Crypto recaps

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.

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.

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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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.

Crypto recaps

Issue 31 – FTX spaghetti

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.

Crypto recaps

Issue 30 – Sturdy Finance isn't, Atlantis Loans sinks

A week of ironically-named failures added to the continuing chaos from the SEC's crypto crackdown.

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Issue 29 – SEC showdown

The SEC is gearing up for battle with two crypto giants.

Crypto recaps

Issue 28 – Force majeure

A $100+ million grift week also featured Grumpy Cat cease-and-desist NFTs, eyeball black markets, and a rumored team arrest.

Crypto recaps

Issue 27 – Buzzword bingo

We may never get to play a $45 million AI-powered NFT mecha-cockfighting game. Thanks a lot, Gary Gensler.

Crypto recaps

Issue 26 – Fully prepared to litigate

French celebrities rug pull, Binance backs out, and Hamas gives up on Bitcoin.

Crypto recaps

Issue 25 – Taking time to be with my remaining apes

Legislators in the US and EU are paying more attention to crypto, and two projects get exploited for the second and third times.

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Issue 24 – We sometimes find $50m of assets lying around that we lost track of; such is life.

Chart crimes, math crimes, and crime crimes.