Frederick Munawa

Frederick  Munawa

Frederick Munawa was a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covered blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks. Prior to his work in the blockchain space, he worked at the Royal Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments, and several other global financial institutions. He has a background in Finance and Law, with an emphasis on technology, investments, and securities regulation. Frederick owns units of the CI Bitcoin ETF fund above Coindesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Inside the $3B DeFi Exploit of Acala's Crypto Platform
The exploit of one of Acala's liquidity pools demonstrates how easily billions of dollars can be siphoned from DeFi platforms, potentially wreaking havoc on an entire industry...
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Monero’s Privacy-Focused Crypto Protocol Upgrade Is Now Live
The change to the protocol, a collaborative effort involving 71 developers, has been successfully implemented.
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Crypto Privacy Protocol Monero Is Getting a Major Upgrade
The privacy-focused network is gearing up for a hard fork that has been in the works for months.
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First Mover Americas: Ether Leads Crypto Markets Higher After Final Merge Test Goes Live
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 11, 2022.
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Polkadot Now Has a Decentralized Version of 'Wrapped' Bitcoin
Interlay introduces a decentralized and trustless wrapped bitcoin bridge for DeFi users on Polkadot who are wary of third-party custodians and merchants.
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What’s at Stake: Will the Merge Turn Ether Into a Security?
A Georgetown Law professor sounds an alarm on how proof-of-stake makes it easier for ether to meet the Howey Test.
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Move Over, Ethereum – Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Apps, Too
Bitcoin’s dominant scaling system continues to grow despite a formidable bear market.
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How a UFC Heavyweight Champion Became a Crypto Trailblazer
Francis Ngannou and his manager, Marquel Martin, discuss the athlete's journey from Cameroon to the UFC, and now, to crypto. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.
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Bitcoin Nonprofit ₿trust Launches Africa Open Source Cohort; Names First Developer
Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin non-profit picked Vladimir Fomene, who will contribute to the Bitcoin Development Kit and the Swahili Wordlist.
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Fedi to Build Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Mobile App on Fedimint Protocol
The funds from a $4.2M seed round will be used to develop the Fedi mobile app built on top of Fedimint, a Bitcoin “community custody” protocol.
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