The Short List of FTX’s Power Players
The best known figure of the FTX bankruptcy is - of course - its notorious former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. But there were dozens of other top executives at the firm. Some of them with titles ranging fro...
15 Feb 202319min
Wall Street Is Looking Bullish On Crypto
With everything that has gone on in crypto over the past year, Wall Street would be excused for wanting to take a rain check on digital assets. But some big banks and other large financial firms– like...
14 Feb 202319min
Who Are The Winklevoss Twins Behind Gemini?
If you’ve heard the name Winklevoss, it’s likely that you’ve watched the movie The Social Network. The movie featured a memorable depiction of the Harvard twins and Olympic rowers who sued Mark Zucker...
13 Feb 202317min
Crypto Billionaires Reconcile, 'Britcoin' In Works
Crypto is an asset class that runs 24/7. It’s hard to keep up. So we’re back with a show that reviews the biggest stories of the week. Here’s one: the United Kingdom is amping up plans to launch a dig...
10 Feb 202319min
Crypto Hackers Face The Courts
One of the more interesting phrases used by folks in crypto is this one: “code is law.” Think of it this way. Under the idea that “code is law”, what governs whether something - say a transaction - is...
9 Feb 202317min
Bitcoin Miners Are Back Amid Crypto Rally
Crypto markets, and Bitcoin especially, had a strong start to the year. That’s had a couple of interesting consequences for some of the most important players in the market: Bitcoin miners.2023 has al...
8 Feb 202313min
What do Venture Capitalists Think About the Crypto Market?
Like many buzzy, fast-growth, high-risk industries, companies operating in and around crypto and the blockchain have relied heavily on venture capital to fund their activities. Venture capitalists, or...
7 Feb 202316min
Time to Upgrade the Ethereum Blockchain (Again)
Nearly five months ago, the Ethereum blockchain successfully completed what was — at the time — a very complicated and years-in-the-making update. Called The Merge, it allowed the blockchain to move f...
6 Feb 202313min
