Keep up with the happenings in the tech world without all the boosterism. Cryptocurrency critic, technology researcher, and software engineer Molly White publishes Citation Needed, a newsletter that features weekly explainers of developments in the cryptocurrency industry, with summaries of the latest disasters featured on her well-known project Web3 is Going Just Great. She also does deep dives into important events in the broader technology industry, with added critical context that is too ...
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Crypto resurfaces on the campaign trail and the FTX fallout continues to unfold. Also, merch! Originally published on September 23, 2024.Molly White
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FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried says he wants a do-over, and some more ill-received blockchain games suggest “GameFi” has an uncertain future. Originally published on September 17, 2024.Molly White
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The recent Second Circuit decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is only the latest battle in the war on libraries and the freedom to read. Originally published on September 12, 2024.Molly White
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Even the most pro-Trump crypto faithful think Trump’s new crypto scheme is a terrible idea. Also, an FTX crypto executive earns some benefit of the doubt, a lawsuit accuses “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli of disrespecting the Wu-Tang Clan, and there's a hamburglary. Originally published on September 6, 2024.…
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Paradigm has polled some Democratic voters about crypto and released a summary of their results. How does it stack up to other industry polls, which are often heavily manipulated to paint a deceptively rosy picture? Originally published on August 30, 2024.Molly White
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As parts of the crypto industry scramble to court the Harris administration with events like “Crypto4Harris”, others insist it is Harris who must “bend the knee”. Originally published on August 17, 2024.Molly White
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I'm joined by investment strategist and bitcoiner Lyn Alden to continue an earlier conversation about sexism in the bitcoin world. Links we discuss in this interview: DL News article on the gender breakdown of speakers at Bitcoin 2024 Association for Women in Cryptocurrency (AWIC) "State of Inclusion" survey Pantera survey on gender and pay in the …
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Coinbase responds to campaign finance violation allegations, Trump panders to bitcoiners, and I talk about my chat with Lyn Alden about sexism in bitcoin. Originally published on August 7, 2024.Molly White
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Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million super PAC donation
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Actively involved in contract negotiations with a federal government agency, Coinbase was likely prohibited from making its $25 million contribution to the Fairshake crypto super PAC in May 2024. Originally published on July 30, 2024, and updated on August 5.Molly White
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I don’t believe that it has. In addition to all the spending, the cryptocurrency industry has been working overtime to sell a story: that there is a large contingent of voters who will be strongly factoring in candidates’ crypto policy stances when they vote in the upcoming elections. The problem is, it’s a story that does not seem to be well suppo…
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Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto Alliance fudges the numbers, a (former) crypto industry CEO has a meltdown, and another exchange suffers a nine-figure hack. Originally published on July 23, 2024.Molly White
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FollowTheCrypto.org: A new project to track cryptocurrency industry spending to influence 2024 elections in the United States. Originally published on July 12, 2024.Molly White
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How will recent Supreme Court decisions affect the crypto world? Also, more absurdity from the crypto lobby, and some new regulatory actions. Originally published on July 5, 2024.Molly White
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The crypto industry jumps on the Trump train. Originally published on June 24, 2024.Molly White
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Are US legislators warming to crypto? The SEC approves Ethereum ETPs, and a crypto bill gets through the House. Originally published on June 7, 2024.Molly White
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Cryptocurrency companies have raised over $115 million to influence US elections this cycle, and they’re just getting started
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As election season kicks into high gear, we need to watch how cryptocurrency companies are influencing US politics. Originally published on May 30, 2024.Molly White
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I am more worried about privacy than crypto crime. Originally published on May 23, 2024.Molly White
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The Justice Department worries about the stability of Ethereum, DCG tries to bilk their subsidiary's creditors, and Biden threatens a crypto veto. Originally published on May 18, 2024.Molly White
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Changpeng Zhao's sentencing, FOIA requests reveal past FBI investigations into Coinbase, and the SEC is on a Wells notice bender. Originally published May 7, 2024.Molly White
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Many yearn for the "good old days" of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was. Originally published on May 1, 2024.Molly White
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The Binance CEO's sentencing draws near, and prosecutors have been busy chasing down other crypto criminals. Also, lawmakers take another stab at stablecoin regulation. Originally published on April 25, 2024.Molly White
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AI can be kind of useful, but I'm not sure that a "kind of useful" tool justifies the harm. Originally published on April 17, 2024.Molly White
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The bitcoin "halving" looms, and that may not be as good news as coiners hope. Also, Terra committed fraud and Uniswap got a Wells notice. Originally published on April 13, 2024.Molly White
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Crypto-related litigation is in full swing, as the Terra civil fraud trial has kicked off and two other cases against crypto companies have survived motions to dismiss. Originally published on April 2, 2024.Molly White
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"The judgment has to adequately reflect the seriousness of the crime, and this was a very serious crime." Originally published on March 28, 2024.Molly White
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Sam Bankman-Fried maintains that his crimes were victimless and resulted in zero losses, and therefore warrant only six years of imprisonment. Prosecutors argue that 40–50 years are justified. Originally published on March 26, 2024.Molly White
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Euphoria has risen along with crypto prices, but nothing has changed from the last bubble. Originally published on March 13, 2024.Molly White
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Bitcoin prices are spiking. Are we in for another round of crypto mania? Also, Sam Bankman-Fried doesn't want to go to jail for 100 years. Originally published on February 29, 2024.Molly White
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It's been a quiet few weeks in the world of crypto disasters... too quiet. Originally published on February 14, 2024.Molly White
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"Ownership" means ten different things to ten different people. Let's talk about what we actually want. Originally published on February 11, 2024.Molly White
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Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides an unconvincing bible for blockchain solutionists. Originally published on February 7, 2024.Molly White
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Governments seize huge quantities of bitcoin, and a few people seem to be yearning for the days of peak crypto mania. Originally published on February 2, 2024.Molly White
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Bitcoin ETP approval, God-sent crypto scammers, and more trouble in Justin Sun's world. Originally published on January 22, 2024.Molly White
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The charges against Binance
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This is the audio-only version of my video entitled "The charges against Binance". The charges against Binance: what are the accusations, and what's next for Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao? Attribution and sourcing for this video are available at https://mollywhite.net/attribution/binance. Disclosures for my work pertaining to cryp…
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Bitcoin ETF fakeouts, imaginary CEOs, and a bridge hack make for an eventful start to the new year. Originally published on January 9, 2024.Molly White
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All my "absolute top tier apes" gone, anti-rug-pull rug pulls, and an update on this newsletter. Originally published on December 26, 2023.Molly White
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Cheating chess-players, cursed mansions, and more defi centralization. Originally published on December 15, 2023.Molly White
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Rising bitcoin prices bring echoes of the crypto mania from years past, and an ambitious hacker decides to manifest a new job for themselves. Originally published on December 5, 2023.Molly White
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Silicon Valley's "effective altruism" and "effective accelerationism" only give a thin philosophical veneer to the industry's same old impulses. Originally published on November 25, 2023.Molly White
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The Justice Department's interest in Binance isn't just "FUD" anymore. Originally published on November 21, 2023.Molly White
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Two crypto firms emerge from bankruptcy, and a Bored Ape party turns out even worse than it sounds. Originally published on November 9, 2023.Molly White
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From billions of mysterious Tethers to the apparent identity theft of Thai sex workers, many questions remain about what happened at Bankman-Fried's crypto empire. Originally published on November 14, 2023.Molly White
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Jurors spent less than five hours deliberating before returning the verdict. Originally published on November 2, 2023.Molly White
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Bankman-Fried comes off as sullen and cagey in his cross-examination in front of the jury. Originally published on November 1, 2023.Molly White
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Taking the stand before the jury for the first time, Sam Bankman-Fried recounts familiar events we've heard described by previous witnesses, but gives a very different version of those stories. Originally published on October 30, 2023.Molly White
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After a few other brief witnesses, it was time for the main event — or, at least, a preview of it. Originally published on October 29, 2023.Molly White
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I'm taking this show on the road to hear Sam Bankman-Fried testify in person. Originally published on October 26, 2023.Molly White
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Is the defense team doing as poorly as it looks, or do they have a trick up their sleeves? Originally published on October 19, 2023.Molly White
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Sam Bankman-Fried's direct messages to a journalist about "unethical shit" were admitted as evidence, much to the dismay of his legal team. Originally published on October 19, 2023.Molly White
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The defense team finally scores a few points, and cell phone records reveal Bankman-Fried's extensive influence tour in Manhattan. Originally published on October 18, 2023.Molly White
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