People

Wallets

Elon Musk Bites Back at Freewallet After Dogecoin Tweet

The Tesla CEO said crypto users should avoid wallets that do not give them access to their private keys.

People  ·  10 February 2021
CoinDesk TV

Introducing CoinDesk TV: Industry-Leading Crypto News, Now in Living Color

Amid turbulence in markets, economy and society, there's no better time or purpose to launch CoinDesk TV, writes Executive Producer Joanne Po.

People  ·  8 February 2021
Opinion

Unlike the Early Web, Crypto Does Not Need State Patronage

Blockchain doesn't need ARPANET-type government support. But co-ordination and collective action are vital to avoid duplication of effort.

People  ·  6 February 2021
Dogecoin

Elon Musk Is Back Tweeting About Dogecoin as Price Rises 50%

Musk was apparently welcoming dogecoin's latest price bounce.

People  ·  4 February 2021
Interview

Miami Mayor Previews ‘Favorable’ Crypto Policy

In an interview with CoinDesk, Francis X. Suarez explains how he plans to attract the crypto industry to Florida.

People  ·  3 February 2021
Opinion

GameStop and the Real Market Manipulators

WallStreetBets traders coordinated buying of GameStop stock to squeeze short-selling hedge funds – but was that collusion?

People  ·  28 January 2021
Bitcoin

BIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin’s Viability, Prompting Blowback From Advocates

Bitcoin maximalists cried foul at the central banker's prognostications.

People  ·  27 January 2021
CoinFlash

Silver Lake Co-Founder Tells Davos Cash Is Used Far More in Crime Than Bitcoin

Glenn Hutchins said up to 90% of $100 bills are "used for organized crime and tax evasion."

People  ·  27 January 2021
Russia

Bitcoin Donations to Navalny Surge After Russian Opposition Leader Is Jailed

Putin's opponent received 3.7 bitcoin in the last week, tripling the amount raised in the first two weeks of 2021.

People  ·  25 January 2021
Privacy

We Have Entered the Age of Anonymous Crypto

Spurred by an information crisis and compounding global unrest, privacy has entered public consciousness.

People  ·  25 January 2021
DeFi

How Cultural Differences Drive User Adoption in DeFi

Despite being virtually identical products at launch, SushiSwap and Uniswap have taken divergent paths as they respond to users, says Multicoin's principal.

People  ·  21 January 2021
Opinion

Fixing Crypto’s Silos

Our fragmented status quo – thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps – will not work indefinitely without interoperability.

People  ·  15 January 2021
Crypto Donations

The Downside of Crypto Donations

Nonprofits and their supporters are turning to crypto to avoid taxmen, middlemen and restrictive lawmakers. Unless they do their homework, nonprofits face restrictions of a different kind.

People  ·  13 January 2021
Opinion

Now Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized Web

After the U.S. Capitol insurrection and Twitter's unilateral ban of President Trump, decentralizing the web has never been more necessary.

People  ·  11 January 2021
Bitcoin

Think How Well Bitcoin Would Be Doing if You Could Actually Buy It

Bailey Reutzel on the frustrations many newbie investors must be facing right now.

People  ·  9 January 2021