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Iaroslava Kramarenko - Staff Journalist - The Coinomist

Iaroslava Kramarenko

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Yaroslava Kramarenko has been a blockchain and crypto expert since 2017, driven by a mission to drag virtual currencies out of hype-fueled chaos and into mainstream adoption. She breaks down tech jargon so simply even your grandma could get it, while diving deep into the psychology of trading with contagious enthusiasm. Yaroslava genuinely believes in blockchain and decentralization, but she’s got a no-nonsense take on the crypto market — don’t expect her to spin tales of "Lambo on the moon." More likely, she’ll unpack the tricks of crypto scammers. With clear examples and down-to-earth explanations, she brings cryptocurrencies closer to real life.

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Ledger Stax – yet another place to keep your NFTs

Ledger Stax – yet another place to keep your NFTs

Ledger has partnered with Tony Fadell, the well-known creator of Apple’s iPod, to create its new Ledger Stax hardware wallet.

Iaroslava Kramarenko
Great Britain has rolled out new rules for crypto regulation

Great Britain has rolled out new rules for crypto regulation

The UK Treasury has prepared a new package of laws to regulate cryptocurrencies. Now the consulting stage with large companies has begun, followed by the approved provisions announcement.

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Elastic tokens: the price changes, but not the sum

Elastic tokens: the price changes, but not the sum

Elastic tokens (or elastic supply tokens) are an alternative stablecoin concept for DeFi. These are completely new assets worth taking a closer look at.

Iaroslava Kramarenko
“King of cryptocurrencies” and owner of CoinDesk, Barry Silbert

“King of cryptocurrencies” and owner of CoinDesk, Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert is one of the few crypto gurus who has not been involved in scandals or hype. He is a classic “good boy” who made his fortune “in white gloves.” And even if Barry has any skeletons in his closet, the press isn’t aware of them.

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Max Keiser: A trader, writer, TV host, and mastermind

Max Keiser: A trader, writer, TV host, and mastermind

Max Keiser is a longtime crypto advocate and educator who has advised people to buy BTC since the price was $1. However, the crypto community pays scant attention to Max’s advices. But why?

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Analysis of the scandalous pump on the Binance exchange

Analysis of the scandalous pump on the Binance exchange

Let’s talk about the recent SNM token pump on Binance, – the price skyrocketed by 1000% in 48 hours and then fell almost to its initial level. Many managed to buy the asset they had no idea about until recently. Under the pressure of FOMO, of course.

Iaroslava Kramarenko
Sam Bankman-Fried: “I don’t even know how our system works”

Sam Bankman-Fried: “I don’t even know how our system works”

Sam Bankman-Fried gave his first phone interview with YouTuber Tiffany Fong. It instantly hit social networks, and quotes from it scattered throughout the crypto community faster than hamster memes during a short squeeze.

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Roger Ver: The Bitcoin Evangelist with a bad temper

Roger Ver: The Bitcoin Evangelist with a bad temper

Roger Ver has been in the crypto industry for over 10 years, promoting the Bitcoin Cash project and co-founding Bitcoin.com and Blockchain.com. In addition, he has a special talent for making enemies everywhere.

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How much do CFTC and SEC anonymous whistleblowers earn?

How much do CFTC and SEC anonymous whistleblowers earn?

Cryptocurrencies without regulatory oversight are only part of the story today. In response to the rise of tax-evading DeFi, the CFTC and SEC are ready to go to any lengths to take control of the industry.

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Top weirdest cryptocurrencies

Top weirdest cryptocurrencies

Many people think it’s challenging to find something in the list of tickers that is more interesting than doggy altcoins. But they are wrong. You can be very surprised by the imagination of token creators.

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What is Yearn.finance and how it delivers DeFi benefits

What is Yearn.finance and how it delivers DeFi benefits

Yearn.finance is an aggregator system for lending services that was launched in 2020. For the past two years it has been the application with the highest APY (annual percentage yield) on crypto deals.

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What is an Eclipse attack?

What is an Eclipse attack?

Most attack scenarios on the public blockchain are difficult to implement. They require a large amount of computing power, which makes them infeasible. But hacking a single node or user is not a rare phenomenon.

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Selfish mining: Do not pull the blanket over yourself

Selfish mining: Do not pull the blanket over yourself

With its open nature, PoW blockchains allow anyone to join a pool as long as they follow the security protocol. But do all miners play fair?

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New York: No more mining!

New York: No more mining!

The State of New York imposed a two-year moratorium on crypto mining to tackle the energy crisis and protect Americans from climate change impacts.

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About virtual shopping and features of the Metaverse

About virtual shopping and features of the Metaverse

The Metaverse is a virtual world with digital replicas of people, places, and objects. Users can have a far brighter digital life here than in the real world.

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Cardano developers present an anonymous blockchain

Cardano developers present an anonymous blockchain

Input Output Global (IOG), the company behind Cardano, is launching the new Midnight blockchain. It is presented as a confidential over-net for building dApps. DUST, the platform’s internal token, will support the development of the system.

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What are fan tokens and how to make money with them

What are fan tokens and how to make money with them

Fan tokens are digital assets that give their holders the power to influence the decisions of their favorite teams and some other membership benefits. Let’s stipulate that those decisions do not apply to the transfer and financial policy.

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Howey Test: Cheating the SEC lie detector

Howey Test: Cheating the SEC lie detector

The Howey Test was developed in 1946 by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether a financial asset qualifies as a promissory note or stock. It is still the main SEC instrument for securities regulation.

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The story of “unlove” that cost the crypto world $100 billion

The story of “unlove” that cost the crypto world $100 billion

Reuters journalists conducted an investigation, trying to find out what connects CEO Binance and FTX. Were Changpeng Zhao’s goals noble after all? And why did Bankman-Fried think Binance was after his exchange?

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Earning money via crypto faucets and airdrops

Earning money via crypto faucets and airdrops

The particular feature of the crypto market is the possibility to generate income even with small amounts in the near future. Special airdrop apps take advantage of this.

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How to Buy NFTs and Not Get Scammed

How to Buy NFTs and Not Get Scammed

In the financial sector, there are enough scammers who have created a hundred different ways to cheat people and the NFT marketplace is not an exception. In order to protect yourself from losing funds you need to know about possible traps .

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What are atomic swaps and who uses them

What are atomic swaps and who uses them

Atomic swaps are mechanisms that enable a secure P2P exchange of cryptocurrencies. They are based on bilateral smart contracts, removing third-party involvement in the transaction.

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Ranking cloud mining providers

Ranking cloud mining providers

Cloud mining profitability and security fully depends on the chosen provider. What service providers are highly rated?

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Buterin’s new roadmap: Review of changes

Buterin’s new roadmap: Review of changes

Vitalik Buterin shared the updated Ethereum roadmap with his Twitter followers. Members of the community became the first to learn about the upcoming changes in the ETH blockchain architecture

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FTM price soars while welcoming Cronje back

FTM price soars while welcoming Cronje back

Andre Cronje, the first DeFi developer and founder of Yearn.finance, is returning to the crypto industry. The community caught wind of this news from his LinkedIn profile, which was updated to the Vice President at the Fantom Foundation.

Iaroslava Kramarenko