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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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 által
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Privacy, human rights, and Tornado Cash
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I am more worried about privacy than crypto crime. Originally published on May 23, 2024.Molly White által
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Issue 58 – Threats to the stability and integrity of Ethereum
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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 által
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Issue 57 - I take deep breath and I get real high
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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 által
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We can have a different web
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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 által
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Issue 56 – What are you gonna do, arrest me?
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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 által
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AI isnt useless. But is it worth it?
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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 által
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Issue 55 – Halving a bad time
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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 által
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Issue 54 – Cases continue
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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 által
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25 years for Sam Bankman-Fried
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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 által
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Sam Bankman-Fried wants only six years for his "victimless" crime
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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 által
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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 által
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Issue 52 – I am Sam's low-level culpability
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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 által
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Issue 51 – It's quiet... too quiet
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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 által
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We need to talk about digital ownership
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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 által
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Review: Chris Dixon's Read Write Own
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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 által
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Issue 50 – Bitcoin busts
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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 által
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Issue 49 – And so the Lord says "give them a 10x"
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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 által
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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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Issue 48 – Bitcoin has "no chance" of going to the moon
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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 által
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Issue 47 – Residual garbage
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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 által
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Issue 46 – Checkmate, crypto
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Cheating chess-players, cursed mansions, and more defi centralization. Originally published on December 15, 2023.Molly White által
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Issue 45 – I'm the director now
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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 által
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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 által
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The Justice Department's interest in Binance isn't just "FUD" anymore. Originally published on November 21, 2023.Molly White által
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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 által
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The stones left unturned in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
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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 által
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Jurors spent less than five hours deliberating before returning the verdict. Originally published on November 2, 2023.Molly White által
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day fourteen: Same events, new stories
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day thirteen: Sam Bankman-Fried gets a dress rehearsal
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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 által
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Sam Bankman-Fried will testify, and I'll be there
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day twelve: What's up with Sam Bankman-Fried's defense?
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day eleven: Off the record
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day ten: Heinously criminal
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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 által
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The FTX trial, day nine: Nishad Singh: "I have always been intimidated by Sam"
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Singh testified that Bankman-Fried pressured him into trying to dig FTX out of a hole he didn't even know about until the very end. Originally published on October 17, 2023.Molly White által
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The FTX trial, day eight: Defrauding lenders
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BlockFi's CEO testifies that the company wouldn't have loaned to Alameda Research if they had any idea what was really going on. Originally published October 14, 2023.Molly White által
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The FTX trial, day seven: Sam, I guess
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Recordings of the now infamous all-hands meeting capture Caroline Ellison admitting to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried to misappropriate FTX customer funds. Originally published on October 13, 2023.Molly White által
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The FTX trial, day six: A constant state of dread
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"Alternate" balance sheets, bribes, Saudi financing, and a painfully intertwined personal and professional life were among the topics described by Sam Bankman-Fried's former employee and girlfriend. Originally published on October 12, 2023.Molly White által
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The FTX trial, day five: Sam Bankman-Fried for president
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Caroline Ellison testifies about Sam Bankman-Fried's appetite for risk, involvement in Alameda Research, and even his presidential aspirations. Originally published on October 10, 2023.Molly White által
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The jury got a taste of code review as they examined a falsified "insurance fund" and the infamous FTX → Alameda Research "backdoor". Originally published on October 9, 2023.Molly White által
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The FTX trial, days 2–3: "FTX defrauded its customers", says former employee
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Meanwhile, the defense tries to argue that if Sam Bankman-Fried was a criminal, he would've bought a fancier car. Originally published on October 5, 2023.Molly White által
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The death penalty is not on the table, the judge reassured one prospective juror. Originally published on October 5, 2023.Molly White által
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A preview of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
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Key witnesses and the likely legal strategies about to unfold in the historic case ahead: United States v. Sam Bankman-Fried. Originally published on October 2, 2023.Molly White által
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