Gian M. Volpicelli
WIRED
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Gian M:
Sure, Crypto Is Crashing, but Everything Is Perfectly Fine
Cryptocurrencies are behaving exactly like the rest of the stock market, but the faithful say that's no reason to jump ship. → Read More
Terra’s Crypto Meltdown Was Inevitable
An epic crash in algorithmic stablecoins spells trouble for the entire industry. → Read More
War Is Calling Crypto’s ‘Neutrality’ Into Question
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics. → Read More
How Ukraine's Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks
The besieged country's complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency. → Read More
How Ukraine's Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks
The besieged country's complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency. → Read More
Assange’s NFT Clock Sale Rides a Wave of DAO Crowdfunding
The WikiLeaks founder raised $50 million for legal fees, making him the latest public figure to benefit from decentralized autonomous organizations. → Read More
Assange’s NFT Clock Sale Rides a Wave of DAO Crowdfunding
The WikiLeaks founder raised $50 million for legal fees, making him the latest public figure to benefit from decentralized autonomous organizations. → Read More
Big Tech Needs to Stop Trying to Make Their Metaverse Happen
From Microsoft to Meta, the race is on to sell an amorphous concept that no one really wants them to build. → Read More
Gibraltar Could Launch the World’s First Crypto Stock Exchange
“The Rock” hopes a new stock exchange will attract crypto millionaires who want to avoid hefty taxes. → Read More
As Kazakhstan Descends into Chaos, Crypto Miners Are at a Loss
The central Asian country became No. 2 in the world for Bitcoin mining. But political turmoil and power cuts have hit hard, and the future looks bleak. → Read More
You Can Get This Free Crypto—If the ‘Orb’ Scans Your Eye
Worldcoin's backers see it as a potential first step to a universal basic income. → Read More
Finally! A cryptocurrency for everyone on the planet
Worldcoin wants to get one billion people into its new cryptocurrency by the end of 2022 – with a little help from iris-scanning Orbs → Read More
Is it an investment? Is it a game? No, it’s eToro
Israeli trading platform eToro has pioneered so-called social trading. We meet some of its top finfluencers → Read More
This is the true scale of China’s bitcoin exodus
The total percentage of bitcoin mining taking place in China has dropped to almost zero following a recent crackdown → Read More
Telegram is crawling with antisemitism
New research shows that Telegram has a major problem with anti-Jewish extremism. Why won’t the platform take action? → Read More
This is why China finally killed its bitcoin boom
Chinese authorities have tried to ban cryptocurrencies many times before. This time, it’s different → Read More
Microsoft is heading for a new antitrust showdown
After almost a decade away from the fray, Microsoft's behaviour is attracting renewed scrutiny → Read More
El Salvador’s bitcoin gamble is off to a rocky start
Enthusiasm, fear, and light shows usher the Central American country into the age of crypto → Read More
The zany ascent of NFT art collectors
Modern tastemakers love splurging on Christie’s NFTs and twerking frogs alike → Read More
New regulation could split bitcoin and DeFi in two
An article in the US infrastructure bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front? → Read More