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Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum
1.8.2020
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition
What a Professional Trader Thinks of the Fed, Robinhood and Real Estate, Feat. Tony Greer
31.7.2020
The editor of the Morning Navigator newsletter discusses a variety of macro topics and how to trade against a very strange market
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
CoinDesk Live Recap: Co-Founders Revisit Ethereum’s Launch Drama
31.7.2020
Ethereum was always a wild experiment. Now, five years later, a few early believers explain why they are more bullish than ever
Stablecoin Cold Storage Backed by Satoshis – Simba is a New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland
31.7.2020
When it comes to Switzerland, first of all, people have associations with first-class chocolate, delicious cheese, the most precise watches, multi-purpose knives and, of course, a safe place to keep money. New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland Since the dawn of time Switzerland has been...
Bitcoin an Option, as Dennis Gartman Says He’s Exiting ‘Crowded’ Gold Market
31.7.2020
Gold bull Dennis Gartman is moving out of gold because the market has become “too crowded.” In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Gartman said he was “social distancing” from the precious metal until such a time when the price falls to around $1,775. “Too many...
The Bond Market Is the Truth Teller No One Heeds, Feat. George Goncalves
30.7.2020
A veteran bond strategist gives his take on why the bond market has a better read than equities on short-term and long-term macro trends
Getting the Most Out of Variable Fonts on Google Fonts
30.7.2020
I have spent the past several years working (alongside a bunch of super talented people) on a font family called Recursive Sans & Mono, and it just launched officially on Google Fonts!
Wanna try it out super fast? Here’s the embed code to use the full Recursive variable font family from Google...
CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery
30.7.2020
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back
How DeFi Could Disrupt Traditional Finance, Feat. Sergey Nazarov
29.7.2020
"Imagine a world without counterparty risk..." - Chainlink's co-founder Sergey Nazarov shares why the move from brand-based contracts to math-based contracts is inevitable
Mainstream People Coming to Bitcoin, Digital Assets Data CEO Says
28.7.2020
Digital Assets Data CEO Mike Alfred explains increased Bitcoin interest from a number of parties
How Real Is Bitcoin’s Rally? 8 Interpretations of Bitcoin’s Massive Surge
28.7.2020
As bitcoin retraces slightly after reaching a new 2020 high about $11,000, NLW explores what’s driving the rally and how likely it is to continue
Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in India? Miners Still Don’t Know
28.7.2020
Following a recent Supreme Court decision, India's crypto industry is optimistic about the future. But miners still don't know if what they do is illegal
Memories of London’s Devcon 1, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock’ Moment
28.7.2020
Ethereum’s Devcon 1, held in London in November 2015, featured adventuresome bankers and Big 4 consultants mingling with dreadlocked coders
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum Culture, Explained
28.7.2020
Maker Foundation board member Tonya Evans and former ConsenSys CMO Amanda Cassatt joined Leigh Cuen on Monday to discuss Ethereum’s ethos
SPACs 101: A Bubble, the Future or Both?
27.7.2020
A primer on, and critical look at, one of Wall Street’s hottest trends: special purpose acquisition companies
Live-Streaming Service Twitch Gives Subscribers 10% Discount if They Pay With Cryptocurrency
27.7.2020
The live-streaming service Twitch is now offering a 10% subscription discount for people who register with cryptocurrency. The new offer from Twitch leverages the Bitpay payment processor, as this is the first crypto-based discount promotion from a company of this magnitude. This week,...
Ethereum as Lifestyle Brand: What Unicorns and Rainbows Are Really About
27.7.2020
Ethereum is more than a technology, it’s a lifestyle. Beyond cryptocurrency, the software has attracted a diverse community of contributors
The Future for Unregulated Bitcoin Exchanges
26.7.2020
CoinDesk's Anna Baydakova talks to non-custodial p2p exchanges Hodl Hodl and Bisq about why we still want no-KYC bitcoin
Is This China’s Century or the US’s? Maybe It’s Both
26.7.2020
This Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Adam Tooze's recent review of four books on the growing conflict between the U.S. and China