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CoinDesk Turns 10: 2015 – Vitalik Buterin and the Birth of Ethereum
2.6.2023
The most used blockchain is supposed to be immutable. So why has it changed so much from its founding?
CoinDesk Turns 10: The ICO Era – What Went Right?
1.6.2023
The ICO boom is remembered as an orgy of fraud and scammy behavior. But ICOs funded many crypto success stories - and might still have benefits, says David Z. Morris. This story is part of our series looking back at the biggest stories from the last decade. The ICO boom is our choice for 2018
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2022 - How Crypto Gods Turn Into Monsters
1.6.2023
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2021 – The Year Bitcoin Became Salvadoran
30.5.2023
CoinDesk Turns 10 – 2020: The Rise of the Meme Economy
11.5.2023
As the world locked down for COVID, meme-assets like Dogecoin and Disaster Girl grabbed the attention of a younger generation of retail investors. Three years later, memes are driving value across financial markets. This feature is part of our "CoinDesk Turns 10" series
CoinDesk Turns 10: How The DAO Hack Changed Ethereum and Crypto
9.5.2023
The $60 million hack in 2016 led to a controversial revision of the blockchain, and was a factor leading to the ICO boom starting the following year, argues David Z Morris. This feature is part of our “CoinDesk Turns 10” series
The Legacy of Mt. Gox: Why Bitcoin’s Greatest Hack Still Matters
4.5.2023
The fall of the Japanese exchange in 2014 saw 750,000 bitcoin go missing, putting crypto’s future in doubt. The event reverberates to this day
CoinDesk Turns 10: What We Learned From Reporting a Decade of Crypto History
4.5.2023
Our month-long series looking back at 10 years of CoinDesk features a lot of failures. But, in most cases, what seemed like disasters at the time have actually allowed the industry to grow, says CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer Michael Casey