William Foxley

Multimedia Director, Compass Mining

Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.

Latest from William Foxley

Tech

Fake Horses, Real Bets: Unikrn Is Putting Racetrack NFTs on Ethereum

The Unikrn esports platform is partnering with ZED RUN to bring horse betting to the ethereum blockchain.

Feb 27, 2020

ETHER DOWNS: You'll soon be able to breed, race and bet on virtual horses. (Credit: Unikrn)

Tech

WATCH: Zcash Foundation Explains 'Compromise' Path to Funding ZEC Development

We asked the Zcash Foundation's Josh Cincinnati about finding sustainable ways to fund the development of zcash, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency some view as a public good.

Feb 27, 2020

Zcash Foundation Executive Director Josh Cincinnati speaks at ETHDenver 2020. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)

Tech

Polkadot to Use Chainlink Oracles for Interoperability Network

Polkadot will be the first non-ethereum blockchain to integrate Chainlink.

Feb 25, 2020

Tech

The Domain Startups Building an Uncensorable Internet on Top of Ethereum

Last weekend at ETHDenver, decentralized internet alternatives were on display from projects leveraging blockchain’s censorship-resistant nature.

Feb 21, 2020

ETHDenver 2020. Credit: Will Foxley for CoinDesk

Tech

WATCH: Vitalik Buterin Explains the New Tech Behind Eth 2.0

Where do things stand with the tech overhaul of the world’s second-largest blockchain? We asked Vitalik at ETHDenver.

Feb 20, 2020

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver 2020.

Tech

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the DeFi 'Flash Loan' Attack

Here's a plain-English breakdown of the bZx attacks and their broader implications for the budding DeFi markets.

Feb 19, 2020

As the name implies, flash loans are paid back quickly – in the same transaction in which they are taken out. (Image via NASA)

Tech

Exploit During ETHDenver Reveals Experimental Nature of Decentralized Finance

A $350,000 hack casts light on the problem of depending on single price oracles.

Feb 15, 2020

AFTER THE HACK: DeFi protocol bZx's booth sits empty at ETHDenver.

Policy

Governor: Colorado Startups Have Raised $50M in Venture Capital

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis joined CoinDesk at ETHDenver where he talked about the future of crypto regulation.

Feb 15, 2020

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at ETHDenver (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Torus Launches to Bring One-Click Login to Web 3.0

Torus, a key-management startup offering one-click logins for the decentralized web, launched out of beta Thursday with a handful of big-name hosting partners.

Feb 13, 2020

Torus CEO Zhen Yu Yong. (Photo courtesy of Torus)

Tech

SEC 'Safe Harbor' Proposal Lauded by Token Fans, DeFi Builders at 0x Conference

San Francisco's 0xpo conference offered the perfect venue for pondering the token "Safe Harbor" proposed by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

Feb 10, 2020

TOKEN CLARITY? Amir Bandeali, co-founder of 0x, speaks at the first 0xpo conference, one day after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce dropped a proposed "safe harbor" for token projects. (Photo by Will Foxley for CoinDesk)