Jeff John Roberts
Fortune
New York, NY, United States
Contact Jeff
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Jeff:
Inside Uncle Sam's Secret Bitcoin Hoard
The government has seized cryptocurrency worth billions of dollars in criminal cases. But where does the money go after the feds get it? → Read More
Blockchain Hires Google Vet in Bid to Take on Coinbase
The company promises no trading outages or flash crashes. → Read More
Bitcoin Owners Donated $70 Million to Charity Last Year, Fidelity Says
A new report by Fidelity Charitable says donors contributed nearly $70 million in bitcoin and other digital currencies to favorite causes. → Read More
Western Union Is Testing Ripple and XRP for Money Transfers
Western Union's CEO Hikmet Ersek told analysts that the company is experimenting with Ripple for capital optimization. → Read More
Blockchain Rival to Wikipedia Raises $30 Million, Plans Token 'Airdrop'
Everipedia, which is based on a lively design and incorporates blockchain technology just raised $30 million to expand their mission. → Read More
Litecoin Is Now a Surprise Favorite of Criminals Fed Up With Bitcoin
Litecoin emerged as the second most popular currency, with 30% of all vendors who implemented alternative payment methods willing to accept. → Read More
This Startup Promises a New Way to Make Money on the Internet With Newsletters
Substack announced its publishing service—which combines writing, newsletter and billing tools—is available for free to the general public. → Read More
How to Take the Internet Back From the Tech Companies
A sweeping account of Big Tech’s growing takeover of our lives, Andrew Keen's How to Fix the Future describes Silicon Valley monopolies. → Read More
Robbed for Bitcoin: How a Dumb Crypto Criminal Botched a Kidnapping
According to the DA, Meza not only bungled a kidnapping but made a major mistake that helped cops recover a big share of the loot. → Read More
Cyber Firm Tenable Reveals $189 Million in Revenue as Sector Faces Doubts
Tenable disclosed 2017 revenue on Tuesday of $189 million, which it says reflect year-over-year growth of 50%. → Read More
Bitcoin and Taxes: What You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency and the IRS
Here's a plain English Q&A on how the IRS handles profits and losses related to bitcoin and other types of digital money. → Read More
Starbucks Chairman Schultz Rambles About Bitcoin on Earnings Call
On the Starbucks earning call, Schultz embarked on a stream-of-conscious monologue about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. → Read More
Robinhood, the Investing App for Millennials, to Add Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Robinhood will let customers buy bitcoin, Ripple and other cryptocurrencies using a streamlined, no-commission approach. → Read More
Coinbase Expands Trading Options for Large Investors
A new tie-up between Coinbase's GDAX, and Trading Technologies (TT), which provides trading software, went live. → Read More
Ripple Adds New Partners in Push to Make Case for XRP
Ripple announced on Wednesday that a currency exchange firm and a telecom provider will be the latest to use XRP. → Read More
SEC Chair Blasts Lawyers Over 'Disturbing' ICOs
SEC Chair Jay Clayton delivered a remarkable rebuke to attorneys who have helped arrange so-called "initial coin offerings" (ICOs). → Read More
Coinbase Hires Twitter Executive Tina Bhatnagar to Improve Operations
Coinbase announced a new VP of Operations and Technology Tina Bhatnager, who has spent the last five and a half years at Twitter. → Read More
Criminals Drop Bitcoin for Other Cryptocurrencies
Chainalysis says the proportion of bitcoin transactions related to "dark web" sites has fallen from 30% to under 1%. → Read More
Six More Years of Surveillance
This is your Cyber Saturday edition of Fortune's tech newsletter for January 20, 2018. → Read More
President Trump Set to Sign FISA Surveillance Law: What That Means for You
What exactly does the law, known as Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, allow spy agencies to do? Here's a plain English explanation. → Read More