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Welcome to Dark Markets, a newsletter about technology fraud. I’m David Z. Morris, a veteran fraud investigator and Phd historian of technology. This week we dive back into the archives to look at Tron’s 2018 acquisition of BitTorrent, which one former BitTorrent leader characterized as fundamentally fraudulent - which is also his assessment of Justin Sun as a human being. Dark Markets is a reader-supported publication. To receive all new posts, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Subscribe ...

Welcome to your weekly Dark Markets technology fraud roundup, pushed back one day for Labor Day. Don’t forget to catch up on our weekend deep dive into Bullish, the recent IPO hit with an incredibly sketchy backstory.👁️ Bullish and EOS: A Very Long GriftDavid Z. Morris · Aug 31 Read full storyStealing the Future Preorder SaleFrom today until September 5th, Barnes and Noble is running a sale on all book pre-orders - including mine. Save 25% on Stealing the Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fra...

Hello and welcome to your weekly Dark Markets fraud-news roundup. I’m David Z. Morris, a veteran journalist, investigator, and PhD historian of technology. We are just over one month out from the release of my book, Stealing the Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia. Please consider pre-ordering, and if you’re in New York City, come out for our release event on November 11 at Powerhouse Arena. In this week’s edition: A massive pile of Ziz, LLMs lose their rizz,...