cryptocurrency
Gibraltar Could Launch the World’s First Crypto Stock Exchange
“The Rock” hopes a new stock exchange will attract crypto millionaires who want to avoid hefty taxes.
Meta and Twitter's NFT Landgrab Could Backfire
A new plan to lure social media users to the metaverse could legitimize NFTs, but it could also ruin them
The Dune NFT Fiasco Is the Least of Crypto's Legal Worries
Spice DAO's copyright misstep shows how many questions there are about the rules of cryptoart. This is an opportunity for transformation
North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400M in Crypto Last Year
The regime had a “banner year,” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values and a new generation of vulnerable startups.
Game Studios Are Turning Play Into Work
Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.
As Kazakhstan Descends Into Chaos, Crypto Miners Are at a Loss
The central Asian country became No. 2 in the world for Bitcoin mining. But political turmoil and power cuts have hit hard, and the future looks bleak.
Video Games Already Do What the Metaverse Just Promises
Virtual hang-outs, digital currency, weddings? Online games have been making space for these things for decades.
Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe.
Bitcoin’s Libertarian Streak Meets an Autocratic Regime
The cryptocurrency has come to symbolize financial freedom from governments. Many Salvadorans are unhappy about the way it was made an official currency.
This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
From GameStop to bored apes, weirdness abounded among meme-loving amateur investors.
The Metaverse Land Rush Is an Illusion
The “real estate of the future” is plagued by buggy software, empty servers, and huge opportunities for abuse.
We All Need to Stop Only Seeing the Dark Side of Crypto
In some parts of the developing world, cryptocurrency is changing lives for the better.
What Crypto Can Expect From Twitter’s New CEO
@jack is out at Twitter, but his crypto-mania is alive and well under Parag Agrawal.
Web3 Is Silicon Valley’s Rosy Vision of the Future
This week, we imagine a new version of the web that takes the power from the platforms and puts it back into the hands of the people.
A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service
An attacker exploited a vulnerability in MonoX Finance's smart contract to inflate the price of its digital token and then cash out.
The Escapist Fantasy of NFT Games Is Capitalism
In blockchain-based video games like Axie Infinity, wealthier players are becoming bosses in a flourishing international labor market.
A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist
Plus: An FBI email hack, a cam site data leak, and more of the week's top security news.
Twitter Vigilantes Are Hunting Down Crypto Scammers
Open source investigators are struggling to maintain law and order in the wildest recesses of cryptocurrency’s Wild West.
The 10,000 Faces That Launched an NFT Revolution
When two Canadian coders started an online project called CryptoPunks, they had no idea they’d spark a hyped-up, blockchain-fueled cultural juggernaut.
The Biggest Ransomware Bust Yet Might Actually Make an Impact
By arresting one alleged hacker associated with REVil and seizing millions from another, the US has made it clear that ransomware comes with a cost.
How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions
On the front lines of a “rug pull” that left investors in the lurch.
The Demise of White House Market Will Shake Up the Dark Web
The popular marketplace’s closing leaves a big hole in the billion-dollar industry of illegal drugs, credit card and bank fraud, forged documents, and more.
You Can Get This Free Crypto—If the ‘Orb’ Scans Your Eye
Worldcoin’s backers see it as a potential first step to a universal basic income.