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Ben Weiss reports on crypto for Fortune in New York. Previously, he wrote for DL News from Dubai. He's also fact-checked for Harper's Magazine and contributed to WIRED, The Verge, the Guardian, Slate, Gizmodo, Business Insider, and PBS NewsHour. He has a joint master's degree from New York University in journalism and international relations.

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Brad Garlinghouse speaks during an interview with Bloomberg.
RegulatorsXRP soars 10% after Ripple CEO says SEC will drop appeal
By Ben WeissMarch 19, 2025
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CompaniesExclusive: Pluralis raises $7.6 million from prominent investors to take on OpenAI with big decentralized models
By Ben WeissMarch 19, 2025
Crossmint's two cofounders standing together smiling.
CompaniesExclusive: Crossmint nets $24 million to build crypto developer platform for tech firms
By Ben WeissMarch 18, 2025
One man; male criminal dressed all in black; carrying stolen Bitcoin
RegulatorsFour teens charged for alleged pistol-whipping, attempted Bitcoin robbery of OnlyFans influencer
By Ben WeissMarch 17, 2025
A chart showing the S&P 500 percentage gains or losses during the last three presidential administrations.
FinanceThe stock market gained 2% during Biden’s first 60 days. Under Trump the market has tanked 7%
By Ben WeissMarch 17, 2025
Austin Federa speaks on stage at a Solana conference.
CompaniesHow Jump and Solana vets are building a hyper fast internet for blockchains
By Ben WeissMarch 15, 2025
David Sacks speaks at the White House.
RegulatorsU.S. crypto czar’s $200 million portfolio held Bitcoin, Coinbase, and Robinhood
By Ben WeissMarch 14, 2025
Javier Milei speaks on a podium.
RegulatorsArgentina seeks arrest of U.S. crypto figure tied to Melania and Milei cryptocurrencies
By Ben WeissMarch 13, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried walks outside a Manhattan courthouse.
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried is behind bars serving a 25-year sentence. So how is he conducting a media blitz?
By Ben WeissMarch 12, 2025
Binance CEO Richard Teng at Gulf Binance Event.
CompaniesBinance nets biggest ever crypto investment as UAE-backed MGX puts in $2 billion
By Ben WeissMarch 12, 2025
Brian Armstrong speaks at the WEF conference in Davos.
CompaniesCoinbase CEO plans to hire 1,000 U.S. workers, saying Trump ‘breathed life back’ into industry
By Ben WeissMarch 10, 2025
President Donald Trump raises his right hand into a fist.
RegulatorsTrump holds long-awaited crypto summit, calls for bill ‘on his desk’ before August
By Ben WeissMarch 7, 2025
Multiracial corporate colleagues working in office
ConferencesHackers are taking aim at board directors, warns Cisco security exec
By Ben WeissMarch 7, 2025
President Donald Trump shows an executive order he signed in March.
RegulatorsTrump signs order for strategic crypto reserve, adds 200,000 seized Bitcoins
By Ben WeissMarch 6, 2025
Scott Rogowsky performs onstage in 2018.
CompaniesRobinhood taps HQ Trivia host for new contest with $2 million in Bitcoin prizes—and some Doge
By Ben WeissMarch 5, 2025
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