Ben Weiss reports on crypto for Fortune in New York. Previously, he wrote for DL News from Dubai. He's also fact-checked for Harper's Magazine and contributed to WIRED, The Verge, the Guardian, Slate, Gizmodo, Business Insider, and PBS NewsHour. He has a joint master's degree from New York University in journalism and international relations.
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RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried can’t catch a break: Judges reject 7 proposed witnesses and refuse his release before trial
By Ben WeissSeptember 22, 2023
The CoinsTether is lending out $5.5 billion in stablecoins less than a year after it said it would stop issuing loans
By Ben WeissSeptember 21, 2023
CompaniesGoogle Cloud to provide developers access to data on 11 more blockchains, including Polygon, Tron, and Arbitrum
By Ben WeissSeptember 21, 2023
By Ben WeissSeptember 20, 2023
CompaniesSam Bankman-Fried’s father wanted to keep $5.5 million donated to Stanford from FTX under the radar: ‘Seems too close to home’
By Ben WeissSeptember 19, 2023
CompaniesBlockchain Capital raises $580 million for 2 crypto funds amid ongoing VC drought: ‘We’ve got stuff that’s working’
By Ben WeissSeptember 18, 2023
NFTs and CultureSEC says NFTs sold by Mila Kunis’s ‘Stoner Cats’—a web series featuring Ashton Kutcher and Jane Fonda—are unregistered securities
By Ben WeissSeptember 13, 2023
CompaniesFortress CEO says hackers stole up to $15 million, mostly in Bitcoin, prior to Ripple acquisition
By Ben WeissSeptember 12, 2023
By Ben WeissSeptember 12, 2023
CompaniesGoogle Cloud to verify messages sent between blockchains in agreement with $3 billion startup LayerZero
By Ben WeissSeptember 12, 2023
By Ben WeissSeptember 11, 2023
CompaniesRipple acquires Fortress Trust, its second acquisition in 2023 after buying Metaco for $250 million
By Ben WeissSeptember 8, 2023
CompaniesFormer FTX executive Ryan Salame, who bought a private jet while working for the crypto exchange, to plead guilty
By Ben WeissSeptember 7, 2023
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