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George Kaloudis

George Kaloudis

George Kaloudis was a senior research analyst and columnist for CoinDesk. He focused on producing insights about Bitcoin. Previously, George spent five years in investment banking with Truist Securities in asset-based lending, mergers and acquisitions and healthcare technology coverage. George studied mathematics at Davidson College.

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Bitcoin
Inflation Hedge or Not, Bitcoin's True Value Is Separation of Money and State
Inflationary forces are still out there and investors are thinking about how best to protect themselves. Is bitcoin a way to do that?
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 28, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2022
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Bitcoin
Can Ethereum Fight Back Against the US’ Sweeping Censorship Attempt?
In a world where Ethereum users don’t want to be censored, there may be a way to push back.
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 21, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
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In Crypto, Base Layer Security Isn’t Enough
Blockchains are only as secure as the applications they run.
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 17, 2022 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2022
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Finance
Bitcoin
The Investor’s Definitive Guide to Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake (Abridged)
It’s not really about which is better; it’s about trade-offs.
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 14, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2022
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Nonprofits
Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil
The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 10, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
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Technology
Banking Platform Galoy Raises $4M for Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic Dollar
Stablesats lets people use Lightning for everyday payments without exposure to short-term volatility.
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By George Kaloudis
Aug 3, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2022
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Bitcoin
Philosophically, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Cryptos Are Securities; Practically, It Does
When a main U.S. regulatory body defers to Crypto Twitter for leads on securities law violations, you know these categories are subjective.
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By George Kaloudis
Jul 31, 2022 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Sports week
10 Crypto Sports All-Stars
For each Crypto All-Star, we tried to calculate what you would have gained – or lost – if you invested $1,000 in the All-Star's chosen project at the time of his or her announ...
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By George KaloudisJeff Wilser
Jul 26, 2022 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2022
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Bitcoin
Accounting Rules Make the Outcome of Tesla’s Bitcoin Sale Unclear
After the car maker sold 75% of its bitcoin, Twitter piled on the company for losing money on the sale even though it didn’t.
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By George Kaloudis
Jul 24, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2022
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Crypto Fund Three Arrows Capital Founders Break Their Silence and Lender Nexo Faces Declining Deposits
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, July 22, 2022.
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Jul 22, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2022