LOOKING FOR TONI LANE: She was crypto's It Girl, the young woman onstage at the conferences hyping blockchain as a way to radically reshape on unjust world. The young woman at the industry parties schmoozing with wealthy venture capitalists to get them on board. The young woman at the spiritual retreats seeking endless ways to self-improve. People loved her. And then she disappeared. What happened to Toni Lane Casserly--and what does her tragic death reveal?

THE LIVESTREAN HAS BEGUN. She sits in an off-white easy chair in a nondescript room. She's relaxed yet radiant, her dark eyes dancing with anticipation. Across from her, an interviewer, [...]