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Blockchain Bites: Making Sense of the Halving, Consensus Distributed’s First Day
12.5.2020
Get all the news from the first day of Consensus: Distributed, including the latest on Bitcoin's third halving. (And, who had the best Zoom backgrounds?)
The Kings of Crypto: An Inside Look at the History of Coinbase
11.5.2020
Author Jeff John Roberts is joined by Fred Ehrsam to talk about the rise of CoinBase and Ehrsam’s experience in crypto. Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase, said that crypto has been good to him. “I feel like as somebody who works in crypto, we’re pretty lucky in this...
Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week
11.5.2020
During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding
What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Mass Adoption
11.5.2020
Mass adoption is on everyone's mind. Here are the shows you'll want to catch on the topic at Consensus: Distributed
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Desk for Large Trades
11.5.2020
Binance US has launched an OTC trading portal for major orders above $10,000
Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch
11.5.2020
Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network
The Problem With Money Is ‘Too Much Privacy,’ Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers
11.5.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and moving the proceeds from corruption
Canadian Exchange VirgoCX Taps Ledger Vault for Custody, Insurance Support
11.5.2020
Canada-based crypto exchange VirgoCX has turned to enterprise infrastructure technology platform Ledger Vault to provide custody solutions for retail and institutional clients
What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Bitcoin Halving
11.5.2020
Consensus: Distributed kicks off on the same day as Bitcoin's big day. Here's what to watch to stay up to date on the halving
Global Trust in Crypto Potential Grows to 48%, Edelman Survey Finds
11.5.2020
Just 48% of respondents to Edelman's Trust Barometer indicated they believe in the potential of cryptocurrency, but this figure still shows double-digit growth year over year
‘Game-Changer’ Retail Digital Currency Now European Central Bank’s Focus, Board Member Says
11.5.2020
The European Central Bank is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency form of the euro might look like, executive member Yves Mersch said
Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Consensus Distributed
11.5.2020
Blockchain Bites will publish twice daily throughout Consensus: Distributed, setting the schedule and rounding up what you may have missed
How to Protect Your Crypto From Cyber Attacks During COVID-19
9.5.2020
At-home working opens up security issues for crypto. Oxford University researcher (and Consensus speaker) David Shrier outlines ways to mitigate the risk
The CoinDesk 50: Bitmain, the Behemoth of Bitcoin Mining
9.5.2020
Bitmain remains at the center of the crypto economy. But, in China, "mining avengers" are racing to catch up
Michelle Phan: The Beauty of Bitcoin
9.5.2020
Why beauty mogul Michelle Phan says her 8.9 million YouTube subscribers are ready for bitcoin: "They want to know how to protect their purchasing power."
The Global Contenders Trying to Displace the Dollar
8.5.2020
Could the dollar be replaced by a single new dominant currency like China’s DCEP, or is a multipolar currency world more likely?
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
8.5.2020
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique
The Changemaker: Glen Weyl Puts His Radical Ideas Into Action
7.5.2020
RadicalxChange, the civics network founded by polymath economist Glen Weyl, isn't left or right exactly, but it is radical. Now governments are starting to adopt its ideas
Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
7.5.2020
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving
How We’re Raising the Virtual Bar at Consensus: Distributed
7.5.2020
Over 10,000 attendees worldwide have registered for our marquee event, which goes fully virtual next week