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Why Hardnosed Bitcoiners Should Learn to Love DeFi
1.10.2020
Stacking sats and decentralized finance are more similar economic modes than most realize
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%
1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...
Thirst Traps Explode on NFT Platforms, With Predictably Controversial Results
30.9.2020
Sexy collectibles are taking off across NFT platforms like Rarible. Could this be the crypto version of OnlyFans?
DeFi Summer; Bitcoin Fall
30.9.2020
The attention may have been with DeFi when it was warm, but as the cold winds of COVID-19 return fears and election volatility blow, bitcoin is resuming narrative dominance
American Economist Stephen Roach: ‘U.S. Dollar in the Early Stages of Sharp Decent’
30.9.2020
American economist and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, Stephen Roach said on Sunday that he believes the U.S. dollar will “crash faster and harder.” Roach said similar statements during an interview back in June, and his latest commentary stresses that people should...
So Now They’re Hacking DeFi Protocols Before They’ve Even Launched?
29.9.2020
When the DeFi degens caught wind of a new pre-release Andre Cronje project they piled in, only to get $16 million hacked away in a flash
Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?
29.9.2020
CEO Brian Armstrong’s letter has not just the crypto world but the larger world of tech and business talking about the role of corporations in society
Better Broadband Will Pave the Way for a ‘Brand New World’
29.9.2020
Self-help guru James Altucher sees a world where we can jump between virtual realities. Will it be a better world? Time will tell
Crypto Co-ops and Game Theory: Why the Internet Must Learn to Collaborate to Survive
29.9.2020
As the internet shifts to the open, decentralized standards of Web 3.0, can we find a balance between competition and cooperation?
Relief and Regret: Crypto Twitter Reacts as Coinbase Says No to Corporate Activism
29.9.2020
Brian Armstrong has split crypto down the middle after taking the stance that Coinbase will remain "laser focused" on its mission and keep activism out of the workplace
CoinDesk Live: Can Old Schools Teach New Tech?
29.9.2020
On Oct. 6, we'll reveal the results of our first CoinDesk U ranking of the top-20 universities for blockchain education. Here's how you can watch it live
Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees
29.9.2020
Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?
Why Bitcoin’s Longest Run Above $10,000 Matters
28.9.2020
Bitcoin has been above $10,000 for even longer than the record 2017-18 run, giving confidence to long term HODLers in the process
The 51% Attack Nightmare Scenario (Isn’t That Bad)
27.9.2020
An accessible, in-depth look at what's really at risk when Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake blockchains suffer the dreaded 51% attack
The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics
27.9.2020
Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system
Kucoin Hacker Leverages Uniswap to Dump Vast Number of ERC20 Tokens
27.9.2020
Since the recent Kucoin hack, the crypto community has been waiting for the hacker to move funds. During the early morning hours (ET) on Sunday, a number of people noticed the Kucoin hacker started to move a large amount of ether and ERC20s to connect with the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap....
Understanding the Coming Currency Cold War
27.9.2020
Will the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin, or some combination we can barely imagine today?
The One-Way ETH ‘Burn’ That Will Kick-Start Ethereum 2.0
26.9.2020
With final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk's Christine Kim spoke with Developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what's left to do and what comes next
Why the Stock Market is Poised for Its Worst September Since 2011
26.9.2020
Last week saw the third-biggest outflow from stock funds in history, and the dollar is the strongest it’s been since April. Here’s what’s going on
Bitgo Plans to Launch Wrapped Bitcoin on the Tron Blockchain
26.9.2020
Soon there will be another network that allows people to tokenize BTC in order to leverage the underlying blockchain’s speed and fees. On September 24, Bitgo, the custodian of the Wrapped Bitcoin project (WBTC), the most popular tokenized BTC platform to-date, announced a partnership with...