Crypto recaps

Issue 10 – Speedrunning the evolution of modern finance

The FTX dumpster fire rages on, Crypto.com had a quiet $400 million+ oopsie a month ago, and Binance comes up with a novel idea to add stability to a financial system.

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The FTX collapse: the latest revelations (part three)

Bankruptcy filings, private messages, and leaked balance sheets reveal some of the chaos at FTX. Here's what we know now.

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The Sam Bankman-Fried empire crumbled. What does it mean? (part two)

Hold on to your butts.

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The Sam Bankman-Fried empire crumbled. What happened? (part one)

Shorter title: SBF, FTX, WTF?

Crypto recaps

Issue 9 – How the mighty are falling

FTX goes from rescuer to rescuee, stolen Bitcoin is seized ten years after the theft, and a "whitehat" hack may not be so whitehat

Crypto recaps

Issue 8 – French fry fiascos

A fast food franchise DAO apparently exists, and Hodlnaut tries to hodl on.

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A shift to Substack

And some programming changes

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Issue 7 – Stoppable domains

In the courts The judge overseeing the Voyager bankruptcy has allowed Voyager to move forward with the first steps of a deal in which FTX will buy Voyager's assets for $1.422 billion. This is despite an objection from Texas regulators, who disclosed in a filing that they

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Issue 6 – Vanity is often the unseen spur

Four hacks in one day, Gary Gensler v. Kim Kardashian, and a CNN rug pull

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Issue 5 – For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons

The $160 million Wintermute hack, the fall of a young Crypto King, and the (possible) destruction of priceless art

Crypto recaps

Issue 4 – The Ethereum Merge, Purge, Scourge, and Dirge

Immersive coffee experiences, Helium shortages, and a Do on the go

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Issue 3 – Stablecoin switcheroo

A SXSW announcement, a Bill Murray fumble, and a disastrous command

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Issue 2 – Scrappy startups

Celsius & Voyager tire fires, litigious cryptobros, and a 'scrappy startup'

Crypto recaps

Issue 1 – Sub-primate lending

Ape-induced cascading liquidations, a questionable 'hack', and an upcoming crypto conference

Issue 0 – Introduction

Introducing the Whitespace newsletter, and a little more on what's next for me.