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The FTX trial, day one: Jury selected in Sam Bankman-Fried case

The death penalty is not on the table, the judge reassured one prospective juror.

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Review: Michael Lewis's Going Infinite

If Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted in the upcoming FTX fraud trial, Lewis’s admiring biography will take an awkward place on the shelves of history.

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A preview of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial

Key witnesses and the likely legal strategies about to unfold in the historic case ahead.

Crypto recaps

Issue 40 – Extorted for my lambo

And they say crypto is dead: two $200 million disasters in a single week may be a new record.

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News flash: 95% of NFTs have ALWAYS been worthless

Be skeptical of catchy headlines and junk data, even when they affirm your prior opinions.

Crypto recaps

Issue 39 – Partners in crime (of the criminal sort)

The SEC is stuck in Binance's "house of mirrors", SBF's parents are officially defendants now, and a Hong Kong crypto exchange hurtles towards collapse.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's jail conditions offer a glimpse at systemic failure

The fallen crypto billionaire's pleas for proper meals and medical care are an unlikely illustration of America's broken jail system.

Crypto recaps

Issue 38 – The Wallet Event

Also: soccer scammers, Bitcoin tire fires, and a crash course in how to most clearly describe your NFT project as an unregistered securities offering.

Crypto recaps

Issue 37 – Things Sam is freaking out about

Things are heating up as the FTX trial looms, various crypto companies try to outmaneuver the SEC in court, and mainstream media crypto boosterism enjoys an unexpected revival.

Crypto recaps

Issue 36 – Sam Bankman-Jailed

"Just because the defendant was more subtle than a mobster doesn't mean it's OK."

Crypto recaps

Issue 35 – Pondering my orb

Also, degens on the leetest blockchains get hax0red.

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Worldcoin: a solution in search of its problem

Worldcoin doesn't seem to know what problem it's trying to solve, but they want to scan your eyeballs anyway.

Crypto recaps

Issue 34 – The issue is you got hacked by North Korea

Sam Bankman-Fried might be going back to jail, re-entrancy attacks galore, and a bad week for gambling-related payment processors.

Crypto recaps

Issue 33 – Can I cross border with crypto?

... and other questions you should probably answer before you decide to steal $9 million.

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XRP: Schrödinger's security

The recent order on whether Ripple's XRP is a security has some declaring victory for not just Ripple, but all of crypto.

Crypto recaps

Issue 32 – I write to inform you the games are over.

Also, all my apes (once again) liquidated, too many people try to short the NFT market, and NFT protocol developers head for greener pastures.