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Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, But He Understands Cybersecurity
3.3.2020
Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm of cybersecurity
How Elizabeth Warren’s Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin
3.3.2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners
Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?
3.3.2020
While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was a practical legislator in a chaotic political environment
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s Favorite
3.3.2020
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
3.3.2020
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS’s Dumb Singularity)
1.3.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine discuss coronavirus and its potential impacts or disruptions to the decentralized world of bitcoin. Plus a humorous look at the IRS's challenges as it lumps together bitcoin and... Ro-Bux?
Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforces as Coronavirus Contingency Plan
29.2.2020
They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters
Yemen’s Civil War Shows the Dangers of Crypto
28.2.2020
The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption
Understanding This Week’s Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker
28.2.2020
What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker
How to Contact CoinDesk’s Editors and Reporters (the Right Way)
28.2.2020
We've made it a lot easier to reach us. Our new masthead lists all CoinDesk reporters and editors, their beats and verified contact information
A 101 Guide to Ethereum’s ProgPOW Controversy
27.2.2020
Why the ProgPoW debate is really about process, power, and the threat contentious hard forks pose to DeFi
How Are People Trading MIOTA When IOTA Mainnet is Paused?
27.2.2020
The IOTA (MIOTA) mainnet has been on pause for two weeks now, yet MIOTA is still trading. The question asks itself at this point really: how?
Following the discovery that the Trinity Desktop wallets have been compromised, starting with January 25, the Coordinator, a node run by the IOTA Foundation...
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?
26.2.2020
Canada decides a CBDC is unnecessary while the Twitterati debate BTC as a safe haven and the 6-year anniversary of Mt. Gox brings reflection
China's Digital Yuan Research Delayed Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
26.2.2020
The coronavirus outbreak has led to postponed work at various Chinese government institutions, including the organs responsible for researching and developing the digital yuan
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
6 Explanations for Crypto’s Fascination With Coronavirus
25.2.2020
Is it about self-sovereignty? About BTC as a reserve asset? Or are we just Chicken Little prophets of doom?
Caitlin Long on Coronavirus, Crypto Custody and Building a Bank
24.2.2020
A new crypto bank tries to address some of the most fundamental issues for institutions who want to get into the space
Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 24, 2020
24.2.2020
With the price of bitcoin repeatedly breaching and then retreating from the psychologically important $10,000 level, Markets Daily is back with another time crypto news roundup
Gutenberging
24.2.2020
It's been over a year since the big WordPress launch of Gutenberg, the new editor. It seems to me most of the controversy around it has died down. There has been enough time that the UX and accessibility of it have improved, and people are seeing the potential a lot more clearly. There ain't...