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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Over $23K in Weekend Trading; an Edgy Environment at Seoul's Blockchain Megaweek
Ether and most other major altcoins trade sideways as investors await further economic indicators.
Data Provider DeFiLlama De-emphasizes Double-Counted Crypto Deposits After Saber Revelation
The website “toggled off” double-counting after CoinDesk uncovered one Solana developer’s effort to dupe the all-important metric for popularity in DeFi.
Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem
The Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a dev community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. Now they're moving to Aptos.
Justin Sun Backs Ethereum Hard Fork as Merge Approaches
Sun said he would support development on the old Ethereum network following the expected merge in September.
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- For the Fans: How DAOs Could Change Sports
- Two Soccer Teams Transfer a South American Player Using USDC, But There’s Collateral Damage
- 10 Crypto Sports All-Stars
- Why Athletes Are Taking Compensation in Bitcoin
- Introducing CoinDesk's Sports Week
- Micah Johnson: From MLB to NFT Superstar
- ‘My Bet Is on Bitcoin,’ Pro Soccer Player Says
- Building a Sports DAO: 4 Lessons From LinksDAO
- How the Golden State Warriors Gamified Fandom With NFTs
- DeShone Kizer: From NFL Star to NFT Trailblazer
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Nominate Your School for the 2022 Best Universities for Blockchain
CoinDesk announces the kickoff of its 2022 Best Universities for Blockchain and calls for nominations around the world. We're giving away Consensus tickets to participating schools.
Complexity Theater: Why Luna Was the First Time DeFi Complexity Risk Was Transferred to Regular Investors
A reading of essays about complexity from Casa's Jameson Lopp and NLW.
In Crypto Winter, Jesse Powell’s Pirate-King Leadership Style Might Be the New Normal
Less than 1% of employees have taken the CEO’s buyout offer since he laid down the law on culture. Is Kraken a “based” place to work, or just somewhere to ride out crypto winter?
Hash Headlines: Top Stories of the Week
A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.
The UK Argues Crypto Is a New Type of Property
A new report from the U.K. Law Commission has large implications for digital assets.
Hot vs. Cold Crypto Storage: What Are the Differences?
Hot cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask or Coinbase are connected to the internet, while cold storage options like Ledger or Trezor are hardware devices used offline. Both storage solutions offer different levels of security and ease-of-use.
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What Is the Definition of ‘Recession?’ And Does Bitcoin Care?
When it comes to bitcoin, the semantics of recession are of little importance.
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AllIn Crypto Winter, Jesse Powell’s Pirate-King Leadership Style Might Be the New Normal
Less than 1% of employees have taken the CEO’s buyout offer since he laid down the law on culture. Is Kraken a “based” place to work, or just somewhere to ride out crypto winter?
A DAO That Literally Wants to Party on The Moon Just Sent a Viral YouTuber to Space
MoonDAO purchased two Blue Origin tickets as part of its larger mission “to explore the cosmos” after raising $8 million.
North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Blamed in deBridge Finance Cyberattack
Company co-founder Alex Smirnov warns all Web3 teams that the phishing campaign is likely widespread.