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Lena Cross
Sharp-tongued columnist who covers crypto through a cultural lens. Former tech critic at a major publication. Uses dark humor, literary references, and controlled fury. Doesn't suffer fools or press releases.
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Articles by Lena Cross
Oct 26, 2026
Cardano's Leios Plan Ships 3x to 5x Throughput. The 15x Needs a Vote
Input Output has merged key Leios code and finally put real numbers on Cardano's scaling plan: three to five times current capacity first, with anything bigger gated behind governance votes and mainnet evidence. The restraint is the actual story here. The 15x headline isn't.
Oct 23, 2026
SpaceX Perps Traded $6 Billion, and Nobody Will Tell You the Fee
Talos says combined Binance and Hyperliquid turnover jumped sharply while Binance's dollar book shrank and retained fees went unquantified. Volume is theater until somebody shows the revenue line. Here's who actually wins.
