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Ben Weiss
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Ben Weiss
@bdanweiss
crypto reporter for @fortunemagazine | prior work in @wired @verge @guardian @slate @newshour @gizmodo etc. | [email protected]
- spicy take: can journos stop punching down about PR pitches in their inboxes? like, i get that most pitches are bonkers, etc., and sure, many are v funny, but you're often making fun of lower-level employees at big orgs when you publicly post screenshots.
- scoop: the DOJ is disbanding its crypto unit, according to a four-page memo deputy AG Todd Blanche sent out to all staff. fortune.com/crypto/2025/04…
- hello! friday was my last day at @DLNewsInfo, and today is my first day as a crypto reporter at @FortuneMagazine! looking forward to being back in the saddle with @jeffjohnroberts @leomschwartz and working with @CatMcGrath5. pitch me at [email protected]
- letting the whole big world know that i'm now at @FortuneMagazine on the crypto desk and open for any leads on any blockchain stories, big or small! email me ideas at [email protected]
- ryan selkis, one of crypto’s more vocal influencers, lives a charmed life. he owns a house near Baltimore. he’s well-educated. he has a large family. why, then, does @twobitidiot seem so pissed off? i dug into the source of his rage for @dlnewsinfo:
- hello! starting today, i'm covering crypto for @DLNewsInfo from brooklyn. BUT, in a month, i'm moving to dubai to cover the crypto scene from there. please send tips, juicy gossip, and cool story ideas to [email protected]. and... if you live in dubai, let me know!
- lil’ data story: @joanna_focus and i decided to count up the number of female-presenting speakers at the Bitcoin conference from 2019 to 2024. the results? surprise surprise... bad.Trump puts spotlight on Bitcoin 2024 where men outnumber women speakers almost nine to one dlnews.com/articles/peopl…
- hey all, just wanted to tell all the PRs who follow me that im now freelance, as i wasn't kept on at fortune post the end of my fellowship
- scoop w/ @leomschwartz: Big Tech giants like Apple, X, Airbnb, and Google Cloud are considering stablecoin integrations
- also, PRs, flood my inbox with potential source convos, exclusives, and embargoes. i need to get some stories in the pipeline!
- Replying to @bdanweisshe’s always online. just for fun, i downloaded his most recent posting history on X and found that he posts, including retweets, on average 117 times a day — often between 3 and 5 am.
- had a lot of fun reporting this out for @fortunemagazine. botto, please look kindly upon me in the future
