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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What would happen to miners and merchants if the bitcoin price reached $500?

How would bitcoin miners, merchants and fiat currency be affected if the value of one BTC rockets to $500?

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Deeming bitcoin illegal in Thailand will turn it into a bitcoin black market

The Bank of Thailand declaring bitcoin illegal makes it a likely spot for a bitcoin black market.

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Why is bitcoin so susceptible to fraud?

As more real money pours into bitcoin, it seems that the potential for and risk of fraud increase.

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Scams, fraud and banking: Why bitcoin still has challenges beyond regulation

Daniel Cawrey examines the non-regulation issues associated with bitcoin, such as fraud and dispute resolution.

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Bitcoin venture funding is higher when bitcoin prices are north of $100

The higher the bitcoin price, the more funding that seems to pour out of VCs and into bitcoin businesses.

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Inside Butterfly Labs: The ASIC bitcoin mining arms race

CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and looks at the factors involved in the bitcoin mining arms race.

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Inside Butterfly Labs: The challenges of producing bitcoin mining hardware

CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and reports on how they've managed customer expectations and why they don't mine themselves.

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The 6 weirdest alternative currency stories ever

CoinDesk takes a look at some of the weirdest alternative currency stories over the past few years.

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Bitcoin and M-Pesa: Why money in Kenya has gone digital

Bitcoin has major potential in Africa. But you might not realize how important electronic money already is there.

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Why Edward Snowden should be using bitcoins

No bank accounts? No credit cards? Snowden could use bitcoin in order to survive.

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