Strike Users in US Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin
Tested with professional athletes, the service is now widely available in 48 U.S. states.
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Marc Hochstein
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As Executive Editor of Consensus, Marc is responsible for driving the narrative vision and content for CoinDesk's flagship event. He also sets CoinDesk's editorial standards and acts as ombudsman for our industry-leading news team.
Marc is a veteran journalist with more than 25 years' experience, including 17 years at the trade publication American Banker, the last three as editor-in-chief, where he was responsible for some of the earliest mainstream news coverage of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Marc holds BTC above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000; marginal amounts of ETH, XMR and ZEC; an Urbit planet (~fodrex-malmev); two ENS domain names (MarcHochstein.eth and MarcusHNYC.eth); and NFTs from the Oekaki (pictured), SSRWives and Gwar collections.
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It’s a Multi-Chain World, Bitcoin Just Dominates It
The original blockchain still reigns, but neither Bitcoin nor its closest competitor, Ethereum, can count on becoming the only game in town any time soon.
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Oct 3, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
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Terra Blockchain, Home of LUNA and UST, Upgrades for Cross-Chain Interoperability
The Columbus-5 upgrade is now live, connecting Terra with Cosmos and other chains on the Inter-Blockchain Communication standard.
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Sep 30, 2021 at 11:14 a.m. UTC
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Solana-Based Prediction Market Uses DeFi Yields to Finance ‘No Loss’ Betting
Hedgehog’s experimental wagers combine prediction markets with stablecoins, decentralized finance and gamification.
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Sep 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops
Walletexplorer.com, a block explorer site secretly operated by Chainalysis, has provided law enforcement with “meaningful leads,” the documents say.
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Sep 22, 2021 at 9:35 p.m. UTC
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Metal Fans Snap Up Gwar’s ‘Scumdog’ and ‘Slave’ NFTs Amid Market Frenzy
The group’s cheapest set of NFTs sells for $20 a pop, but transferring one to a MetaMask wallet costs $125 due to the high cost of Ethereum “gas” fees.
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Sep 20, 2021 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
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The Financial Aftermath of 9/11
As the world looks back on one of the worst tragedies of the 21st century, it’s important to remember 9/11′s long-lasting aftereffects: increased financial surveillance and ex...
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Sep 13, 2021 at 4:52 p.m. UTC
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DeFi and the 3 Cs
The purely collateral-based type of lending practiced so far in decentralized finance has limitations. Reputation systems may widen the possibilities.
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Sep 12, 2021 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Long & Short: The Trouble With Ticker Symbols
Investors are apt to get confused when multiple projects can claim the same ticker without an industry standard for exchanges to assign identifiers.
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Sep 5, 2021 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Long & Short: The End of Extreme Leverage
Lower systemwide leverage suggests the crypto markets, famous for their wild swings, might become a touch tamer.
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Aug 30, 2021 at 11:36 a.m. UTC
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