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.
The software magnate and crypto investor had been facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges.
Social trading and meme stocks are the inevitable future. Who are the people driving this trend and what do they want?
Bitcoin's thesis rests on a theory of money and power. Ethereum has a more durable footing: creative computation.
Remote-controlled thermostats in Texas might serve as a reminder to what we give up when we go digital.
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.
A satirical tweet about the compounding return on planting tomatoes reveals a lot about contemporary tech culture.
Politicians like Elizabeth Warren are pushing bitcoin policies that put the U.S.'s commitment to free speech at risk.
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.
A governance proposal to protect a DeFi project's IP prompts questions about a DAO's fiduciary duty and the open source ethos.
The new charges come 18 months after the SEC first brought charges against ex-con Boaz Manor and his business associate, Edith Pardo.
Capital can mean a source or flow. What type of world will flow from bitcoin?
Lempres takes over from Dennis Frank, who had served as chairman since 1996.
“CoinDesk Breaks It Down” explores the world of crypto, one 3-minute video at a time.
The plural of anecdote is not data.
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has built a career by courting the vulnerable while attacking the establishment. Now he wants bitcoin as legal tender.
In a Chinese podcast with CoinDesk, Justin Sun talked about his failures and his admiration for Elon Musk.
Paying international criminals to unlock data “will put an even bigger target on the back of critical infrastructure,” says U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
The 76ers exec (aka "Basketball’s Nerd King”) is known for promoting 3-point shots. Less well known: his fascination with all things crypto.
Christian will be responsible for managing CrossTower's U.S. and global exchanges, product expansion, and its transaction business.
Crypto is poaching top talent from financial and technology giants.
Another way of looking at the philosopher Craig Warmke's conception of Bitcoin as a fictional substance.
Pull up a $DESK, we're talking about a rewards token.
We asked a Bitcoin developer about the patronage model, on-chain privacy, lessons from Taproot and Bitcoin's energy consumption.
Jessica Turner, the storied payment network’s fintech executive, reflects on mainstream crypto adoption at Consensus 2021.
The seven-time Super Bowl Champion, NFT platform co-founder and new bearer of bitcoin laser eyes joins FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried on May 27.
Avivah Litan, a distinguished analyst at Gartner Research, meets Dan Kuhn to discuss how enterprises can (and won't) use blockchain tech.
Red Date Technologies CEO Yifan He was showing off the BSN stack in public for the first time.
"Long the Metaverse,” featuring crypto artists including Coldie and Alotta Money, is an exploration of art and virtual reality for Consensus 2021.
The Federal Reserve governor discussed cryptocurrencies and a digital dollar at Consensus 2021.
Bitcoin's energy use, ether as hard money, Ray Dalio on the future of inflation and bitcoin as a hedge asset. Here's your guide for Day 1 of Consensus.
