Headlines | Top Stories of the Week 05-15-23
A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, May 20, 2023.
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May 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 20, 2023
David Z. Morris
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Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn't Good Enough
Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.
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May 19, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
U.S. Crypto Firms Moving Offshore 'Welcome' in France; Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
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May 17, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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What Does the Debt Limit Showdown Mean for Bitcoin?
A U.S. debt default could catapult the cryptocurrency onto the international stage.
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May 17, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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Consensus 2023 Panel: How to Spot a Scam
Featuring “Crypto Critics’ Corner” hosts Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey, and former Terraform Labs employee Hyungsuk Kang.
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May 16, 2023 at 3:28 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
SEC Seeks to Slash $22M Fine on Crypto Firm LBRY; Paul Tudor Jones on State of Bitcoin in the U.S.
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, May 15, 2023.
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May 15, 2023 at 8:14 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning
Donations to the lying congressman were just a grace note in FTX's symphony of alleged corruption.
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May 12, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2023
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If Bitcoin Can’t Handle a Few JPEGs, How Can It Handle the World?
Network congestion from ordinals and BRC-20s is a stress test – and Bitcoin is failing.
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May 10, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2023
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CoinDesk Turns 10: 2016 - How The DAO Hack Changed Ethereum and Crypto
The $60 million hack in 2016 led to a controversial revision of the blockchain, and was a factor leading to the ICO boom starting the following year, argues David Z Morris. T...
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May 9, 2023 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2023
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Pump the BRCs: The Promise and Peril of Bitcoin-backed Tokens
A new way of issuing tokens on Bitcoin is growing fast. So why did their creator warn that they “will be worthless?"
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May 5, 2023 at 4:27 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2023