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Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks and CEO of Trust Machines (CoinDesk TV)
Technology
Opinion
Stacks Creator Ali Calls Bitcoin 'Apex Predator' as Development Flourishes on OG Blockchain
Muneeb Ali, the co-creator of Stacks and Princeton-educated computer scientist who's now CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, spoke with CoinDesk's Jenn...
Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks and CEO of Trust Machines (CoinDesk TV)
By Jennifer SanasieBradley Keoun
Feb 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2024
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Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and President of Starkware (Starkware)
Technology
Ethereum
Starknet Blockchain Plans Much-Awaited Airdrop of New STRK Tokens Next Week
The airdrop will happen on Feb. 20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens
Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and President of Starkware (Starkware)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Feb 14, 2024 at 7:57 a.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?
Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?
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By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 1, 2024 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2024
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Technology
Security
As Blockchains Push Toward Decentralization, These People Serve as Ultimate Guardians
The goal of these "protocol councils,” sometimes called “security councils,” is to nudge these nascent networks toward increasing decentralization, by gradually removing them...
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2024
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Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
Technology
Celo
Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like "The Bachelorette," w...
Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 25, 2024 at 10:57 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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Blockchain's fortune tellers have no more a crystal ball than in any other sphere of life. But these predictions are as good as any. (Francis Hayman/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, From Experts at Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Starknet
We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right.
Blockchain's fortune tellers have no more a crystal ball than in any other sphere of life. But these predictions are as good as any. (Francis Hayman/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Dec 20, 2023 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2023
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum's Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's executive board, once pushed "layer-2" networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he's got ideas...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Dec 13, 2023 at 7:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
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Logik, artist for the NFT.
Consensus Magazine
Nft
LOGIK: Tieshun 'Pacman' Roquerre 'Knows His S--t'
The artist made an NFT of the Blur and Blast founder for our Most Influential package.
Logik, artist for the NFT.
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Rebecca Rose, the artist behind the NFT.
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Rebecca Rose: 'What Goes on Inside That Brain' of Jesse Pollak's?
The artist made an NFT of the Base leader for our Most Influential package.
Rebecca Rose, the artist behind the NFT.
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Technology
Bnb chain
BNB Chain’s OpBNB Developers Look to More Than Double Speed in New Roadmap
The roadmap paves the way for heightened performance for the layer-2 blockchain developed by BNB Chain.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Nov 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2023
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