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Bitcoin prices are spiking. Are we in for another round of crypto mania? Also, Sam Bankman-Fried doesn't want to go to jail for 100 years. Originally published on February 29, 2024.

It's been a quiet few weeks in the world of crypto disasters... too quiet. Originally published on February 14, 2024.

"Ownership" means ten different things to ten different people. Let's talk about what we actually want. Originally published on February 11, 2024.

Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides an unconvincing bible for blockchain solutionists. Originally published on February 7, 2024.

Governments seize huge quantities of bitcoin, and a few people seem to be yearning for the days of peak crypto mania. Originally published on February 2, 2024.

Bitcoin ETP approval, God-sent crypto scammers, and more trouble in Justin Sun's world. Originally published on January 22, 2024.

This is the audio-only version of my video entitled " The charges against Binance ". The charges against Binance: what are the accusations, and what's next for Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao? Attribution and sourcing for this video are available at https://mollywhite.net/attribution/binance. Disclosures for my work pertaining to cryptocurrencies are at https://www.mollywhite.net/c...

Bitcoin ETF fakeouts, imaginary CEOs, and a bridge hack make for an eventful start to the new year. Originally published on January 9, 2024.

All my "absolute top tier apes" gone, anti-rug-pull rug pulls, and an update on this newsletter. Originally published on December 26, 2023.

Cheating chess-players, cursed mansions, and more defi centralization. Originally published on December 15, 2023.

Rising bitcoin prices bring echoes of the crypto mania from years past, and an ambitious hacker decides to manifest a new job for themselves. Originally published on December 5, 2023.

Silicon Valley's "effective altruism" and "effective accelerationism" only give a thin philosophical veneer to the industry's same old impulses. Originally published on November 25, 2023.

The Justice Department's interest in Binance isn't just "FUD" anymore. Originally published on November 21, 2023.

Two crypto firms emerge from bankruptcy, and a Bored Ape party turns out even worse than it sounds. Originally published on November 9, 2023.

From billions of mysterious Tethers to the apparent identity theft of Thai sex workers, many questions remain about what happened at Bankman-Fried's crypto empire. Originally published on November 14, 2023.

Jurors spent less than five hours deliberating before returning the verdict. Originally published on November 2, 2023.

Bankman-Fried comes off as sullen and cagey in his cross-examination in front of the jury. Originally published on November 1, 2023.

Taking the stand before the jury for the first time, Sam Bankman-Fried recounts familiar events we've heard described by previous witnesses, but gives a very different version of those stories. Originally published on October 30, 2023.

After a few other brief witnesses, it was time for the main event — or, at least, a preview of it. Originally published on October 29, 2023.

I'm taking this show on the road to hear Sam Bankman-Fried testify in person. Originally published on October 26, 2023.

Is the defense team doing as poorly as it looks, or do they have a trick up their sleeves? Originally published on October 19, 2023.

Sam Bankman-Fried's direct messages to a journalist about "unethical shit" were admitted as evidence, much to the dismay of his legal team. Originally published on October 19, 2023.

The defense team finally scores a few points, and cell phone records reveal Bankman-Fried's extensive influence tour in Manhattan. Originally published on October 18, 2023.

Singh testified that Bankman-Fried pressured him into trying to dig FTX out of a hole he didn't even know about until the very end. Originally published on October 17, 2023.

BlockFi's CEO testifies that the company wouldn't have loaned to Alameda Research if they had any idea what was really going on. Originally published October 14, 2023.