Christine Kim

Christine is a research analyst for CoinDesk. She focusses on producing data-driven insights about the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Prior to her role as a research analyst, Christine was a tech reporter for CoinDesk mainly covering developments on the ethereum blockchain.

Cryptocurrency holdings: None.

Christine Kim

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Policy

Now More Than Ever, SEC Is Scrutinizing Unregistered Token Offerings

The frequency of ICO-related enforcement actions has been increasing in the U.S.

Amount raised via ICO and percentage of raise penalized by the SEC. (Image via CoinDesk Research)

Markets

CoinDesk Q4 2019 Review: A Year in Suspended Animation

The CoinDesk Quarterly Review surfaces the key data, trends and events shaping the crypto markets. Check it out now.

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Tech

Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind

A closer look at the data shows that decentralized applications are struggling to gain traction, and DeFi is not the main use case.

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Markets

10 Things to Watch for in Crypto in 2020

The halving. Central bank currencies. Telegram vs the SEC. There's lots to look forward to in 2020. CoinDesk's research team previews.

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Finance

2019: The Year Washington, Silicon Valley and Beijing Faced Off Over Crypto

Hacks, futures, settlements, flippenings, geopolitical conflict – 2019 had it all.

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Finance

The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack May File for an IPO

Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options.

Stacks founder Muneeb Ali

Markets

What the CFTC Chairman Actually Said About Ether Futures and Ethereum 2.0

Speaking at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC, Heath Tarbert addressed ethereum futures markets and the move to a proof-of-stake model with Ethereum 2.0.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert

Markets

Kadena Goes Live, Announces New Token Sale Aiming for $20 Million

"This is the first time anyone has ever scaled proof-of-work," said Kadena co-founder Will Martino.

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Markets

Crypto Burner Wallets Helped an IT Conference Give $40,000 to Charity

Publicly-traded analytics firm Splunk gave 10,000 conference attendees ERC-20 burner wallets. Three non-profits received over $40,000 as a result.

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Markets

There's Now a DAO for Deciding Which Blockchains to Stake On

StakerDAO will allow participants to vote on where to best earn rewards as validators in a given proof-of-stake network.

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