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Protos Podcast Protos
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The most important stories in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency covered by the Protos newsroom every week. Follow us on Twitter — @Protos
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ConsenSys lawsuit, Bitcoin-powered cyberwar, shameless shills
The headlines this week:
— Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew
— Crypto founders exploit Ukraine’s pleas for cash to shill their tokens
— ConsenSys lawsuit reveals JPMorgan owns critical Ethereum infrastructure
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Bitcoin spurs coal, web3 poaches execs, gunman demands crypto
The headlines this week:
— ‘Struggling’ coal plant emits 500% more carbon after Bitcoin mining revival
— Web3 crypto startups poach top execs from Facebook, YouTube, Amazon
— Apple store gunman who demanded $220M crypto ransom dies by cop car
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NFT right-clickers, Optimism bounty, Intel miners
The headlines this week:
— Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead
— Right-click savers send NFT marketplace Cent into indefinite hiatus
— Intel hopes new Bitcoin mining chip will reduce its environmental impact
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Trump wash trades, Nike sues NFTs, Bitcoin funds Ukraine
The headlines this week:
— Nike sues over sneaker NFTs to clean house before metaverse arrives
— It sure looks like Melania Trump wash traded her ‘white hat’ NFT for $170K
— Weaponry and cyberwar: How Bitcoin funds anti-Russia efforts in Ukraine
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Cryptoland failure, Biden order, YouTuber rugpull
The headlines this week:
— Cryptoland: Fiji island won’t be crypto’s Fyre Festival after all
— Biden wants US to regulate crypto as matter of national security
— YouTuber rugpulls fans for $500K in crypto, token pumps 300% anyway
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Quantum Bitcoin ‘threat,’ Myanmar negs crypto, US does too
The headlines this week:
— Fearing revolution, Myanmar’s military gov’t wants to ban crypto and VPNs
— New US laws make it difficult for small businesses to accept crypto
— No, quantum computers won’t hack Bitcoin by 2022
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