Features

DeFi

DAOs Prepare for the Next Crypto Winter With Treasury Diversification

Brady DaleJun 3, 2021

DeFi projects are selling off governance tokens to get ready for tougher days ahead.

Consensus 2021

Consensus 2021: 6 Questions for Gartner’s Avivah Litan

Daniel KuhnMay 25, 2021

Avivah Litan, a distinguished analyst at Gartner Research, meets Dan Kuhn to discuss how enterprises can (and won't) use blockchain tech.

Memes

Understanding the Meme Stock Barbarians at Wall Street’s Gates

David Z. MorrisJun 23, 2021

Social trading and meme stocks are the inevitable future. Who are the people driving this trend and what do they want?

Consensus 2021

Book Excerpt: Bobby Lee’s Bitcoin Awakening

Bobby LeeMay 18, 2021

It's 2011. After a series of typical tech jobs, Bobby Lee decides to launch BTCChina, China's first Bitcoin exchange. It would be a wild ride.

Consensus 2021

Consensus 2021: Bitcoin and the Space Race

Jeff WilserMay 3, 2021

From funding exploration to satellite-based bitcoin mining, the worlds of space and blockchain technology have many overlaps.

Features

DeFi

DeFi Is Now a $100B Sector

Brady Dale

...by at least two measures, that is. Decentralized finance users probably top 1 million.

CoinDesk U

The Best Blockchain University Programs Actually Pay Students to Learn

Leigh Cuen

Leading student blockchain clubs do more than meet up to eat pizza: they work directly with crypto startups to solve problems.

Bitcoin

How to Spot Bitcoin’s Golden or Death Cross Using Simple Moving Averages

Sebastian Sinclair

The golden cross and death cross have long helped traders predict and confirm long-term price trends. Here’s a primer for crypto investors.

CFTC

What the CFTC Chairman Actually Said About Ether Futures and Ethereum 2.0

Christine Kim

Speaking at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC, Heath Tarbert addressed ethereum futures markets and the move to a proof-of-stake model with Ethereum 2.0.

Circle

Three Fronts in the Global Digital Currency Wars

Jeremy Allaire

There are now several competing approaches to building a new financial system, writes Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. Which will governments embrace?

Startups

How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story

Leigh Cuen

The startups building Cosmos don't own it or rely solely on it for income. And that's the point.

Privacy

How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.