The Relationship Between Crypto and Journalism

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There's this kind of belief within a crypto that generally, journalists should be avoided. And then there's this sort of parallel belief, i've perceived, from people in the journalism industry, that no one can cover crypto if they've ever participated in crypto. What do you make of the fact that someone who invests in crypto cannot cover it?

Laura Shin is a journalist covering cryptocurrency and hosts the podcast Unchained. Her new book is The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.

“I was extremely well-acquainted with what the failings were with our traditional financial system. I was seeing through my other reporting how everything works now, and really understanding, whoa, this is not a good system. And then getting this education on what bitcoin is, I understood right away: wow, this is going to change the world.”

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