SocialFi is Web3’s answer to Web2’s social media problems by enabling users to have control over their content and allow them to directly monetize it.
What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) allow crypto network users to verify the validity of a transaction without revealing details of the transaction.
Terrorism & Israel-Gaza war weaponized to destroy crypto
Anti-crypto politicians in Washington are weaponizing disputed claims about crypto funding Hamas to try and pass draconian new legislation.
Terrorism & Israel-Gaza war weaponized to destroy crypto
Anti-crypto politicians in Washington are weaponizing disputed claims about crypto funding Hamas to try and pass draconian new legislation.
Bitcoin Halving Is Poised to Unleash Darwinism on Miners
Strong miners might be about to eat the weak ones as the reward for mining BTC gets cut in half, experts say.
Games need bots? Illivium CEO admits ‘it’s tough,’ Web3 games 42X upside: Web3 Gamer
Games overrun with bots just show bot owners care, claims Pixels founder. Plus we review Galaxy Fight Club, chat to Illuvium’s CEO and more.
Lawmakers’ fear and doubt drives proposed crypto regulations in US
If the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act were to become law, many cryptocurrency providers would have to learn how to comply with the same regulations as traditional financial institutions.
Introducing Most Influential 2023
Stani Kulechov Defied Crypto Winter
With upgrades to the Aave lending/borrowing protocol and Lens, an open-source social media protocol, the Estonian native kept BUIDLing in a down-market.
Ian Allison’s Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023
The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the journalism hall of fame since there’s little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up.
Julia Leung: Positioning Hong Kong as a Crypto Hub
A former journalist, Leung is the world’s most powerful female financial regulator in an increasingly important center for crypto.
Martin Köppelmann Is Fighting to Keep Crypto Tech on Track
In addition to building some of the biggest blockchain tools on Ethereum, Köppelmann is also ringing the alarm bell on how certain technology has caused the network to stray from its ideals.
Elizabeth Warren: D.C.’s Crypto Critic-in-Chief
The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts is skeptical of crypto. It’s a position she leaned into in 2023.
Barry Silbert Navigated Fallout From 2022’s Crypto Scandals
The former owner of CoinDesk faced a slew of lawsuits and complications in 2023, but, by year-end, his Digital Currency Group (DCG) had put some issues behind it.
Ron Faris at Nike Is Running With Web3
As many corporations shied away from blockchain-powered initiatives this year, the shoemaker has been quietly building a model for how brands can use a Web3 backend to win new audiences.
Caroline Pham: Supportive Regulation at the CFTC
The CFTC commissioner, in a year marked by an aggressive, sometimes arbitrary regulatory enforcement, stood out as an accommodator of innovation in the crypto sector.
Antonio Juliano: Uprooting a Successful Exchange to Explore the Cosmos
Juliano’s dYdX switched from Ethereum to Cosmos in one of the year’s biggest blockchain defections. The project has big plans for 2024.
Shytoshi Kusama and the SHIB community Proved that ‘Meme Coins’ Are No Joke
With the launch of Shibarium this year, Shytoshi Kusama and the SHIB community have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in DeFi and Web3.
Luca Schnetzler: When NFTs Crashed, He Led Pudgy Penguins to Success
While much of the NFT market was taking beatings, the Pudgy Penguins CEO drove his brand forward, setting up shop with some of the largest retail stores in the country.
Ravi Menon: Singapore’s Middle Way Regulator
Singapore’s central bank head has steered a path between Hong Kong’s embrace of crypto and India’s stifling of it.