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Many People Know About DeFi, But Few of Them Use It
20.5.2020
DeFi projects seem to be well known in the cryptocurrency circles surveyed by CoinGecko, but usage is somewhat lackluster, especially for lending protocols
This Bitcoin Documentary From Africa Is Streaming on Amazon Prime
20.5.2020
A new documentary – “Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution” – explores the role of cryptocurrencies in African economies
5000 BTC Giveaway Scam: Chamath Palihapitiya, Elon Musk Not Giving Away Bitcoin
20.5.2020
The number of bitcoin giveaway scams has been increasing rapidly amid rising prices of cryptocurrencies and deepening economic crisis worldwide. These scams claim that famous people are giving away bitcoin, such as Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and U.S....
‘Minsky Moments’ and the Financial History of Pandemics
19.5.2020
As a wobbly recovery tries to take hold, was the coronavirus pandemic simply the pinprick on a larger economic bubble?
From Buenos Aires to Beirut – Covid-19 Excuse Restricts Millions of Citizens from Withdrawing Their Own Money
18.5.2020
The coronavirus and the government-induced lockdowns have wreaked havoc on the global economy and millions of people can’t access their own money. Reports from financial stricken areas like Venezuela, Argentina, and Lebanon show that citizens are being stopped from accessing their...
USV’s Albert Wenger on the World After Capital
18.5.2020
A blueprint for redesigning society as the world shifts from the Industrial Age to the Knowledge Age
18 Months In, Few People Use, Mine or Buy Privacy Coin Grin
18.5.2020
Despite launching with considerable fanfare in early 2019, grin, the first cryptocurrency to test privacy protocol MimbleWimble, is showing no signs of life
Bitcoin Loophole: Wanna Make $13K in 24 Hours? This Crypto Trading App Is a Scam
16.5.2020
A bitcoin investment scheme claiming to help people make over $13,000 within 24 hours has recently gained more attention. Bitcoin Loophole claims to be an algorithmic crypto trading app that enables its members to make daily profits and become millionaires within 61 days. However, it is a scam...
Mexican Companies Launch Crypto Donation Platform For People Impacted by COVID-19
16.5.2020
A Mexican crypto exchange partnered with a local crowdfunding platform to collect donations to help families affected by COVID-19
CSS fix for 100vh in mobile WebKit
15.5.2020
A surprisingly common response when asking people about things they’d fix about anything in CSS, is to improve the handling of viewport units.
One thing that comes up often is how they relate to scrollbars. For example, if an element is sized to 100vw and stretches edge-to-edge, that’s...
JK Rowling Asks About Bitcoin. Accursed Crypto Twitter Scares Her Off
15.5.2020
It took only three (3) hours for Crypto Twitter to scare JK Rowling away from bitcoin
Where Bitcoin Fits in the New Monetary Order
15.5.2020
The third part of The Breakdown’s Money Reimagined series looks at the role of bitcoin and USD stablecoins in the new global monetary order
37 Questions for Cosmos’ Sunny Aggarwal
15.5.2020
Tendermint and Cosmos developer (and part-time pirate) Sunny Aggarwal is the latest intriguing soul to take the CoinDesk Confesssional questionnaire
Meltem Demirors, Caffeine and Curiosity
14.5.2020
CoinShares' Demirors on her legacy: "My memoir will be short and sweet - 'Meltem. She had a good time.'"
Notion-Powered Websites
14.5.2020
I’m a big fan of Notion, as you likely know from previous coverage and recent video. It’s always interesting to see what other people do with Notion, and even how Notion uses Notion.
I’d say most usage of Notion is private and internal, but any page on Notion can be totally...
Surveying the Carnage: Movies, Sports and Education in Crisis
14.5.2020
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, some industries will recover quickly, but some won’t recover at all. In this episode we help you understand which is which
China’s Central Bank Proposes a Blockchain-based Trade-Finance Platform
14.5.2020
China’s central bank, along with other government bodies, proposed a blockchain trade financing information platform
CoinDesk Confessionals: Kathleen Breitman’s ‘Blaze of Glory’
13.5.2020
The CEO of Tezos reveals her biggest fear, and what inspires her most, in an all new CoinDesk Confessional
Why Debt Can’t Buy More Growth, Feat. Jeff Booth
13.5.2020
A conversation with the “Price of Tomorrow” author on the key structural challenge looming over the global economy
Charlie Shrem
13.5.2020
Born in 1989, Charlie Shrem is an American co-founder of former bitcoin exchange BitInstant and a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation. In 2014, Shrem was notably accused of selling more than $1 million worth of bitcoin to users of darknet market Silk Road, operating an unlicensed money...