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Ben Weiss is a former crypto reporter for Fortune. 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.

Exclusive: Harvard grads raise $20 million for Ostium, a platform focused on a derivative popular with crypto traders
Crypto
Exclusive: Harvard grads raise $20 million for Ostium, a platform focused on a derivative popular with crypto traders
By Ben WeissDecember 3, 2025
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Crypto
Stablecoin issuer Paxos to acquire wallet startup Fordefi for more than $100 million
By Carlos Garcia and Ben WeissNovember 25, 2025
Exclusive: Coinbase to buy Solana trading platform Vector.fun
Crypto
Exclusive: Coinbase to buy Solana trading platform Vector.fun
By Ben WeissNovember 21, 2025
5 stocks to buy—and 5 to avoid—if 2026 brings a downturn
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5 stocks to buy—and 5 to avoid—if 2026 brings a downturn
By Jeff John Roberts, Ben Weiss and Allie GarfinkleNovember 20, 2025
Arjun Sethi on stage in Singapore.
Crypto
Exclusive: Crypto exchange Kraken raises $200 million from Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities to notch $20 billion valuation
By Ben WeissNovember 18, 2025
Stani Kulechov stands in NYC with backdrop of buildings.
Crypto
Exclusive: Company behind popular crypto lender Aave to launch app in Apple store that offers high-yield returns
By Ben WeissNovember 17, 2025
Exclusive: Scaramuccis led $220 million investment in crypto mining firm tied to President’s family—‘Bitcoin transcends politics’
Crypto
Exclusive: Scaramuccis led $220 million investment in crypto mining firm tied to President’s family—‘Bitcoin transcends politics’
By Ben WeissNovember 15, 2025
Jack Dorsey stands on stage next to a Bitcoin logo.
Crypto
New Cash App features let users send and receive stablecoins, pay merchants in Bitcoin
By Ben WeissNovember 13, 2025
Exclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition
Crypto
Exclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition
By Ben WeissNovember 11, 2025
A headshot of Vladimir Novakovski wearing glasses.
Crypto
Exclusive: DeFi founder who graduated Harvard at 18 raises $68 million for crypto trading protocol Lighter
By Ben WeissNovember 11, 2025
Patrick O'Grady. stands next to a whiteboard in an office.
Crypto
Exclusive: Stripe-backed startup Tempo leads $25 million raise for crypto infrastructure firm Commonware
By Ben WeissNovember 7, 2025
Exclusive: Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises $136 million for fourth fund
Companies
Exclusive: Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises $136 million for fourth fund
By Ben WeissNovember 5, 2025
A man tries to pull a coin with a BTC logo up a mountain.
The Coins
Crypto’s big ‘Uptober’ ends with a whimper, Bitcoin down 4%
By Carlos Garcia and Ben WeissOctober 31, 2025
A pyramid of Bitcoins stacked on top of each other.
The Coins
Bitcoin, Ethereum dip after Fed chair hints that 25-point rate cut may be last of 2025
By Ben WeissOctober 30, 2025
A Mastercard credit card peeking out from a pocket.
Companies
Exclusive: Mastercard poised to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for nearly $2 billion, sources say
By Ben Weiss and Leo SchwartzOctober 29, 2025
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