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May 8, 2026
Issue 105 – The new boogeyman
A crypto billionaire who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family’s crypto projects is now accusing them of fraud
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April 29, 2026
President Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin is preparing to launch a “Coin Club” membership scheme
The website promises "elite and extraordinary experiences" as part of the newest scheme to revive a token that’s down 97% from its peak and still falling.
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April 28, 2026
No new trial for Sam Bankman-Fried
The former CEO of FTX has essentially no realistic avenues left to avoid his 25-year prison sentence
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April 20, 2026
Issue 104 – World Tyranny Financial
As the Trump family’s crypto dealings raise more alarms, crypto enforcement is falling to new lows
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April 16, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s old firm pumps $10 million into super PAC led by Tether executive
Cantor Fitzgerald, the Lutnick-tied financial services firm that owns a stake in and custodies reserves for the stablecoin issuer, is bankrolling a super PAC led by a Tether executive.
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March 31, 2026
Issue 103 – The President’s Council of Podcasters
Coinbase is accused of holding the cryptocurrency industry hostage over stablecoin rewards, prediction markets face an onslaught of opposition, and a Stand With Crypto poll can’t even get enthusias...
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March 27, 2026
Sam Bankman-Fried’s helicopter parents crash into federal court
SBF praises Trump from prison, his parents beg for a pardon on CNN, and his legal ethics professor mother files court documents claiming to be from him — prompting a judge to demand he swear under ...
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March 16, 2026
Issue 102 – The public will pay
Justin Sun buys his way out of an SEC fraud case, Iranian transactions on Binance draw DOJ scrutiny as the exchange sues the newspaper that reported on them, and crypto super PACs dump millions int...
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February 26, 2026
Issue 101 – Bought and paid for
Bitcoin is down 50%, several prominent industry figures have been uncovered in the Epstein files, Trump’s facing a probe into his family’s $500M deal with the UAE, and crypto super PACs spend their...
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February 20, 2026
Crypto super PACs have hundreds of millions ready to spend on the midterms
With Trump faltering and their policy agenda incomplete, the crypto industry has moved at least $288 million toward the midterms in a desperate bid to keep Republicans in control of Congress
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