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Bitcoin's Environmental Challenge: Proof-of-Stake vs. Proof-of-Work
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Bitcoin’s Environmental Challenge: Proof-of-Stake vs. Proof-of-Work
Tesla’s decision to stop accepting bitcoin payments due to environmental concerns has reignited the bitcoin energy debate. Will the proof-of-stake network be better for the pl...
Bitcoin's Environmental Challenge: Proof-of-Stake vs. Proof-of-Work
By CoinDesk Staff
May 17, 2021 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2021
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Bitcoin on Tuesday passed the psychological price hurdle of $50,000 for the first time.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto's Nouveau Riche Move In
Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T.
Bitcoin on Tuesday passed the psychological price hurdle of $50,000 for the first time.
By Bradley Keoun
Feb 16, 2021 at 1:56 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2021
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Ava Labs Sets Avalanche Mainnet Launch for Sept. 21
With $60 million in funding at its back, Ava Labs' Avalanche is the latest next-gen blockchain network to enter the DeFi landscape.
Ava Labs founder Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)
By Colin Harper
Sep 16, 2020 at 2:02 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2020
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Ethereum
Token Sales Are Back in 2020
As the price of bitcoin rises, token sales have become trendy once more. Here's how Avalanche, Polkadot and NEAR have fared in 2020.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 12, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2020
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Blockchain
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet...
Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)
By William Foxley
Jun 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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CoinDesk at DevCon 5: Interview with CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer
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CoinDesk at Devcon 5: Interview With CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer
Christine Kim sits down with Emin Gün Sirer, the CEO of Ava Labs and associate professor at Cornell University. They discuss blockchain consensus protocols and ethereum 2.0.
CoinDesk at DevCon 5: Interview with CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer
By CoinDesk Staff
May 11, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2020
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Technology
AVA Labs Will Splash Millions to 'Brain Merge' DeFi and Traditional Finance
AVA is already in dialogue with five DeFi projects interested in receiving some of the "many millions" it's making available in grants.
Emin Gun Sirer speaking at CoinDesk Consensus
By Paddy Baker
Apr 24, 2020 at 9:47 a.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2020
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AVA Labs open-sourced its "Avalanche protocol" codebase earlier this month. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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Technology
Emin Gün Sirer's AVA Labs Seeks Wall Street Business After Open Sourcing 'Avalanche' Protocol
AVA Labs is looking to build financial infrastructure for Wall Street businesses after open sourcing its novel “Avalanche” protocol.
AVA Labs open-sourced its "Avalanche protocol" codebase earlier this month. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2020
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WATCH: Ava Blockchain Founder Plans to Launch in December
The Ava blockchain should launch later this year, said founder Emin Gün Sirer.
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By Christine Kim
Oct 22, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 22, 2019
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