CoinDesk50

The CoinDesk 50 are the most innovative and influential organizations in the crypto and blockchain industry.
CoinDesk 50: Bakkt – Financializing Bitcoin
Bakkt's eagerly awaited debut offers new ways for institutions to get exposure to bitcoin. And it's just getting started.
The CoinDesk 50 are the most innovative and influential organizations in the crypto and blockchain industry.

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CoinDesk 50: Silvergate – The Bank That Wasn’t Scared
Silvergate was among the first U.S. financial institutions to embrace the crypto industry, and it's not letting go.
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CoinDesk 50: Why Bitcoin Is Still King
Bitcoin is the reason why we're writing these words and you’re reading them now. The first crypto still dominates the industry.
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Brian Behlendorf, Hyperledger
CoinDesk 50: Besu, the Marriage of Ethereum and Hyperledger
Bringing big business to Ethereum's public blockchain is key to reaching "world computer" status, and Besu may be the project to do it.
Brian Behlendorf, Hyperledger

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CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader
China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up.
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The CoinDesk 50: MakerDAO Is the Godzilla of DeFi
The $350 million MakerDAO protocol has become the most important project in DeFi, and DeFi has emerged as the most viable part of Ethereum.
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The CoinDesk 50: Bitmain, the Behemoth of Bitcoin Mining
Bitmain remains at the center of the crypto economy. But in China, "mining avengers" are racing to catch up.
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The CoinDesk 50: Brave Browser Delivered and BAT’s a DeFi Darling
Taking on powerful forces in the surveillance economy was never going to be easy. But Brendan Eich and Brave are making a good fist of it.
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Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving.
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The CoinDesk 50: Binance Eyes the Whole Pie
Binance, #1 on the new CoinDesk 50 list, continues to move aggressively after the biggest opportunities in crypto.
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