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The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users
The cyberattack on crypto-asset exchange Binance is potentially the largest theft of its kind on record. Binance has estimated the assets stolen at an eye-watering US$6.3 billion (£4.7 billion).
SyndicatedIwa Salami, Professor of Law, University of East London3 Nov 20265 min read
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The problem with Shane Gillis’s joke isn’t just sexism, it’s sex work stigma
In his Oct. 10 Saturday Night Live (SNL) monologue, American comedian Shane Gillis joked that women at the gym dress like “whores” these days. The backlash was swift and widespread, in the news and across social media.
SyndicatedCarmen Logie, Full Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto22 Oct 20265 min read

The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users