture will not change: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/21/krakens-powell-steps-down-incoming-ceo-says-culture-will-not-change/

⚾️ This baseball player turned artist has NFT art sales valued at more than $19 million. Here’s how he did it: https://fortune.com/2022/02/12/nft-art-micah-johnson/

🗽 New York is now the center of crypto: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/26/new-york-is-now-the-center-of-crypto/

Sep 29, 2022 @ Fortune Crypto

❓What the Helium ‘grift’ tells us about crypto: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/28/what-the-helium-grift-tells-us-about-crypto/

📈Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov remains bullish on cross-chain future with SWIFT partnership: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/28/chainlink-founder-sergey-nazarov-bullish-on-cross-chain-future-with-swift/

🔷The Ethereum merge solved one big problem for the network. But mainstream crypto adoption won’t happen overnight: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/29/ethereum-merge-proof-of-stake-carbon-footprint-barriers-adoption/

Oct 5, 2022 @ Fortune Crypto

🥷🏻Over $4B has been laundered through decentralized exchanges, cross-chain bridges, and coin-swap services, report says: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/05/elliptic-4-billion-laundered-through-dexs-bridges-coin-swaps/

📉Crypto VC funding down 50% from last quarter as volatility persists: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/05/crypto-vc-funding-down-50-from-last-quarter/

🌏$3 billion crypto bank Anchorage Digital pushes into Asia: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/04/3-billion-crypto-bank-anchorage-pushes-into-asia/

Oct 6, 2022 @ Fortune Crypto

🔐Paywalls are here to stay, but they’re closing off the internet. Crypto can fix that: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/06/publishers-need-paywalls-but-theyre-closing-off-the-internet-crypto-can-fix-that/

☄️Axie Infinity flamed out. Can parent company Sky Mavis make the most of a second chance? https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/06/axie-infinity-flamed-out-can-parent-company-sky-mavis-make-the-most-of-a-second-chance/

🍾Farm to bottle? How the blockchain helps a whisky and rum producer protect his brand: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/06/whisky-distillery-rum-blockchain-production/

The #FortuneCrypto newsletter by Jeff John Roberts explores the latest on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all manner of cryptocurrency. Here are the top stories of the week.

💰Uniswap’s massive fund raise is the good news the crypto industry desperately needs: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/13/uniswaps-massive-fund-raise-is-the-good-news-the-crypto-industry-desperately-needs/

💵 PayPal’s ‘misinformation’ misfire and what it means for finance: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/10/paypals-misinformation-misfire-and-what-it-means-for-finance/

🇺🇦 What the Ukraine conflict reveals about crypto: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/11/what-the-ukraine-conflict-reveals-about-crypto/

🇺🇸 Gary Gensler’s move against the Bored Ape Yacht Club merely the latest ‘regulation by enforcement’: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/12/gary-genslers-move-against-the-bored-ape-yacht-club-merely-the-latest-regulation-by-enforcement/

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Nov 2, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

What does Elon Musk really want with Twitter?

🎧Catch up on our Twitter Space discussion featuring Fortune Crypto Editor Jeff Roberts and former Twitter Communications Director Rachael Horwitz using the link below:

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1eaKbrDYWgoKX?s=20

Nov 3, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

❄️How Reddit defied Crypto Winter and created a $10 million market for customizable avatars—just don’t call them NFTs: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/03/how-reddit-defied-crypto-winter-and-created-a-10-million-market-for-customizable-avatars-just-dont-call-them-nfts/

💸Coinbase's grim Q3 earnings could deliver a surprise upside: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/03/coinbases-hidden-gold-mine-will-juice-its-earnings/

📉Robinhood reports 12% quarterly decline in crypto revenue as monthly active users fall 1.8 million: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/02/robinhood-reports-12-quarterly-decline-in-crypto-revenue-as-monthly-active-users-fall-1-8-million/

The #FortuneCrypto newsletter by Crypto Editor Jeff John Roberts explores the latest on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all manner of cryptocurrency. Here are the top stories of the week.

❓Can Web3 really fix social media? https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/04/web3-will-fix-social-media-really/

🔇Why is Jack Dorsey silent on Elon Musk buying Twitter? https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/01/why-is-jack-dorsey-silent-on-elon-musk-buying-twitter/

👀 The real reason Elon Musk bought Twitter: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/31/the-real-reason-elon-musk-bought-twitter/

💼 Layoffs return to the crypto sector. That’s not entirely a bad thing: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/02/layoffs-return-to-the-crypto-sector-thats-not-entirely-a-bad-thing/

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Dec 15, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

📝Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on multiple conspiracy and fraud charges by U.S. officials:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/13/sam-bankman-fried-indicted-several-conspiracy-and-fraud-charges/

📉‘Uniquely destined to fail’: New FTX CEO charged with cleaning up Sam Bankman-Fried’s mess testifies in Congress:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/13/destined-to-fail-sam-bankman-fried-custody-congress-ftx-hearing/

⚠️Prosecutors give a stark warning to other crypto platforms in the wake of the SBF indictment and call it ‘one of the biggest financial frauds in American history’: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/13/prosecutors-warn-crypto-platforms-after-sbf-indictment-ftx-fraud-charges-american-history/

Dec 16 @FortuneCrypto

💼Blocknative raises $15 million to provide global infrastructure to Ethereum:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/15/blocknative-raises-15-million-to-provide-global-infrastructure-ethereum/

💸UN to send displaced Ukrainians USDC to convert into local currencies:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/15/un-crypto-aid-ukrainian-refugees-stablecoin-usdc-stellar/

🌟Star-studded Senate hearing illustrates massive divide over crypto in D.C.:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/14/star-studded-senate-banking-committee-divides-crypto/

Dec 19, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

👀Why SBF’s arrest means freedom for everyone else in the crypto space:
https://fortune.com/2022/12/19/sbf-arrest-means-freedom-crypto-politics-dmitry-gooshchin/

🕋The evolution of crypto and Web3 in the Arab world:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/19/evolution-crypto-web3-in-the-arab-world/

📑Unlike Washington, Andreessen Horowitz has a plan to push forward crypto legislation:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/19/unlike-washington-andreessen-horowitz-has-a-plan-to-push-forward-crypto-legislation/

⛔️Sen. Sherrod Brown leaves possibility of crypto ban open as momentum builds for stronger regulation:
https://fortune.com/2022/12/18/sherrod-brown-crypto-ban-ftx-senate-banking-regulation-coinbase/

Dec 22, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

💸FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be released on $250 million bail put under house arrest at his parents’ home:
https://fortune.com/2022/12/22/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-released-bail-250-million/

🧳Sam Bankman-Fried lieutenant Caroline Ellison charged with fraud over FTX crypto price manipulation:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/21/sec-charges-caroline-ellison-with-fraud-over-ftx-price-manipulation/

📈Elizabeth Warren’s new crypto bill sent shock waves through the industry. Here’s what it could mean:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/21/elizabeth-warren-new-crypto-bill-shockwaves/

Dec 28, 2022 @FortuneCrypto

💰NFTs had an up-and-down 2022. Some of these still sold for seven figures:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/27/most-expensive-nfts-2022-end-of-year/

📉It was a bad year for crypto. It was even worse for these guys:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/26/crypto-bad-year-falls-from-grace-sbf-do-kwon/

🧳Sam Bankman-Fried borrowed half a billion dollars from his now bankrupt empire to buy Robinhood shares:
https://fortune.com/2022/12/28/crypto-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-alameda-loan-robinhood-shares/

Jan 9, 2023 @FortuneCrypto

👀5 great crypto stories you missed over the holidays: https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/04/5-great-crypto-stories-you-missed-over-the-holidays/

📈Crypto investors who lost money in 2022 can use key tax loophole—for now: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/29/crypto-investors-who-lost-money-in-2022-can-use-key-tax-loophole-for-now/

💰The 10 biggest crypto funding rounds of 2022: https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/29/10-biggest-crypto-funding-rounds-2022/

Jan 17, 2023 @FortuneCrypto

👀Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has what the crypto industry needs: A clear moral vision:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/17/ethereum-founder-vitalik-buterin-has-what-the-crypto-industry-needs-a-clear-moral-vision/

📉Crypto bank Silvergate reports $1 billion loss as CEO insists ‘our mission has not changed’:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/17/crypto-bank-silvergate-1-billion-loss-ceo-insists-our-mission-has-not-changed/

🧳TaxBit to acquire software startup Tactic to expand crypto accounting services:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/17/taxbit-acquires-crypto-accounting-company-tactic/

💰Disgraced 3AC hedge fund bros seek to raise $25M for new GTX crypto exchange:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/16/disgraced-3ac-hedge-fund-bros-seek-to-raise-25m-for-new-gtx-crypto-exchange/

Jan 19, 2023 @FortuneCrypto

💸Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund made more than $1B offloading 8 years of crypto investments just before markets soured:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/18/peter-thiels-founders-fund-sold-crypto-just-before-markets-soured/

💼Binance admits to further management issues with stablecoin assets:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/18/binance-admits-to-further-management-issues-with-stablecoin-assets/

🩹New FTX CEO John Ray may revive failed crypto exchange:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/19/new-ftx-ceo-john-ray-may-revive-failed-crypto-exchange/

⛔️Genesis may file for bankruptcy this week as trading firm struggles to raise new funds:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/19/genesis-considers-bankruptcy-gemini-barry-silbert-winklevoss-twins/

Jan 21, 2023 @FortuneCrypto

📈New FTX CEO John Ray may revive failed crypto exchange:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/19/new-ftx-ceo-john-ray-may-revive-failed-crypto-exchange/

📑Crypto lending arm of Genesis files for bankruptcy:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/19/genesis-considers-bankruptcy-gemini-barry-silbert-winklevoss-twins/

🧳Crypto lender Genesis just filed for bankruptcy. Here are the biggest creditors:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/20/the-crypto-lender-genesis-just-filed-for-bankruptcy-biggest-creditors/