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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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Companies
Blockchain to the moon! Crypto companies’ outer space plans are less silly than you think
By Ben WeissJuly 4, 2023
Dave Ripley, CEO of Kraken, during the Bitcoin 2023 conference.
Regulators
Rich crypto traders to face IRS scrutiny after judge rules against Kraken
By Ben WeissJuly 3, 2023
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The Coins
Bitcoin slumps below $30,000 after SEC says new ETF filings by BlackRock and others are ‘inadequate’
By Ben WeissJune 30, 2023
Abigail Johnson speaks during a panel at Harvard Business School.
Companies
Fidelity refiles for a Bitcoin spot ETF, mimicking structure of BlackRock filing
By Ben WeissJune 29, 2023
Raj Dhamodharan, head of crypto and blockchain at Mastercard, speaks during Consensus 2023.
Companies
Mastercard plans beta for a blockchain ‘app store’ for ‘regulated’ financial apps
By Ben WeissJune 28, 2023
Brian Armstrong, founder and CEO of Coinbase, speaks on stage at a conference in 2019.
Companies
Coinbase shares are up 35% since the SEC sued the crypto exchange for allegedly selling unregistered securities
By Ben WeissJune 28, 2023
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Companies
Sony invests $3.5 million into layer-1 blockchain developer Startale Labs
By Ben WeissJune 28, 2023
Members of the Wagner Group return to their base in Rostov-on-Don following an agreement between Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin.
The Coins
Trades between Russian ruble and dollar-backed stablecoin almost quadrupled during short-lived Wagner rebellion
By Ben WeissJune 26, 2023
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Companies
‘Invest in them or some stuff, idk’: FTX estate sues investment firm headed by ‘super-networker’ ex-Clinton aide for $700 million
By Ben WeissJune 23, 2023
Brian Armstrong, the founder and CEO of Coinbase, speaks on stage during an April conference in the U.K.
Companies
‘None of that is really an issue at Coinbase’: CEO Brian Armstrong talks about Binance without talking about Binance
By Ben WeissJune 22, 2023
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The Coins
Bitcoin soars past $30,000—notching the highest mark in more than a year—on ETF fever
By Ben WeissJune 21, 2023
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Companies
Maverick Protocol raises $9 million to challenge decentralized exchanges like Uniswap
By Ben WeissJune 21, 2023
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The Coins
Bitcoin holds steady near $27,000, buoyed by BlackRock’s ETF application
By Ben WeissJune 20, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, at a conference in Lisbon.
Companies
Binance loses footing in Europe as French prosecutors investigate exchange and Netherlands denies license application
By Ben WeissJune 16, 2023
Changpeng Zhao speaks virtually during a conference in Hong Kong.
Companies
Binance’s U.S. subsidiary lays off about 50 employees, cites ‘costly litigation process’
By Ben WeissJune 15, 2023
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