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28625746 | 191394 | Demystifying cryptocurrency data: How to find stories on ransoms, insider trading and fraud | <p>Cryptocurrencies and the technology powering them are no longer something journalists can dismiss as a passing fad. Even if you don't think Bitcoin is going to replace the dollar, you should get familiar with how to report on crypto. It has created massive fortunes, allowed criminal gangs to extort local and national businesses in new ways and enabled the transfer of money outside of government supervision. The world of crypto often feels opaque and jargony, but Bitcoin, Ethereum and NFTs all work off of public databases, called blockchains–an area ripe for DIY FOIAs, if only journalists knew how. <br><br>Three experienced data journalists will share stories, story ideas, and concrete tips for chasing those stories for mainstream journalists to test their hypotheses and extract publishable facts from the blockchain. Their stories have run the gamut from investigating a widespread life-altering financial fraud dependent on a quirk of the Ethereum network, tracking ransomware, examining potential sanctions violations and possible insider trading.</p> | 2023-03-02 16:45:00 | 2023-03-02 17:45:00 | 0 | 1 | 4296419 | 579483 | 54 | [ { "categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [ { "title": "Jeremy Merrill", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476226", "target_object_id": 15476226, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem" }, { "title": "Stacy Elliott", "label": "Decrypt", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476139", "target_object_id": 15476139, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem" }, { "title": "Rob Barry", "label": "The Wall Street Journal", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476100", "target_object_id": 15476100, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem" } ] }, { "categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [ { "title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625746&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey" } ] } ] |
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