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Financial Times issues ’apology’ to Bitcoiners after 13 years of criticism

DIGIT — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:14:57 +0000

The apology was wrapped in a “sorry, not sorry” tone as FT Alphaville’s city editor said the firm still stands by “every single one of those posts.”

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Bitcoin at $100K: How the media’s perception has shifted since 2009

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:45:00 +0000

Mainstream media has attacked everything from Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, to Bitcoin’s volatility and high-energy consumption.

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Wall Street Journal corrects article misciting Hamas’ crypto terrorism funding data

DIGIT — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 02:45:07 +0000

Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes.

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Names of non-US FTX users demanded by mainstream media outlets

DIGIT — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:55:26 +0000

A number of mainstream media outlets are pushing to publicize the personal details of FTX’s non-U.S. customers, similar to what happened with Celsius.

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‘Totally Irresponsible’ — Bitcoin Proponents Express Discontent Over Twitter’s Doge Logo Change

DIGIT — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:30:15 +0000

After the Twitter logo was changed from the original blue bird to a cartoon image of the famous Shiba Inu Doge, the cryptocurrency dogecoin rose significantly in value and is now up 27% more than 12 hours later. However, a number of bitcoin proponents expressed distaste for the logo change, and a few insisted that […]

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New York Times, FT, Bloomberg Blasted for Attempting to Get FTX Creditors’ Names Unsealed

DIGIT — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:30:53 +0000

Amid the ongoing FTX bankruptcy proceedings, court documents indicate that media firms such as Bloomberg, the New York Times (NYT), Dow Jones & Company, and the Financial Times (FT) want the redacted information tied to FTX creditors unsealed. The media companies believe the public should be made aware of the creditors’ information, as the publications […]

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The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:30:45 +0000

On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. According to the most recent hearing, Freeman’s legal counsel filed a Daubert motion, which aims to exclude the government’s […]

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Washington Post, Forbes, Wall Street Journal Slammed for ‘Puff Piece’ Reports on FTX and Alameda Execs

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 22:30:54 +0000

Following the highly criticized New York Times article that features commentary from the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the public continues to give the mainstream media flak for publishing “puff pieces” about SBF and the Alameda Research executive Caroline Ellison. A number of articles have been called out for being too lenient on […]

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Report: Fed’s Secret Repo Loans to Megabanks in 2020 Eclipsed 2008 Bailouts, Data Dump Shows $48 Trillion in Stealth Funding

DIGIT — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:30:28 +0000

Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve participated in providing trillions of dollars in secret repo loans to megabanks. At the end of March, investigative journalists, Pam and Russ Martens from Wall Street on Parade, uncovered $3.84 trillion […]

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‘Inflation in the News Driven by Rich People’ — Media Pundits Claim ‘Inflation Is Good’ as Americans Struggle With Less Purchasing Power

DIGIT — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 18:30:26 +0000

Inflation in the U.S. has a large number of Americans worried about the future of their purchasing power as the cost of goods and services has continued to rise faster every month. Reports note that Americans are struggling to pay for child care, groceries, gasoline, lumber, healthcare supplies, and used vehicles. On Friday, Harvard economist […]

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