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Aleksandar Gilbert

Brooklyn

DeFi Correspondent at DL News

Reporter @DLNewsInfo. Priors: crypto @defiantnews, local government and education in the South @mdjonline and @ijindexjournal. New Yorker.

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Articles

  • Who are alleged crypto kidnappers William Duplessie and John Woeltz?

    1 week ago | dlnews.com | Aleksandar Gilbert

    Prosecutors have charged two crypto entrepreneurs with torturing a third for his Bitcoin. The alleged perpetrators have run crypto investment firms. One was indicted by a grand jury Thursday. A five-story townhouse in Manhattan’s NoLita neighbourhood is luxe even by the area’s standards. Its owner asked for $65,000-per-month rent as recently as March, according to property records reviewed by DL News.

  • ‘Code is law’ just won in court in victory for DeFi

    1 week ago | dlnews.com | Aleksandar Gilbert

    The Decentralised A judge said prosecutors didn't prove Eisenberg defrauded Mango Markets in 2022. A jury convicted him on fraud and manipulation charges last year. Prosecutors said he manipulated Mango's token price to borrow $110m that he didn't intend to repay. A version of this article appeared in our The Decentralised newsletter on May 27. Sign up here. The idea that “code is law” just won in a court of law.

  • Trump fêtes Justin Sun and other top memecoin holders as protestors decry ‘crypto corruption club’

    2 weeks ago | dlnews.com | Aleksandar Gilbert

    The president rewarded more than 200 buyers of his personal memecoin with a gala dinner. Protestors decried 'Mount Everest of corruption.'Trump's memecoin has generated $320 million in fees for its owners. Crypto may never be the same. With protestors outside and around 220 of his top memecoin holders inside, Donald Trump on Thursday hosted one of the most extraordinary events in the history of the presidency.

  • Death certificates on the blockchain? New York Mayor Eric Adams touts new crypto initiative

    2 weeks ago | dlnews.com | Aleksandar Gilbert

    New York Mayor Eric Adams will create a crypto advisory council. The council will help the city attract blockchain talent. Adams cast the move as part of his attempt to make New York a hub for crypto innovation. New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you to pay your taxes in crypto. The mayor said Tuesday he would create a “digital assets advisory council” that will help the city attract investment and jobs in fintech and integrate blockchain technology into city services.

  • Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is designed to boost speed 100 times

    2 weeks ago | dlnews.com | Aleksandar Gilbert

    A version of this article appeared in our The Decentralised newsletter on May 20. Sign up here. The DecentralisedSolana upgrade would change the blockchain's consensus mechanism. But Alpenglow is focused on speed. Faster than other blockchains? GM, Aleks here. Is Solana about to get its own “Merge” moment? The short answer: yes. Let me explain.

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30 May 25

RT @EddieRob235: The alleged kidnapping and torture of a Bitcoin entrepreneur at the hands of his parters is sensational even by New York s…

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29 May 25

RT @EricJohanssonLJ: “If you didn’t expect that you would have to be in this position to meet these levels of compliance and to operate wit…

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20 May 25

RT @DLNewsInfo: Landmark stablecoin bill Genius Act clears key Senate hurdle https://t.co/VIoeNXgXsz