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The reins of power are changing hands at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.Dave Ripley, the former chief operating officer who was tapped as interim chief executive, sat down with CoinDesk TV to discuss the departure of founder Jesse Powell, who led the exchange since its establishm

The problem with teaching crypto in a university setting is your lesson plans can quickly become out of date almost the moment you write them, Neal Davis, a former University of Illinois professor, said. That’s probably true for most things in tech.“The problem that c

The long-awaited Ethereum Merge finally happened. In terms of scalability, think of it like the move from dial-up to broadband internet – it’s a significant step. 

On an otherwise quiet day last month, the crypto industry woke up to big news – the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 45 public Ethereum addresses to the sanctions blacklist, including addresses where the Tornado Cash byte code, or sma

While the declining domestic buying power of a dollar dominates headlines in the United States, American inflation is having a surprising impact around the globe: Nearly every major currency has fallen dramatically against the dollar over the past six months. That seems like a ch

PARIS — Justin Sun, founder of the blockchain network Tron, said he traded in his T-shirts and flip-flops for crisp suits in an effort to look more responsible, just like the folks from traditional finance.“We need to learn from traditional finance,” Sun said du

We speak with Justin Chapman, Head of Digital Assets and Financial Markets Group at Northern Trust, on the formation of a new group that combines its digital assets team and one that supports innovations for traditional securities services markets.

A group of Stanford University blockchain researchers divided the crypto community last week with a research proposal that would entertain the possibility of creating reversible transactions on Ethereum.The proposal was welcomed by those who believe crypto’s status quo &nda

"Where did you go to university" used to be one of the first questions a prospective employer would ask an aspiring job candidate. From first-hand experience as an employer in crypto I can tell you this is not something I, or most companies in the space, care about.This piece is

In this post, I discuss the current state of cryptocurrency and why decentralized finance (DeFi) is distinct and different from crypto.

MIAMI – Urbit, the alternative version of the internet that’s been under active development for the better part of a decade, now has a native blockchain and token. The news came unexpectedly last week, after a long-time Urbit user known as ~doplur announced the projec

Ethereum and Bitcoin are two of the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market today. Learn about their pros and cons to choose the right investment for you.

Leah Wald is the co-founder and CEO of digital asset fund manager Valkyrie Investments.  She spoke to us about how her experience working in Africa for the World Bank and working at Veterati, a...

Hey folks. I’m in San Francisco covering Circle’s Converge conference this week. Around? Say hi. But in the meantime, let’s talk about the CFTC and the sudden chill it has cast over the crypto world.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter loo

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a vibrant and innovative ecosystem that has the potential to improve efficiency and transparency in financial markets and serve as a driving force in redefining the future of finance. Built on public permissionless blockchains, DeFi’s mission

If you invest in cryptocurrency, you need a digital wallet to secure your assets, and the most convenient option is not necessarily the safest. Learn about crypto cold wallets and why they're the safer choice.

What is Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency and how is it different than Bitcoin? Learn the pros and cons of investing in XRP.

While rankings (especially university rankings) have non-zero value, they have significantly less value than we, as a society, seem to ascribe to them. What we’ve compiled here is a collection of data (based on arbitrary criteria) that has been assigned a weight (based on a

Coinbase and Binance are two well-established crypto trading platforms you might want to consider. Compare these options to decide which is better for you.

In remarks earlier this month, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler argued the crypto economy “will not take off unless you have some trust." Then, last week, in a report issued in response to the White House Executive Order on crypto, the U.S. D