Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn is a features reporter and assistant opinion editor for CoinDesk Layer 2. He also writes a daily news rundown and twice weekly column for The Node newsletter. He first appeared in print in Financial Planning, a trade publication magazine. Before journalism, he studied philosophy as an undergrad, English literature in graduate school and business and economic reporting at an NYU professional program. You can connect with him on Twitter and Telegram @danielgkuhn or find him on Urbit as ~dorrys-lonreb. He owns BTC and ETH.

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CDCROP: 1940s MAN HEAD ON DESK Trader Ticker Tape Stocks Wall Street (Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
An Ode to LocalBitcoins (and a Lesson About Maintaining Bitcoin's Public Goods)
Bitcoiners can take a leaf out of Ethereum's book when it comes to founding and funding open infrastructure needed for all.
CDCROP: 1940s MAN HEAD ON DESK Trader Ticker Tape Stocks Wall Street (Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
CDCROP: Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 (Getty Images)
Crypto Would Survive an SEC Crackdown on Staking
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has heard rumors the securities watchdog may go after proof-of-stake services. That may hurt his bottom line but open protocols should survive.
CDCROP: Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 (Getty Images)
CDCROP: AI Generated Art Artwork Computer Servers under water submerged pool (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
Crypto AI Needs a Showcase to Know What's Real
As Microsoft and Google go head to head on artificial intelligence, crypto needs to prove its recent AI-themed rally is worth anything.
CDCROP: AI Generated Art Artwork Computer Servers under water submerged pool (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
How Policy Shaped Crypto’s Banking Prospects
A more regulated industry will have an easier time establishing banking relationships.
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing
The U.S. Department of Justice was criticized for over-hyping the seizure of a little-known exchange.
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Can Barry Silbert Delay the Inevitable?
The DCG chief executive has been accused of "stall tactics" in repaying creditors. What exactly will more time buy?
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Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction
The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download and receive bitcoin – helping to prove the system worked.
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CDCROP: Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, Modified by CoinDesk)
Bored Apes, a Troll and a Conspiracy Walk Into a Courtroom ...
Yuga Labs is only giving attention to irreverent artist Ryder Ripps in its efforts to silence his damaging conspiracy.
CDCROP: Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, Modified by CoinDesk)
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The Niche Application of Stablecoins Is Not a Bad Thing
By definition, stablecoins are tethered to the real economy. But whatever links they have should be minimized, until their applications are fully proven.
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CDCROP: AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Anyone Who Took Money From FTX Ought to Repay It
It was never Sam Bankman-Fried's to spend.
CDCROP: AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)