Caitlin Ostroff

@ceostroff

Following money for @WSJ using words, numbers and code. Co-founder: @jourmentors. Tips: github.com/ceostroff/cont…. ∑: @TheAlligator, @MiamiHerald

New York via London via Miami wsj.com/news/author/ca… Joined February 2015

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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff Oct 15

Money from stablecoin company Tether flowed to Bo Hines's consulting firm while he worked in the White House on landmark stablecoin legislation. Once the law passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief.

Amazing scoop by @skesslr
wsj.com/politics/polic…

www.wsj.com He Crafted a Crypto Law for Trump—as His Company Got Millions From a Crypto Giant Money from Tether flowed to Nxum while Bo Hines worked in the White House on landmark stablecoin legislation. Once the law passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief.

Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff Oct 14

SCOOP: A @WSJ analysis found some FL residents received NYC’s abatement for years despite being ineligible.

A spox for Steve Witkoff said that after being contacted by @WSJ, he paid the city nearly $78,000 for the years he wasn’t eligible.

wsj.com/us-news/law/ny…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Hits Wealthy Out-of-Towners With a Double Whammy New York second-home owners, including Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, face scrutiny of abatement intended for local residents.

Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff Sep 20

NEW: Polymarket’s race to grow left a door wide open to fraudsters.

my latest w/@ByKLong and @byneilmehta
wsj.com/business/polym…

www.wsj.com Polymarket’s Rush to Grow Left a Door Wide Open For Fraudsters CEO Shayne Coplan brushed off concerns about a scheme involving stolen debit cards. Now the prediction market is bolstering its executive ranks as it eyes an IPO.

Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff Aug 13

Such good reporting

Sam Kessler @skesslr Aug 13

Last summer, we got our hands on screen recordings showing North Koreans interviewing for jobs under stolen identities.

What made these videos interesting: We could see the them reading verbatim from ChatGPT. 🧵

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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff Jun 26

.@WSJ scoop w/@ByKLong and @neilmhta
wsj.com/finance/regula…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising Two senators asked regulators to probe Polymarket’s promotion of fake bets following the Journal’s reporting.