Fortune

“For the first time, financial institutions can realize the full benefits of a global blockchain network while operating within the regulatory guardrails:"

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/09/deloitte-goldman-sachs-microsoft-among-institutional-players-partnering-on-new-blockchain-network/

Shaquille O’Neal is calling foul on the lawyers who chased him for months to serve a lawsuit accusing the basketball legend of duping investors in FTX crypto exchange:

https://fortune.com/2023/05/09/shaq-dodging-lawyers-serve-ftx-fraud-lawsuit-throwing-at-car-sending-instagram/

Coinbase shares, which dropped 56% over the past year amid a dropoff in trading, surged 8% after hours to about $52 after a Thursday close at $49:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/04/coinbase-stock-jumps-8-after-exchange-reports-smaller-than-expected-loss-and-increase-in-subscription-revenue/

The collapse of FTX cut SOL's value in half. But the Solana ecosystem has soldiered on, and, according to cofounder Raj Gokal, it’s not looking back:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/03/solana-blockchain-transactions-rebound-cofounder-raj-gokal-says-ftx-troubles-in-rearview-mirror/

In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the Winklevoss twins said the regulatory morass in the U.S. contributed to their decision to launch the Gemini Foundation in Singapore:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/02/gemini-launches-offshore-crypto-derivatives-platform/

While all eyes are on Bitcoin’s creep toward $30,000 and Ether’s double-digit year-to-date jump, another cryptocurrency has quietly surpassed the gains of both since the start of the year:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/28/solana-cryptocurrency-outperforms-bitcoin-and-ethereum-ytd-mad-lads/

At Consensus, the crypto industry’s annual conference, a subdued but determined vibe:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/28/at-consensus-the-crypto-industrys-annual-conference-a-subdued-but-determined-vibe/

Apr 27 @FortuneCrypto

🚨EXCLUSIVE: NFL launches first blockchain-backed mobile game in collaboration with Mythical Games:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/26/nfl-blockchain-mobile-game-mythical-games-polkadot/

Apr 11 @FortuneCrypto

🚨Introducing: The Fortune Crypto 40

A first-of-its-kind list that draws upon extensive research to recognize the best companies and organizations in the crypto industry:

https://fortune.com/ranking/crypto/2023/

Mar 31 @FortuneCrypto

⚖️ ‘His excellency’ no longer: Grenada sunsets Justin Sun’s role as WTO rep after SEC lawsuit:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/31/his-excellency-sec-lawsuit-justin-sun-grenada-diplomat-wto/

💳 CZ tweeted that a $1B recovery fund would be moved into ‘native crypto’ with ‘transparency.’ Then Binance stuck it in a corporate wallet:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/31/cz-native-crypto-binance-recovery-fund-corporate-wallets/

👀 The curious tale of Elizabeth Warren and the short-seller:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/31/the-curious-tale-of-elizabeth-warren-and-the-short-seller/

Mar 30 @FortuneCrypto

🧳Sam Bankman-Fried bribed Chinese officials to the tune of $40 million as he got desperate about frozen Alameda funds, new DOJ charge claims:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/28/sam-bankman-fried-40-million-bribe-chinese-officials-alameda/

🚨The long-awaited crackdown on crypto’s Binance is here and it has chat messages about alleged criminal clients: ‘Like come on. They are here for crime’:
https://fortune.com/2023/03/27/crypto-exchange-binance-crackdown-cftc-complaint-chat-messages-crime/

👀How Binance really operates: The world’s largest crypto exchange boasts vast profits, hefty influencer payouts, and a ticking time bomb on its balance sheet:
https://fortune.com/2023/03/28/binance-cftc-lawsuit-bnb-coin-social-media-influencers/

Mar 28 @FortuneCrypto

💸 ‘I slipped up’: NFT collector evaporates CryptoPunk valued at $129,000—a third of his net worth:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/27/nft-collector-129k-cryptopunk-burn-address-mistake-brandon-riley/

🏦 The crypto industry enlisted an unlikely champion in its crusade against the SEC: An ex-Coinbase manager convicted of insider trading:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/27/crypto-unlikely-champion-sec-coinbase-insider-trading/

📈 Polygon launches ‘holy grail’ zkEVM mainnet beta that aims to increase scale and decrease cost of Ethereum transactions:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/27/polygon-launches-holy-grail-zkevm-mainnet-beta-mass-scale-cost-savings-to-ethereum-transactions/

👀OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to convince billions of people to scan their eyes to prove they aren’t bots. Meet Worldcoin, the founder’s crypto project
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/21/sam-altman-orb-scan-eyeballs-ai-bot-worldcoin/

🔊Announcing the Fortune Crypto 40: A ranking to recognize the best companies in crypto.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/23/fortune-crypto-40/

Feb 14 @FortuneCrypto

👀U.S. regulators just killed a major stablecoin. Here's what that means for the crypto industry:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/14/u-s-regulators-just-killed-a-major-stablecoin-what-that-means-for-the-crypto-industry/

⚠️Stablecoins are under threat and this new type of crypto could replace them, says JPMorgan:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/13/stablecoins-are-under-threat-and-this-new-type-of-crypto-could-replace-them-says-jpmorgan/

🏦Central banks currencies are coming whether we want them or not. Should you be worried about CBDCs?
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/14/central-banks-currencies-are-coming-whether-we-want-them-or-not-should-you-be-worried-about-cbdcs/

Feb 10 @FortuneCrypto

⚖️Gary Gensler hits Kraken with $30 million settlement, prompting outcry of "regulation by enforcement"
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/09/kraken-30-million-sec-fine-ends-crypto-staking/

📉PayPal CEO to step down amid economic turbulence and slumping shares after years of breakneck growth:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/09/paypal-ceo-to-step-down-amid-economic-turbulence-earnings-q4-2022/

🤳🏻Judge and Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers spar over his use of messaging apps:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/09/sam-bankman-fried-lawyers-judge-spar-messaging-apps/

Feb 7 @FortuneCrypto

📈Former Coinbase employee accepts plea deal, admits to insider trading:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/07/former-coinbase-employee-accepts-plea-deal-admits-to-insider-trading/

🏦Binance suspends bank transfers of U.S. dollars:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/06/binance-suspends-bank-transfers-us-dollars/

🏈Crypto ads will vanish from the Super Bowl as the fall of FTX weighs on the industry’s reputation:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/06/no-crypto-ads-super-bowl-lvii-chiefs-eagles-2023/

Feb 3 @FortuneCrypto

📃Logan Paul sued for alleged CryptoZoo ‘rug pull’:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/03/logan-paul-sued-for-alleged-cryptozoo-rug-pull/

🧳Silvergate at center of DOJ fraud investigation for hosting FTX and Alameda accounts:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/03/silvergate-doj-fraud-investigation-ftx-and-alameda/

⚠️Crypto sleuth tricks MMA fighter into promoting scam NFT project:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/03/coffeezilla-tricked-mma-fighter-fake-nft-project/

Feb 1 @FortuneCrypto

🎥Fortune and Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas are teaming up to make an FTX documentary with exclusive access to Binance CEO and SBF rival CZ:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/01/fortune-and-mark-wahlbergs-unrealistic-ideas-are-teaming-up-to-make-an-ftx-documentary-with-exclusive-access-to-binance-ceo-and-sbf-rival-cz/

💰Despite SEC litigation, Ripple sold $226 million of XRP last quarter—and the token gained 21% last month:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/01/despite-sec-litigation-ripple-sold-226-million-of-xrp-last-quarter-and-the-token-gained-21-last-month/

📃Judge rules that Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees of FTX, Alameda Research:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/01/judge-rules-that-sam-bankman-fried-must-stop-contacting-former-employees-of-ftx-alameda-research/

Jan 23 @FortuneCrypto

🚨‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed $4 billion from investors by touting bogus Bitcoin rival—she’s still on the run from the FBI after five years:
https://fortune.com/2023/01/23/ruja-ignatova-cryptoqueen-on-the-run-fbi-bitcoin-rival-onecoin/

📝The trillion dollar coin debate is back. Experts explain if it can actually resolve the debt-ceiling crisis:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/23/can-the-us-invent-a-digital-trillion-dollar-coin-to-save-itself-from-default/

🧰The banking industry is turning its back on crypto, adding insult to injury for the reeling sector:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/01/23/crypto-industry-losing-banking-partners-heres-why-it-matters/