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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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Mnemonic cofounders Andrii Yasinetsky (left) and Elena Ikonomovska (right).
CompaniesSalesforce Ventures leads $6 million round for Web3 data analytics firm Mnemonic
By Ben WeissJune 14, 2023
A man passes by a poster that says Solana.
The CoinsSolana survived Sam Bankman-Fried. Can it survive Gary Gensler?
By Ben WeissJune 13, 2023
Dan Gallagher testifies before Congress.
The CoinsRobinhood to delist tokens for Solana, Cardano, and Polygon after SEC suits name them as securities
By Ben WeissJune 9, 2023
Raj Gokal speaks at conference in 2022.
The CoinsSolana Foundation finally addresses ‘the elephant in the room’ and denies Solana’s native token is a security
By Ben WeissJune 8, 2023
Thomas Kurian speaks on stage at a recent conference.
CompaniesGoogle Cloud says it will reimburse customers up to $1 million if they’re victims of a crypto-mining scam
By Ben WeissJune 8, 2023
Gary Gensler shakes a congressman's hand.
RegulatorsGary Gensler offered to serve as informal advisor for Binance, the exchange’s lawyers allege
By Ben WeissJune 8, 2023
A tower of coins collapse.
CompaniesCoinbase and Binance each see net outflows of more than $1 billion in 24 hours after SEC suit
By Ben WeissJune 6, 2023
A headshot of Scott Sunarto in front of a pixelated background.
CompaniesHaun Ventures leads $10 million funding round for Web3 gaming startup Argus Labs
By Ben WeissJune 6, 2023
People balancing on top of a Bitcoin.
The CoinsBitcoin and Ethereum sag as SEC suit against Coinbase weighs on crypto market
By Ben WeissJune 6, 2023
A headshot of Zac Townsend in front of a computer-themed background.
CompaniesMeanwhile, a Bitcoin life insurer backed by Sam Altman and Google’s VC fund, raises $19 million at $100 million valuation
By Ben WeissJune 6, 2023
A man on a mountaintop holds onto a coin via a rope.
CompaniesBitcoin, Ether, BNB, and other tokens tank after SEC sues Binance and Changpeng Zhao
By Ben WeissJune 5, 2023
A hooded man carrying a Bitcoin token.
The Coins‘My life has been disrupted’: Atomic Wallet users lose more than $35 million in hack
By Ben WeissJune 5, 2023
3D model of a zero in a white room
CompaniesA brief history of zero-knowledge proofs, the buzzy mathematical technique that’s taken crypto by storm
By Ben WeissJune 5, 2023
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, founders of the crypto exchange Gemini, speak on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 conference.
CompaniesGemini looks to Dubai and Crypto.com nabs Singapore license as U.S. crypto companies continue overseas expansion
By Ben WeissJune 1, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, speaks virtually during an April conference in Hong Kong.
CompaniesBinance notified of investigation by Ontario Securities Commission 2 days before saying it would leave Canada
By Ben WeissMay 31, 2023
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