Leigh Cuen

Leigh Cuen is a tech reporter covering blockchain technology for publications such as Newsweek Japan, International Business Times and Racked. Her work has also been published by Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, Mic, and Salon. Leigh does not hold value in any digital currency projects or startups. Her small cryptocurrency holdings are worth less than a pair of leather boots.

Leigh Cuen

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Markets

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain

A new decentralized ID solution from Microsoft built directly on the bitcoin blockchain could have far-reaching impacts.

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Finance

$1 Million Bitcoin Scavenger Hunt Attracts 60,000 Digital Sleuths (And New Investors)

Satoshi's Treasure has attracted enough sponsorship to continue making crypto-centric games even after someone wins this initial prize.

Satoshi's Treasure

Tech

What's Holding Back Bitcoin in Venezuela? This Group Is Investigating

The Open Money Initiative is bringing insights from Venezuela to help crypto startups make better tools for people in distressed economies.

Venezuela OMI

Markets

'We'll Tokenize the House': Mortgages Are Coming to Ethereum This Summer

Fintech startup Fluidity plans to launch ethereum-powered mortgages in California and New York, CoinDesk has learned.

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Tech

Ethereum-Powered Social Network Cent Launches Payments via Chat

Cent now enables direct messages with ether payments, even without downloading crypto wallet software.

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Finance

Gupta Out at ConsenSys Ventures in Shake-Up at Ethereum Startup

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin is reorganizing his Brooklyn-based firm ConsenSys with a new approach to venture backing.

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Markets

Foam Turns to Token Grants to Build Out Decentralized Mapping Platform

Following a $16.5 million token sale, geolocation startup Foam may have found a token-curated registry model that works.

Foam

Markets

A Visual Guide to the Hot, New Crypto Fundraising Mechanism – the IEO

The ICO market might have cooled, but there's still fundraising going on in the blockchain space – it's now being done through the IEO, or initial exchange offering, and we break down how this mechanism is different our latest explainer video.

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Markets

Binance, OKEx and KuCoin Are Using IEOs to Command the Spotlight

So far, initial exchange offerings are the hottest token fundraising trend of 2019.

KuCoin (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Ex-Ripple CTO Launches Blogging Platform to Pay Content Creators XRP

The Coil blogging platform offers tipping via XRP and in future plans to work with a variety of assets.

Stefan Thomas Coil