Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn was a deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine, where he helped produce monthly editorial packages and the opinion section. He also wrote a daily news rundown and a twice-weekly column for The Node newsletter. He first appeared in print in Financial Planning, a trade publication magazine. Before journalism, he studied philosophy as an undergrad, English literature in graduate school and business and economic reporting at an NYU professional program. You can connect with him on Twitter and Telegram @danielgkuhn or find him on Urbit as ~dorrys-lonreb.

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Policy

The CFTC Was Proved Right on Bitcoin Futures. What’s Next for the Agency?

For years the commodities overseer was the de facto regulator of crypto markets.

"Crypto Dad" Chris Giancarlo Talks About the New Digitization of Value

Policy

Rep. Tom Emmer Wants Stablecoins Over CBDCs – Interview

The Minnesota congressman is fighting what he sees as the “over-regulation” of the crypto industry and he’s no fan of a central bank-issued digital dollar.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Markets

$2T and Counting: Some Friday Perspective

It’s easy to become desensitized to the value being generated in crypto. Here are a few real-world analogs.

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Markets

If Crypto Causes ‘Instability,’ It’s Because the System Is Unstable

Crypto is increasingly interconnected in the global financial system, regulators warn. But the potential knock-on effects of a crypto market collapse would be of their own making.

Did someone say "bubble?"

Tech

What Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Understand About Bitcoin

The JPMorgan CEO thinks the bitcoin supply cap is changeable. He ain’t wrong, but he definitely ain’t right.

Becky Quick and Jamie Dimon (Financial Times/Flickr)

Policy

US Wants to Regulate Stablecoins First

Signs point to stablecoin issuers being more integrated into the banking sector. That could be a good thing.

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Tech

Web 3 Is Where the Young People Are

The massive Facebook outage caused major disruptions yesterday, but also showed how attention is shifting away from gated, centralized platforms.

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Finance

The Educator-Entrepreneurs of Crypto

Crypto may be skeptical of legacy institutions, but some professors are making it work.

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Policy

Rep. Emmer: Government Is ‘Trying to Gain Control Over’ Crypto

Speaking on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” the congressman said crypto came into focus for Congress following the infrastructure bill debate.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Policy

Gary Gensler Says Crypto Is a ‘Wild West.’ Others See Pure Capitalism

The SEC chairman wants to marry financial innovation to the regulatory state. Crypto wants a divorce.

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