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Joon Ian Wong

Technology Reporter

Joon Ian Wong

Previously business and journalism at CoinDesk, e27, China Economic Review.

Elon Musk at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in Cape Canaveral

Elon Musk’s problem with journalism can be solved with—you guessed it—a blockchain

Representation of the Ethereum virtual currency standing on the PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture

Coinbase bought a “decentralized” crypto exchange. How does that work?

A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017.

Bitcoin traders are being investigated for market manipulation, and bitcoin is up 3%

Gold ingots of 999 purity, used for the production of gold medals for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, are seen at the Adamas jewellery factory in Moscow

SIMPLE MAJORITY

Every cryptocurrency’s nightmare scenario is happening to Bitcoin Gold

A bitcoin sign is seen during Riga Comm 2017 fair in Riga

Is bitcoin being manipulated by traders? The US government has opened a criminal probe

A man walks past a 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the funds flagship Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur

There’s only one untainted “Big Four” accounting firm left to audit Malaysia’s scandal-ridden wealth fund

A slice of Margherita pizza is served at Braz pizzeria in Sao Paulo

Eight years ago today, someone bought two pizzas with bitcoins now worth $82 million

The new Nokia 8110 is seen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

HANDSET UNICORN

The two-year-old company that makes Nokia phones is now worth over $1 billion

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor show their ink-stained fingers after voting in Malaysia's general election in Pekan

There’s a good reason why the ousted Malaysian PM’s wife bought 284 luxury handbags

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a U.S. Senate joint hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Mark Zuckerberg’s closed-door meeting with the European Parliament will now be streamed live