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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Fartcoin mortgage meme: Ben Affleck from 'The Accountant' under caption reading: "loan underwriters at freddie mac determining if an unemployed teenager has enough fartcoin to secure a mortgage." Right: Fartcoin mortgage meme showing Daniel Craig on a laptop with caption overlay reading: "*what is a mortgage* *crypto mortgage* *how to get a mortgage with fartcoin*"

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U.S. move to count crypto for mortgages met with fartcoin memes

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“Gift cards without all the added fees”: Amazon and Walmart might launch their own cryptocurrencies

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are working on a “digital dollar” to replace the U.S. penny

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Screenshot of SEC Chairman Paul Atkin from PBS News; Background: Photo composite of a hacker, stocks, and bitcoins,

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The White House accidentally plugged a crypto scammer instead of its new SEC chair

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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I just spent 9 days at a conference about the future. Here are 10 predictions about tomorrow

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

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‘Crypto curious’: Would you use a crypto credit card? Gemini is banking on it

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Sam Bankman-Fried is following his leaked image rehab game plan to a T

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Bitcoin Community Accuses Trump of Rigging The Crypto Currency Market

Trump’s announcement of Crypto Strategic Reserve dubbed ‘world-historic’ pump-and-dump

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Bitcoin billionaire’s recommendation to ‘sell a kidney’ as price plummets infuriates struggling investors

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

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Disgraced crypto magnate Sam Bankman-Fried thinks his life in jail is a lot like being fired by DOGE

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Crypto trader’s live stream suicide immortalized in meme coin—dividing community

Dave Portnoy’s ‘Greed’ memecoin launch, dump leaves crypto community fuming

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Crypto scammers are posing as journalists and hijacking X

An elaborate crypto scam is using Google Calendar invites to hijack verified X accounts

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Why does it feel like everyone gambles now?’: Gen Z debates the rise of Esports betting and crypto

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