CRYPTO INSIDER: Drugs, naked dancers, and more at New York's blockchain week

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"If I offer you coke, do you promise not to write about it?" was just one of the wild anecdotes our reporter witnessed at a cryptocurrency party in New York last week. Crypto investors flooded the city for Consensus, one of the largest crypto conferences, and other events throughout the city. Read her full dispatch from the drugs and naked dancer-filled party here.

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In the news:

• A UK trading platform is launching a crypto exchange pitched at banks and hedge funds
• The former CEO of Visa UK is joining a startup that wants to help people spend cryptocurrency
• The cofounder of OKCupid says 3 lucky moments led him to run a multi-billion-dollar company
• 9 star lawyers helping blockchain companies navigate the tricky waters of cryptocurrency regulation
• Square paid $8 million for a super star tech lawyer, then she stepped down after 16 months on the job