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Transcript Ep. 1206: I Went Undercover to Interview a North Korean Crypto Hacker
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Aug 24, 2026

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10 min read

Transcript Ep. 1206: I Went Undercover to Interview a North Korean Crypto Hacker

Under a fake name and a fake Zoom account, Laura Shin interviewed one of North Korea's state-sponsored crypto developers.

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Ten Months Later, the ETF Bid Is Back

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

Ten Months Later, the ETF Bid Is Back

Plus: 🏚️ BitMart contemplates a second act | 🔐 Coldcard's post-hack firmware lands

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Arthur Hayes’ AI Bet Could Change Crypto

Aug 23, 2026

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3 min read

Arthur Hayes’ AI Bet Could Change Crypto

Plus: Why AI agents need their own financial rails

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The CFTC Is No Longer Waiting on Congress

Aug 21, 2026

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4 min read

The CFTC Is No Longer Waiting on Congress

Plus: Plus: 🇦🇪 Binance staff detained in the Emirates | 📈 Bitcoin's best week in over two years | 🥊 CME and Kalshi execs go at it on camera

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Bitcoin's Rally Found the Bears Right Where It Wanted Them

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Bitcoin's Rally Found the Bears Right Where It Wanted Them

Plus: Plus: 🏛️ Trump tells Congress to finish the Clarity Act | ⚡ A White House aside sends HYPE flying | ⚖️ Two FTX cooperators learn their CFTC price

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How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase

Aug 19, 2026

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1 min read

How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase

Trevor Harries-Jones, a director at the Render Network Foundation, lays out how the network is bringing artists and creators onchain, why onchain proof of creation is central to its vision and how AI may accelerate its growth.

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The SEC Built the Door It Kept Telling Crypto to Use

Aug 19, 2026

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4 min read

The SEC Built the Door It Kept Telling Crypto to Use

Plus: 🧾 Stablecoins edge toward cash-equivalent status | 🏦 Citi names its bitcoin custody product | 🇯🇵 Metaplanet plants a flag on Nasdaq

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Treasury Draws Its Stablecoin Border, and Exchanges Man the Gate

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

Treasury Draws Its Stablecoin Border, and Exchanges Man the Gate

Plus: 🏛️ Wall Street's legal threat froze an SEC framework | 🤖 A Trump crypto venture's AI menu has a China problem | 🔓 Binance left Russia, but Moscow still got answers

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Trump Takes a Seat at Crypto's Table This Week

Aug 17, 2026

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5 min read

Trump Takes a Seat at Crypto's Table This Week

Plus: 📉 MSCI's new screen catches Strategy and Metaplanet | 🏦 World Liberty clears its first federal banking hurdle | 🇫🇷 A French tax leak lands amid wrench-attack surge

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I Went Undercover to Expose a North Korean Crypto Hacker

Aug 16, 2026

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2 min read

I Went Undercover to Expose a North Korean Crypto Hacker

Plus: Bitcoin’s quiet market may be hiding a bottom

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The SEC Was One Day Away, Then It Wasn't

Aug 14, 2026

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4 min read

The SEC Was One Day Away, Then It Wasn't

Plus: 🧾 KPMG signs off on Tether's books | 🎲 Kalshi's valuation nearly doubles again | 📦 Trezor buyers' addresses leak

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What's It Like to Hire a North Korean 'IT Worker'? I Interviewed One

Aug 13, 2026

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9 min read

What's It Like to Hire a North Korean 'IT Worker'? I Interviewed One

The crypto industry has been unwittingly hiring North Korean “developers” who are really hackers. But as I found out, an almost incomprehensibly easy question incapacitates them.

Laura Shin
Laura Shin
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