The blockchain that criminals love
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The blockchain that criminals love

TRON was supposed to be just another Ethereum knockoff — faster, cheaper, maybe a little flashier. But over time, it's become something else entirely: the go-to blockchain for illicit finance.

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118. AI and the Holy Grail of conservation: Real-time monitoring

118. AI and the Holy Grail of conservation: Real-time monitoring

Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI researc...

2 Apr 202427min

117. Mic Drop: The Big Chill: Nigeria, Binance battle likely to add to economic crisis

117. Mic Drop: The Big Chill: Nigeria, Binance battle likely to add to economic crisis

Matthew Page from the London-based think tank Chatham House pulls back to look at the potential economic fallout between Nigerian government and Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. ...

29 Mar 20248min

116. Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance

116. Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance

This week, Nigeria charged Binance and two of its executives with tax evasion in the latest twist in a month-long dispute between the cryptocurrency giant and the Nigerian government. Nigeria detained...

26 Mar 202426min

115. Mic Drop: Hear ye, Hear ye, the Hacker’s Court is in session

115. Mic Drop: Hear ye, Hear ye, the Hacker’s Court is in session

We talk to Analyst1 senior researcher Jon DiMaggio about how hackers settle their disputes – think People’s Court without all the robes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

22 Mar 202410min

114. Exclusive: LockBit ransomware leader says, ‘I felt like I was being hunted’ but they ‘can’t stop me’

114. Exclusive: LockBit ransomware leader says, ‘I felt like I was being hunted’ but they ‘can’t stop me’

We speak with the leader of one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service gangs the world has ever known — LockBit. Just weeks after Operation Cronos, a global police action against the group, Lock...

19 Mar 202424min

113. Mic Drop: Exclusive: Embattled LockBit leader: ‘Now I want to create even more noise’

113. Mic Drop: Exclusive: Embattled LockBit leader: ‘Now I want to create even more noise’

Our interview of the week: LockBitSupp says his ransomware platform isn’t dead yet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

15 Mar 20247min

112. Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire

112. Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire

Newly leaked files from a private Chinese hackers-for-hire company provide a fresh look into China’s “cyber industrial complex” – and it appears to be bigger and more mature than observers had previou...

12 Mar 202424min

111. Mic Drop: Arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis on North Korea’s new BFF in Moscow

111. Mic Drop: Arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis on North Korea’s new BFF in Moscow

Our interview of the week — a one-on-one with arms control policy expert, Jeffrey Lewis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

8 Mar 202412min

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