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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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Sam Bankman-Fried parts ways with ‘Diddy’ as feds transfer crypto con man from Brooklyn prison to Oklahoma
Regulators
Sam Bankman-Fried parts ways with ‘Diddy’ as feds transfer crypto con man from Brooklyn prison to Oklahoma
By Ben WeissMarch 28, 2025
Paul Atkins speaks at a conference.
Finance
Incoming SEC chair Paul Atkins and his wife have 54 life insurance policies. Why?
By Ben WeissMarch 27, 2025
Paul Atkins testifies at a House hearing.
Regulators
Incoming SEC chair Paul Atkins owns up to $6 million in crypto-related assets—though no Bitcoin
By Ben WeissMarch 25, 2025
Larry FInk speaks at a conference in Texas
Companies
Exclusive: BlackRock expands blockchain-based money market to Solana, in tie-up with startup Securitize
By Ben WeissMarch 25, 2025
Donald Trump speaks at a podium in late March.
Companies
Donald Trump’s crypto business launched a dollar coin called USD1: What we know so far
By Ben WeissMarch 24, 2025
Evan Cheng smiles on stage at a crypto conference.
Companies
Exclusive: Walrus Foundation raises $140 million from Standard Crypto and a16z for a high speed storage network
By Ben WeissMarch 20, 2025
Brad Garlinghouse speaks during an interview with Bloomberg.
Regulators
XRP soars 10% after Ripple CEO says SEC will drop appeal
By Ben WeissMarch 19, 2025
A headshot of Alexander Long
Companies
Exclusive: Pluralis raises $7.6 million from prominent investors to take on OpenAI with big decentralized models
By Ben WeissMarch 19, 2025
Crossmint's two cofounders standing together smiling.
Companies
Exclusive: Crossmint nets $24 million to build crypto developer platform for tech firms
By Ben WeissMarch 18, 2025
One man; male criminal dressed all in black; carrying stolen Bitcoin
Regulators
Four teens charged for alleged pistol-whipping, attempted Bitcoin robbery of OnlyFans influencer
By Ben WeissMarch 17, 2025
A chart showing the S&P 500 percentage gains or losses during the last three presidential administrations.
Finance
The stock market gained 2% during Biden’s first 60 days. Under Trump the market has tanked 7%
By Ben WeissMarch 17, 2025
Austin Federa speaks on stage at a Solana conference.
Companies
How Jump and Solana vets are building a hyper fast internet for blockchains
By Ben WeissMarch 15, 2025
David Sacks speaks at the White House.
Regulators
U.S. crypto czar’s $200 million portfolio held Bitcoin, Coinbase, and Robinhood
By Ben WeissMarch 14, 2025
Javier Milei speaks on a podium.
Regulators
Argentina seeks arrest of U.S. crypto figure tied to Melania and Milei cryptocurrencies
By Ben WeissMarch 13, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried walks outside a Manhattan courthouse.
Regulators
Sam Bankman-Fried is behind bars serving a 25-year sentence. So how is he conducting a media blitz?
By Ben WeissMarch 12, 2025
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