People

Spain

McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison as Extradition Loomed; Autopsy Planned

The software magnate and crypto investor had been facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges.

People  ·  23 June 2021
Features

Understanding the Meme Stock Barbarians at Wall Street’s Gates

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

People  ·  23 June 2021
Bitcoin

Why Ethereum’s Price Is Built on Firmer Ground Than Bitcoin

Bitcoin's thesis rests on a theory of money and power. Ethereum has a more durable footing: creative computation.

People  ·  22 June 2021
Newsletters

Digital Ownership Is Getting Heated

Remote-controlled thermostats in Texas might serve as a reminder to what we give up when we go digital.

People  ·  22 June 2021
Bitcoin

Nassim Taleb, Erstwhile Bitcoin Admirer, Publishes Paper Trashing It

Bitcoin "can be neither a long or short term store of value (its expected value is no higher than 0)," writes the "Black Swan" author.

People  ·  21 June 2021
Newsletters

The Infinite Tomato Economy

A satirical tweet about the compounding return on planting tomatoes reveals a lot about contemporary tech culture.

People  ·  18 June 2021
Bitcoin

The Left’s Bitcoin Dilemma

Politicians like Elizabeth Warren are pushing bitcoin policies that put the U.S.'s commitment to free speech at risk.

People  ·  18 June 2021
DeFi

The Supercycle: How Crypto Could Shape the Decade Ahead

The supercycle thesis is the bold but vague idea that crypto is on the verge of mass adoption. Here's how it works and what it means.

People  ·  17 June 2021
Governance

Curve DAO Contemplates Its Intellectual Property

A governance proposal to protect a DeFi project's IP prompts questions about a DAO's fiduciary duty and the open source ethos.

People  ·  17 June 2021
ICO

SEC Charges 3 More in $30M ICO Fraud Case

The new charges come 18 months after the SEC first brought charges against ex-con Boaz Manor and his business associate, Edith Pardo.

People  ·  16 June 2021
Newsletters

On the Road: A Lesson About Open Access and Bitcoin

Capital can mean a source or flow. What type of world will flow from bitcoin?

People  ·  15 June 2021
Executive Appointments

Former Coinbase Legal Exec Lempres Joins Silvergate Capital as Chairman

Lempres takes over from Dennis Frank, who had served as chairman since 1996.

People  ·  15 June 2021
Cryptocurrency

CoinDesk Arrives on Snapchat

“CoinDesk Breaks It Down” explores the world of crypto, one 3-minute video at a time.

People  ·  14 June 2021
COVID-19

Was Bitcoin Miami a COVID Superspreader Event? Too Early to Say

The plural of anecdote is not data.

People  ·  11 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s ‘Authoritarian Hipster’

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has built a career by courting the vulnerable while attacking the establishment. Now he wants bitcoin as legal tender.

People  ·  7 June 2021