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Keep up with the happenings in the tech world without all the boosterism. Cryptocurrency critic, technology researcher, and software engineer Molly White publishes Citation Needed, a newsletter that features weekly explainers of developments in the cryptocurrency industry, with summaries of the latest disasters featured on her well-known project Web3 is Going Just Great. She also does deep dives into important events in the broader technology industry, with added critical context that is too often missing.

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Issue 110 – The Clarity Act collapses

2026/10/06

Regulators race to reassure the crypto industry as the industry’s flagship legislation collapses, SBF tries his luck with the Supreme Court, and crypto PACs unleash $30 million against Sherrod Brown. Originally published on October 2, 2026.

The Senate must reject the Clarity Act’s ethics charade

2026/09/15

The supposedly “unprecedented” ethics restrictions exempt Trump’s crypto businesses and leave enforcement to his loyalists. Originally published on September 14, 2026.

Issue 109 – Reg Crypto

2026/08/31

The SEC’s “Reg Crypto” aims to carve out exemptions, the CFTC wields emergency powers to shield prediction markets from state regulators, and a Trump family crypto firm gets a bank charter. Originally published on August 31, 2026.

Issue 108 – In a word, applesauce

2026/08/12

Firms close up shop amid a continued crypto winter, a Trump venture ditches its crypto plans, and the Clarity Act fails to reach a vote before August recess. Originally published on August 11, 2026.

Issue 107 – An unserious offer

2026/07/23

The crypto industry has spent $200 million to get a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass and a president too corrupt to sign anything that might meaningfully limit his grift. Originally published on July 23, 2026.

Trump’s $1.4 billion crypto disclosure

2026/07/01

The White House insists there’s no conflict of interest as Trump reports $1.4 billion in income from an industry he’s deregulated. Originally published on July 1, 2026.

Issue 106 – A tremendous birthday present

2026/06/18

The crypto industry spent the spring buying primaries, an octagon at the White House, and — they hope — a market-structure bill by the Fourth of July. Originally published on June 18, 2026.

End Citizens United’s Tiffany Muller on fighting big money in politics

2026/06/10

Tiffany Muller talks to me about what Citizens United enabled, how crypto and AI fit into the bigger picture of money in politics, and what it would actually take to fix this broken system. Originally published on June 10, 2026.

I’m launching Tech Influence Watch as AI follows crypto into politics

2026/06/08

Most voters don’t know that crypto and AI companies have spent more than $400 million this cycle to buy Congress. Let’s make that spending visible. Originally published on June 8, 2026.

Issue 105 – The new boogeyman

2026/05/08

A crypto billionaire who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family’s crypto projects is now accusing them of fraud. Originally published on May 8, 2026.

No new trial for Sam Bankman-Fried

2026/04/29

The former CEO of FTX has essentially no realistic avenues left to avoid his 25-year prison sentence. Originally published on April 28, 2026.

Issue 104 – World Tyranny Financial

2026/04/20

As the Trump family’s crypto dealings raise more alarms, crypto enforcement is falling to new lows. Originally published on April 20, 2026.

Issue 103 – The President’s Council of Podcasters

2026/03/31

Coinbase is accused of holding the cryptocurrency industry hostage over stablecoin rewards, prediction markets face an onslaught of opposition, and a Stand With Crypto poll can’t even get enthusiasm from its own activists. Originally published on March 31, 2026.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s helicopter parents crash into federal court

2026/03/27

SBF praises Trump from prison, his parents beg for a pardon on CNN, and his legal ethics professor mother files court documents claiming to be from him — prompting a judge to demand he swear under oath who wrote them. Originally published on March 27, 2026.

Issue 102 – The public will pay

2026/03/16

Justin Sun buys his way out of an SEC fraud case, Iranian transactions on Binance draw DOJ scrutiny as the exchange sues the newspaper that reported on them, and crypto super PACs dump millions into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois. Originally published on March 16, 2026.

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WolffskiSD 2026/08/12

Essential reading

Outstanding investigative journalism into crypto and crypto money shaping public policy and grifts

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notthedroidyouare lookingfor 2026/06/09

Excellent trustworthy coverage

Molly White does a great job of covering the crypto industry. Her depth of understanding of the space allows her to provide a context for her reporti...

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jimeblue 2026/04/15

The best news coverage

We need more people like Molly White she does an excellent job covering her chosen market

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RobotMachine 2026/03/30

A Molly White for Everything

My only complaint is that there isn’t a Molly White for every possible topic that could provide this level of coverage. Molly is both thorough and cle...

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Eliot Phillips 2026/01/12

Thorough reporting

Molly White does incredible work covering all the twists and turns of the crypto industry. Web3 is Going Great is a wonderful resource but this podcas...

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Infini19A0 2025/10/31

Best podcast

Citation Needed by Molly White really is the best podcast. [Edit: now some other shows seem to be inspired by Molly. Awesome!] I like the depth and br...

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bertbrain 2025/10/20

The best resource

Molly is an excellent resource for technically minded people interested in the crypto world but not following it obsessively. although her delivery is...

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Bbbb999991 2025/06/13

Best crypto coverage anywhere

Meticulously researched, zero boosterism, by someone who really understands technology. Endless fun for people who are curious how to do 1930s fi...

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Ahimsa2013 2025/06/12

Molly matters

Because she cares ❤️

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nocam_ 2025/05/22

Excellent Newsletter

Clear and well researched