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Media in Flux | Journalism's Transformation Under the Internet and AI Tsunami
The challenges of crypto journalism ( journalism as a whole) and the necessity of holding key players accountable cannot be understated, as journalists grapple with the comple...
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Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win a Loeb Award, a Top Journalism Prize
FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison.
CoinDesk's Ian Allison, who broke the award-winning FTX story. (Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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CoinDesk's Major Award Is a Huge Moment for Us and Crypto Media Generally
Of all the tasks I have in this job, this one has to be the best.
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CoinDesk Wins a Polk Award, One of Journalism's Top Prizes, for Explosive FTX Coverage
Three stories were honored, including Ian Allison’s scoop that led to Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto empire collapsing in days.
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The End of Crypto Twitter as We Know It?
An impending departure of millions of users from Twitter could threaten the platform's diversity of viewpoints and force crypto enthusiasts to fully adopt decentralized Web3 s...
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The FTX Meltdown Calls for Higher Standards in Crypto Journalism
Revelations that Bankman-Fried secretly funded crypto news publisher The Block deepened mistrust of the crypto industry.
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FTX Collapse: Examining Journalism’s Place in the Crypto Industry
FTX Collapse: Examining Journalism’s Place in the Crypto Industry
Michael J. Casey, Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, discusses the role of journalists amid the downfall of crypto exchange FTX. "We didn't see this coming," Casey said. "We h...
FTX Collapse: Examining Journalism’s Place in the Crypto Industry

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FTX Lesson: Crypto Needs the Press, the Press Needs Crypto
CoinDesk played a central role in this week’s FTX meltdown, following our coverage of Alameda Research’s suspect balance sheet last week. But the crypto industry's maturation...
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Disrupting the Media
Disrupting the Media
Host Joel Flynn discusses how blockchain could transform journalism. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Disrupting the Media