Speaking truth to power. Rip: @DLNews of @DefiLlama.
DMs still open for the love of the game - TG: @timincrypto
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A May '25 tweet claims @IOHK_Charles sold ~1.5B ADA in the '21 hype cycle, plus 10x 20M payments to @gavofyork.
Rather than take its word, i wanted to check the chain.
Tracing funds is hard, but those x10 20M payments are a solid place to start:
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https://t.co/X5vtdke3KQ
DL News was one of the only crypto news sources that reported on the $WAVES fraud that stole more than $500M of investors' money.
Most other publications either ignored it or were running paid puff pieces on its founder Sasha
You are gone but will never be forgotten, legends
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Working at @dlnews over the past three years alongside @eking0x, @aleks_gilbert, @Liam_Gallas and everyone else has been a blast. I wouldn't trade that experience for the world.
Seems like now's a good time to recap some of my favourite stories from over the years. Check them out below in case you missed any⬇️