Cryptocurrency

sbf: the virtue was the con Dec. 1, 2022

What Does Sam Bankman-Fried Have to Say for Himself?An interview with the disgraced CEO.

By Jen Wieczner

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

What Happened to FTX?It’s possible that you don’t fully understand what Sam Bankman-Fried did or what transpired at his company, FTX. This may help.

By Lane Brown

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

How Did SBF Convince West Africans Crypto Was Their Future?At least Madoff’s clients were rich.

By Reeves Wiedeman

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Is Effective Altruism Now Defective?Commiserating with the do-gooders SBF made look bad.

By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Was Caroline Ellison a Main Character or the Fall Girl?How the 28-year-old CEO LARP-ed her way into the collapse of FTX.

By Bridget Read

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Will SBF Soon Be Wearing an Orange Jumpsuit?The over-under on SBF’s criminal risk.

By Ankush Khardori

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

How Much Political Power Did SBF’s Millions Buy?“Bankman-who? Never knew the guy.”

By Gabriel Debenedetti

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

What Kind of Mess Did SBF Leave Behind in the Bahamas?On the ground in Nassau, where FTX’s riches are up for grabs.

By Kevin T. Dugan

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

How Did FTX End Up at the Met Gala?Understanding his fashion and high-society fixer, Lauren Remington Platt.

By Matthew Schneier

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Why Didn’t More Reporters See This Coming?How SBF sweet-talked the media.

By Shawn McCreesh

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Wait, But Weren’t His Parents Law Professors?The Stanford genius bubble that birthed SBF.

By Elizabeth Weil

sbf: the virtue was the con Nov. 19, 2022

Where Have the FTX Depositors Gone to Panic?Distraught users — and scammers — are flooding Telegram.

By John Herrman

cryptocurrency Nov. 17, 2022

The 5 Craziest and Most Telling Videos of Sam Bankman-FriedMaybe he was leaving clues all along.

By Matt Stieb

the money game Sept. 12, 2022

Beware Ryan Cohen, the Meme-Stock KingHe’s making wild profits. But at whose expense?

By Jen Wieczner

schadenfreude July 30, 2022

Crypto Bros Are Trying to Ditch Their Rolex WatchesSecondhand sellers say the supply of luxury Swiss timepieces rose as a direct consequence of the Bitcoin crash this year.

By Matt Stieb

encounter July 21, 2022

Beeple’s Post-NFT ChapterThe digital artist made a pile of money on NFTs before the crypto market crashed. Now he has his eyes on the art world.

By Zachary Small

politics May 23, 2022

House Ethics Committee Investigates Madison Cawthorn for Promoting CryptoCawthorn is leaving in January, but he may be in trouble before then.

By Matt Stieb

the money game May 12, 2022

Madison Cawthorn’s Crypto Guru Goes BustIn the hyperworld of Miami’s crypto right, the “Let’s Go Brandon” coin sounded as good as gold.

By Matt Stieb

the money game Mar. 30, 2022

Crypto’s Most Powerful Regulator Is HereAdrienne Harris, New York’s financial watchdog, has enormous sway over the industry’s future.

By Kevin T. Dugan

politics Feb. 17, 2022

Can Andrew Yang Stick to One Thing?His latest turn as a lobbyist for cryptocurrencies and other Web3 tech may not be the “profound opportunity to fight poverty” he says it is.

By Matt Stieb

crime Feb. 9, 2022

The Big Dumb Bitcoin-Laundering Scheme (Feat. Bad Rap)The Feds arrested a husband and (rapping) wife influencer who got in over their heads trying to launder billions in stolen crypto.

By Kevin T. Dugan and Matt Stieb

business Jan. 23, 2022

How Museums Are Trying to Figure Out What NFT Art Is WorthAmong other complexities, the often secretive process for establishing the insured value of a painting doesn’t work with a Bored Ape.

By Kevin T. Dugan

the money game Jan. 5, 2022

Striking It Rich in the Meme-Coin Casino“I think this is all stupid and absurd. But I’m not going to complain.”

By Anonymous

cryptocurrency Dec. 8, 2021

Crypto Gets Its Day With CongressIt was a coup for an industry still seeking legitimacy and recognition. Not everything went smoothly, though.

By Kevin T. Dugan

just asking questions Dec. 6, 2021

She Was D.C.’s Top Crypto Cop. Now She’s Silicon Valley’s Top Crypto Investor.Katie Haun is spreading the Web3 word to everyone from senators to Hollywood stars.

By Jen Wieczner

technology Nov. 30, 2021

A Normie’s Guide to Becoming a Crypto PersonHow to (cautiously and skeptically) fall down the rabbit hole.

the money game Nov. 16, 2021

How Gary Vaynerchuk Became an NFT Guru — and Lord of His Own MetaverseNFTs weren’t just something he could collect; they knotted all the threads of his career.

By Benjamin Wallace

crypto Nov. 13, 2021

Could Eric Adams Actually Be Paid in Bitcoin?Today’s boast could be tomorrow’s reality.

By Kevin T. Dugan

school mask mandates Nov. 8, 2021

Eric Adams Already Has Big Ideas for New York City SchoolsThe incoming mayor said he wants to end school mask mandates if it can “be done with the science” and wants to start teaching cryptocurrency to kids.

By Matt Stieb

eric adams Nov. 4, 2021

We Finally Have Our First Crypto-Bro MayorEric Adams wants to get paid in bitcoin, at least for a while.

By Benjamin Hart

are u coming? Oct. 1, 2021

Blockchain Bros and Crypto Socialites Came to Party“It’s like Pretty Woman meets The Great Gatsby, but with crypto.”

By Brock Colyar

facebook July 16, 2019

The Senate Hates Facebook’s CryptocurrencyA show of bipartisan dislike characterized today’s Banking Committee hearings on Libra. Facebook might be okay with that.

By Max Read

the top line June 25, 2019

Stephen Moore’s New Crypto Start-up Is Dumb Even by Crypto Start-up StandardsThe conservative commentator and failed Fed nominee’s business partner describes the plan, such as it is.

By Josh Barro

life in pixels June 18, 2019

Facebook’s New Competition: The U.S. DollarFacebook just introduced Libra, a new cryptocurrency designed to blow up the global financial system.

By Max Read

bitcoin June 11, 2019

Rick Santorum Is Getting Into Bitcoin for CatholicsIt should have been called “Vaticoin,” if you ask me.

By Madison Malone Kircher

goatse Feb. 7, 2019

Goatse Is Now a Cryptocurrency StuntThe site cribs from the Million Dollar Homepage playbook to rake in Ethereum cryptocurrency.

By Brian Feldman

crypto Dec. 17, 2018

Bath Salts to Bitcoin: John McAfee’s Bizarre Crypto HustleHow the early internet guru turned international fugitive became crypto’s spokesman.

By Jeff Wise

select all Apr. 18, 2018

Bitcoin Criminal Escapes Prison, Flees on Plane With Prime MinisterHe managed to get out of prison and make it to Sweden.

By Brian Feldman

select all Feb. 7, 2018

How to Make $6,500 by Pretending to Be Elon Musk on TwitterIt pays to be @elonnmuusk.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Jan. 29, 2018

A Blockchain-for-Vegetables Start-up Website Was Replaced With the Word ‘Penis’This week’s weirdest cryptocurrency scam doesn’t even appear to have made money.

By Brian Feldman

select all Jan. 25, 2018

Katy Perry Is Into Cryptocurrency NowJust keep hodling.

By Brian Feldman

select all Jan. 17, 2018

The Rise and Fall of BitConnect, the Sketchiest Crypto ExchangeEven in the somewhat shady world of cryptocurrency, BitConnect stood out as being particularly sketchball.

By Jake Swearingen

Jan. 12, 2018