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Ethereum

How The DAO Hack Back in 2016 Changed Ethereum and Crypto Forever

As part of our "CoinDesk Turns 10" series looking back at seminal stories from crypto history, Slock.it founder and corpus.ventures CEO Christoph Jentzsch joins "First Mover" to discuss how The DAO hack in 2016 impacted the Ethereum network and the broader crypto industry as a whole.

By CoinDesk Staff

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May 15, 2023 at 2:23 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2023

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Books

Did Ethereum Learn Anything From the $55M DAO Attack?

Matthew Leising's new book, "Out of the Ether," tells the story of the attack that almost brought down Ethereum. Here he talks with Dan Kuhn.

By Daniel Kuhn

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Sep 20, 2020 at 5:23 p.m. UTC

Sep 20, 2020

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Tech

Ethereum

The $55M Hack That Almost Brought Ethereum Down

Matthew Leising's new book "Out of the Ether" tells the history of Ethereum and the story behind the hack that almost brought the network to its knees.

By Matthew Leising

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Sep 17, 2020 at 12:41 p.m. UTC

Sep 17, 2020

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Ethereum

CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery

The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back.

By Doreen WangZack Seward

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Jul 30, 2020 at 3:10 a.m. UTC

Jul 30, 2020

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Ethereum

No Blockchain Is an Island

Blockchain governance is shaped by much more than protocol rules: the underlying internet rails, social norms, markets and laws all have an influence.

By Primavera De Filippi

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Feb 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2018

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Technology

$35 Million Refund? Developer Appeals to Ethereum for Hack Reversal

An early ethereum developer is speaking out about why he feels a platform-wide software upgrade should be used to help him recover lost funds.

By Rachel-Rose O'Leary

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Feb 28, 2018 at 5:01 a.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2018

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Privacy

2018: The Year We Make Cont(r)act

2017 may have been a historic year in blockchain, but Banca IMI's Massimo Morini argues the seeds for this revolution were sown in 2016.

By Massimo Morini

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Dec 15, 2017 at 5:00 a.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2017

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Markets

Sec

Utility Coins or Crypto Assets? Token Terminology Is One Big Gray Area

Confused by token terminology? You're not alone. Even some of the brightest minds in the space agree there's reason for confusion.

By Ash Bennington

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Sep 5, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 5, 2017

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Cftc

LedgerX and CBOE: The CFTC's Trojan Horse in an SEC Turf War

A look at how a new class of cryptocurrency-based financial products impacts the balance of power between U.S. regulators.

By Benjamin Sauter & David McGill

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Aug 13, 2017 at 12:10 p.m. UTC

Aug 13, 2017

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Sec

A 'Howey Test' for Blockchain? Why the SEC's ICO Guidance Isn't Enough

The SEC may have finally published guidance on ICOs, but the vague concepts may not be enough for a new breed of financial professional.

By Michael del Castillo

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Aug 6, 2017 at 3:10 p.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2017

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