An Art Deco bank hall with a wall of sealed safe-deposit boxes and a giant hourglass, where one figure holds a key up to the only box that glows

Binance Update: Waiting on a Zero-Knowledge Proof

Binance reopened withdrawals and says it has covered 95% of the $6.3 billion hack. The proof that the money is there is a zero-knowledge proof, and it's running a day late.

November 2, 2026 · 4 min · Brad Feld
A concrete vault with a giant intact padlock on its front door while red coins pour out of a small open side door

Life Imitates Art: The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack

Someone stole $6.3 billion from Binance ten days after I published the last chapter of Zero Knowledge. Some of the coverage reads like chapters I already wrote.

October 31, 2026 · 8 min · Brad Feld

I Don't Hate Crypto

Well, that was interesting. I get many more private emails in response to blog posts than comments. Yesterday, in response to Reflecting on Ponzi Schemes, I got a few that

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Reflecting on Ponzi Schemes

At the end of 2022, some people started shouting that Crypto was a Ponzi Scheme following earlier declarations by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Others, especially those in

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Reid Hoffman on Bitcoin

I got the following email from Reid Hoffman this morning. Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, I produced a battle rap music video about centralized and decentralized currencies, pitting A

September 5, 2019 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Every Generation Learns The Same Lessons

While it’s easy to tell people things, it’s much more powerful to learn things. And, as I get older, I see the same lessons being learned by subsequent generations. While

August 14, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld

ICO Advertising On Google

Google just banned ICO and cryptocurrency-related advertising. For the official policy, see Financial Services: New restricted financial products policy (June 2018). Oh – and happy Pi Day. And M

March 14, 2018 · 4 min · Brad Feld