Bitcoin does cultural diplomacy in a dive bar
Bitcoin does cultural diplomacy in a dive bar Bitcoin culture, by nature, is anarchical and chaotic. It has to be, given the nature of Bitcoin itself and the people who adopted it: free-market libertarians who’ve gone all in on turning computer code into a form of money divorced from central banks, government intervention, and traceability. […]
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images More than 230 groups including Food & Water Watch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Greenpeace are demanding a pause on the construction of any new data centers in the […]
What the Trump family stands to gain from Changpeng Zhao’s pardon
What the Trump family stands to gain from Changpeng Zhao's pardon Hello and welcome to Regulator. When it comes to the news cycle, only the actual destruction of the White House could have overshadowed the slate of dubious pardons that President Donald Trump issued last week, including former Rep. George Santos, the compulsive fabulist who […]
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse It’s dusk, and bugs are chirping all around me. I’m wandering through the middle of a big, virtual swamp toward the sound of thumping bass off in the distance. There isn’t much else nearby – some trees, a couple of other players. It’s […]
Ledger’s new Nano is meant to be more than just a crypto wallet
Ledger's new Nano is meant to be more than just a crypto wallet Mac wallpaper optional, but encouraged. Ledger’s fifth Nano crypto wallet marks a moment of reinvention: it’s not nearly so “nano” anymore, and Ledger would prefer you didn’t call it a crypto wallet either. It’s grown in size, picked up a full E […]
Terraform co-founder Do Kwon pleads guilty over $40 billion crypto collapse
Terraform co-founder Do Kwon pleads guilty over $40 billion crypto collapse Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud three years after his collapsed cryptocurrency firm wiped out $40 billion in funds, according to a report from Bloomberg. Kwon entered his plea in a New York court on Tuesday as […]
Trump signs first major crypto bill, the GENIUS Act, into law
Trump signs first major crypto bill, the GENIUS Act, into law In a landmark victory for the crypto industry, President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, establishing a regulatory framework for a type of digital currency known as stablecoins. The GENIUS Act creates rules for entities that issue stablecoins, whose value is tied […]
The crypto industry got what it paid for
The crypto industry got what it paid for The crypto industry is beginning to see a return on one of its most prescient investments: Donald Trump. On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed three bills that industry supporters believe will bring more legitimacy and predictability to the digital currency space – and that critics warn […]
Even crypto execs fall for crypto scams
Even crypto execs fall for crypto scams It’s not every day you hear of cryptocurrency executives falling for crypto scams, but here we are. A complaint filed by the Department of Justice appears to reveal that a pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum when donating to what they thought was President Donald […]
Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry
Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto tokens that […]