Daniel Kuhn

Deputy Managing Editor for Features and Opinion

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.

Latest from Daniel Kuhn

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Blockchain Bites: Crypto Market Cap Drops Below $1T as Dollar Gains

Also: Bakkt will go public through a SPAC merger, JPMorgan weighs in on a bitcoin ETF and Dan Larimer is leaving EOS-incubator Block.one.

Jan 11, 2021

(Shutterstock, modified using Photomosh)

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin's Rich List, Coinbase's Latest Acquisition

Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.

Jan 8, 2021

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Blockchain Bites: Sustainability and Uncertainty as Crypto Crosses $1T Benchmark

Amid political chaos and global uncertainty, one bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion.

Jan 7, 2021

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Kimchi Spreads, 'Rat Poison,' Shape Shifts: What You Need to Know in Crypto Today

Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above $35,000 while former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her U.S. Senate seat.

Jan 6, 2021

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Blockchain Bites: JPMorgan's $146K BTC Target, Crypto Responds to US Treasury’s Proposed Wallet Rule

PLUS: The OCC's green light for banks to use stablecoins, Brazil's booming crypto sector and the bitcoin mining machine supply crunch.

Jan 5, 2021

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Blockchain Bites: $10B in Bitcoin Futures, Price Wobbles and Liquidations

A correction in bitcoin's price (from all-time highs) led to $1 billion in liquidated options positions. Ukraine announced a Stellar-based CBDC experiment and a much-awaited Ethereum layer 2 set a tentative launch date.

Jan 4, 2021

Magic crystal ball with burning candles on table

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Blockchain Bites: The Fight for Private, Digital Cash

Coinbase sends IPO smoke signals. FinCEN wants crypto experts. Bitcoin is still above $20K.

Dec 18, 2020

Tokenized Treasuries has become a $3.5 billion asset class as demand and DeFi integration soared.(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Moons, Crypto Orbits, Celebrities Struck by NFTs

Also: Paxos' $142 million Series C, Amex' FalconX investment and Core Scientific's massive ASIC purchase.

Dec 17, 2020

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Crushes All-Time High, Surges Above $20K; 'Free Ross' Movement Gains Trump's Ear

Bitcoin is trading above $20,000, Ruffer confirmed its 45,000 BTC allocation and President Trump is weighing a pardon for Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht.

Dec 16, 2020

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Blockchain Bites: Pornhub's Privacy Predicament, Argentina's Crypto Boom, Israel's DeFi Darlings

Cryptocurrency is now, by default, the only form of payment Pornhub accepts, while new KYC rules raise difficult questions about privacy and data protection.

Dec 15, 2020