Every coin has a story. Explore the human dramas, multi-million dollar heists, and visionary breakthroughs behind Web3.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation created an Ethereum cryptocurrency — the inside story of Operation Token Mirrors and the takedown of crypto's wash-trading cartel.
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A $27 thesis experiment forgotten for four years turned into an $886,000 fortune — the inspiring true story of Norwegian student Kristoffer Koch.
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How a laid-off mechanical engineer learned to code, followed an on-chain market-maker idea, and brought Uniswap V1 to Ethereum.
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Anatoly Yakovenko’s clock idea gave Solana a direction. Launching a network—and rebuilding confidence after FTX—required much more.
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From Bitmonero’s new genesis block to Monero: the launch, the community split and the work of maintaining privacy.
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A Cornell researcher, a Bitcoin incentive problem, and an anonymous paper: how these threads converged in Avalanche.
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How an unsolicited half-supply allocation became a roughly $1 billion relief donation, a 410.242 trillion SHIB burn-address transfer and a founder’s exit.
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How a World of Warcraft spell change became the psychological spark behind Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum vision.
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How two pizzas turned 10,000 BTC into Bitcoin's most enduring real-world transaction story.
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A joke coin became a tipping currency, a fundraising vehicle and a reported $92 billion market phenomenon.
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How the $4.1 billion EOS sale was followed by a funding break, Vaulta and a new leadership process.
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