GameStop short squeeze insider angles
In January 2021, the GameStop short squeeze shook Wall Street. A struggling video game retailer with outdated business models suddenly…
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Brock Pierce’s early Bitcoin influence
Few figures in the cryptocurrency world embody both pioneering influence and polarizing controversy quite like Brock Pierce. A former child…
Andreas Antonopoulos’ Bitcoin evangelism
In the sprawling landscape of cryptocurrency, few figures have had as profound an influence as Andreas M. Antonopoulos. While Bitcoin…
Tornado Cash sanctions debate
In August 2022, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) shocked the cryptocurrency world by sanctioning Tornado Cash,…
Bitcoin mining energy consumption wars
Few topics spark as much debate in the cryptocurrency world as Bitcoin’s energy consumption. To critics, Bitcoin mining is an…
How some fund houses use fake research reports
Research is the backbone of professional investing. Every mutual fund pitch—whether in a glossy fact sheet or a CNBC soundbite—leans…
NFTs as securities under U.S. law
When non-fungible tokens (NFTs) burst into mainstream attention in 2021—through multimillion-dollar digital art sales, celebrity endorsements, and profile picture (PFP)…
Exchange proof-of-reserves transparency issues
The collapse of FTX in November 2022 marked one of the darkest chapters in cryptocurrency history. Billions of dollars in…
Insider trading in disguise: when mutual funds trade with ‘friendly’ companies
Mutual funds are trusted by millions of investors to manage money fairly, transparently, and responsibly. They are supposed to operate…
The DAO’s $50M Smart Contract Disaster
In 2016, Ethereum was still brand new, barely a year old, and developers around the world were testing what was…