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The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says

Boom Times

The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Blockchain Innovation Will Put an AI-Powered Internet Back Into Users’ Hands

WIRED World

Blockchain Innovation Will Put an AI-Powered Internet Back Into Users’ Hands

Chris Dixon

Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts

Dark Knight

Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts

Andy Greenberg

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent

Final Countdown

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent

Andy Greenberg

Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

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Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

Lauren Goode

69,000 Bitcoins Are Headed for the US Treasury

Twists and Turns

69,000 Bitcoins Are Headed for the US Treasury

Andy Greenberg

FTX Customers Will Get Back Billions After Judge OKs Bankruptcy Plan

Exit Ramp

FTX Customers Will Get Back Billions After Judge OKs Bankruptcy Plan

Joel Khalili

A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

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A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

Caroline Haskins

‘Should Art Be Regulated by the SEC?’: NFT Artists’ New Lawsuit Seeks Answers

Token Effort

‘Should Art Be Regulated by the SEC?’: NFT Artists’ New Lawsuit Seeks Answers

Jessica Klein

How Telegram Game Hamster Kombat Got 300 Million Users—and the Ire of Iran’s Military

Cryptic Critter

How Telegram Game Hamster Kombat Got 300 Million Users—and the Ire of Iran’s Military

Jeff Wilser

Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Claims He Created Bitcoin

Cryptic Comments

Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Claims He Created Bitcoin

Joel Khalili

Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage

Crypto Woes

Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage

Andy Greenberg

Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

Hell on Earth

Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

Andy Greenberg and Matt Giles

The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

All Mixed Up

The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

Andy Greenberg

Ethereum's Cofounder Says SEC Is 'Gaslighting' Everyone About Crypto

WIRED Q&A

Ethereum's Cofounder Says SEC Is 'Gaslighting' Everyone About Crypto

Joel Khalili

Crypto FOMO Is Back. So Are the Scams

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Crypto FOMO Is Back. So Are the Scams

Joel Khalili

Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet

Tales from the Crypto

Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet

Joel Khalili

Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

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Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

Joel Khalili

Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares

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Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares

Joel Khalili

What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly

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What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly

Joel Khalili