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

Markets

Blockchain Bites: Record-Breaking 'Active' Bitcoin Users as Wall Street Ponders Mass Adoption

There are now more active bitcoin users than ever before, as CEOs of both PayPal and BlackRock think about the future of finance.

Dec 2, 2020

Markets

Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Ships, Libra Rebrands, 'Bitcoin' Google Searches Up

Ethereum 2.0 charts new territory with the launch of its proof-of-stake backbone as retail interest in Bitcoin spikes, Google search data suggests.

Dec 1, 2020

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Markets

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin All-Time High Puts It on Pace for Highest Monthly Close

PLUS: Anonymous developers have forked a seemingly dead project to launch DeFi’s latest stablecoin.

Nov 30, 2020

Markets

Bilateral Saudi, UAE Digital Currency Experiment Shows Benefits of Distributed Ledgers, Central Banks Say

A joint Saudi and UAE CBDC pilot found that a distributed payment system offers “significant improvement over centralized payment systems.”

Nov 29, 2020

Markets

Ripple Is Cashing Out a Third of Its Stake in Surging MoneyGram

It is Ripple's first sale of MoneyGram stock since the startup invested in the remittance giant in 2019.

Nov 27, 2020

Markets

Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders

The community vote was an exercise in decentralized governance for a protocol not unfamiliar with meeting community demands.

Nov 27, 2020

Markets

NYT Reveals Claims of 'Racist or Discriminatory' Treatment of Employees at Coinbase

The New York Times' critique of Coinbase’s internal diversity policies quotes former employees who complain of “racist or discriminatory” treatment.

Nov 27, 2020

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool

The new tool, CopperConnect, covers the "DeFi lifecycle" as an asset moves from custody to smart contract and back.

Nov 27, 2020

Markets

How to Answer Your Family's Bitcoin Questions This Thanksgiving

With bitcoin in sight of its all-time high, your no-coiner family and friends are sure to be full of questions this holiday season. CoinDesk has the answers you need, courtesy of a few well-placed friends.

Nov 25, 2020

GOBBLE GOBBLE: This holiday, let's give thanks to the relentlessly curious friends and family who are interested in bitcoin.

Markets

Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Cuts Margin Trading, Binance Sweeps US Clients, OKEx Offers Rebates

Coinbase has also changed the way it will alert clients to relevant tax information.

Nov 25, 2020