The Node

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
With Hacks at a Record High, Crypto Needs to Find Better Ways to Keep Users Safe
Nearly $3 billion has been lost to protocol exploits so far in 2022, more than double last year’s total, according to blockchain security firm Peckshield.
(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)
The Missing CryptoQueen Has Friends in (Very) High Places
With evidence of complicity at the very highest levels of government, the BBC’s years-long investigation into the OneCoin pyramid scheme returns.
Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)

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The Web3 Twitter Fixes Elon Musk Could Actually Try
How to turn the “bird app” into a crypto sandbox.
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A shuttered bank in the ghost town of Rockerville, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore. (Peter Unger/Getty Images)
Is Credit Suisse a Canary in the Financial Industry Coal Mine?
Though recent flubs dominate headlines, the Swiss giant’s real mistake may have been trying to compete with Wall Street in the first place.
A shuttered bank in the ghost town of Rockerville, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore. (Peter Unger/Getty Images)

Trick or treat? It's a user-activated soft fork! (Sam Ewen/DALL-E)
Halloween Costumes for Broke Crypto Traders
These easy (and affordable!) costumes are perfect for anyone short on time and cash.
Trick or treat? It's a user-activated soft fork! (Sam Ewen/DALL-E)

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What Bloomberg’s Crypto Opus Means for the Next Bull Market
Star finance writer Matt Levine devoted an entire Businessweek issue to crypto. That may be game over for hard-line skeptics.
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Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Is SBF Right About DeFi Regulation?
The FTX founder was roundly criticized for his crypto-regulatory proposals. But the so-called effective altruist is just being practical.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Hodlonaut, who sued Craig Wright in Norway and won. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)
In Craig Wright Verdict, Reality Prevails
The BSV grift limps towards its ignominious end.
Hodlonaut, who sued Craig Wright in Norway and won. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)

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In Defense of Aptos, Crypto's Punchline This Week
The much anticipated blockchain by ex-Facebook employees was off to a rocky start.
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Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)
Do Kwon's Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy World
In his latest interview from nowhere, the Terra founder and international fugitive offers “a window into the mind of an unapologetic sociopath."
Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)