Daniel Cawrey

Daniel Cawrey has been a contributor to CoinDesk since 2013. He has written two books on the crypto space, including 2020’s “Mastering Blockchain” from O'Reilly Media. His new book, “Understanding Crypto,” arrives in 2023.

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Bitcoin: the solution to startups' international banking issues?

Second-hand software site Half Price Digital shows how bitcoins can help startups avoid tricky situations.

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LeetCoin enables skilled gamers to win bitcoins

Skilled gamers can win bitcoin via new multiplayer gaming platform LeetCoin.

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Privacy and fraud dominate discussion at LA bitcoin event

Privacy and fraud were two of the topics at a recent Los Angeles area bitcoin Meetup.

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Why do so many Chinese bitcoiners use Linux?

In August, over a third of users in China downloading the bitcoin client chose the Linux version.

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Why reports of bitcoin's death are greatly exaggerated

The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?

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Bitcoin's role in the future of micropayments

Could bitcoin hold the answer to the higher fees charged by many companies dealing in microtransactions?

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Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time

With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.

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Who is right? Winklevosses for, Peter Thiel against bitcoin

The Winklevoss twins and Peter Thiel have made bullish and bearish statements about bitcoin recently. Who's right?

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Why bitcoin is as anonymous as you want it to be

CoinDesk examines how anonymous bitcoin is and could be.

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Seven bitcoin startups pitch for funding at Boost VC demo day

CoinDesk takes a look at seven of the newest bitcoin startups seeking funding at the Boost VC Demo Day.

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