Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America

Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.

Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail

With trillions in money printing, the dollar should be getting weaker. Instead, it’s stronger than ever. What gives? The first of a four-part microseries on the battle for the future of money.

Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)

Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once.

CoinDesk Takes Consensus 2020 Virtual

Consensus 2020 will be a virtual experience, bringing together the entire community.

Blockstack’s New Consensus Mechanism Creates New Use Case for Bitcoin

Blockstack is rolling out a consensus mechanism that presents a fresh use case for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

CoinDesk’s John Biggs Walks the Exhibit Halls of Consensus 2019

Meet the exhibitors in the Consensus 2019 exhibit halls.

The Crypto Burn Book

"And they have this book, this burn book, where they write mean things about all the girls in our grade." Presenting crypto's very own burn book.

Microsoft Rolls Out ‘Proof-of-Authority’ Ethereum Consensus on Azure

Microsoft has rolled out an additional consensus mechanism for clients building ethereum-based apps on Azure that does away with mining.

The Code for Ethereum’s Consensus Change Is Now Ready for Review

The ethereum network's transition to proof-of-stake is getting closer to reality, beginning with a hybrid system that could soon begin testing.