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

Policy

The Overton Window Opens for a Digital Dollar

As the federal government looks for ways to distribute coronavirus aid, support for a digital dollar is gaining steam in Washington D.C.

Mar 25, 2020

Tech

Long-Festering DeFi Dapp Bug Still Not Fixed by Industry (Updated)

ZenGo is renewing a debate over personal responsibility and user protections after discovering an exploit that can drain wallets of all user funds.

Mar 23, 2020

Markets

The Coronavirus API Delivers Vital Statistics Unmediated by Government Hands

Coronavirus API aggregates and presents real-time information related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus have a "crown-like" structure, image via the Ecohealth Alliance

Tech

InterPlanetary File System Is Uncensorable During Coronavirus News Fog

Digital citizens are turning to decentralized protocols like IPFS to share news during the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 18, 2020

Markets

SingularityNET, Ocean, Algorand, Triffic, Enigma Add To Fight Against Coronavirus

Featuring Matthew Graham, Vinay Gupta, Meltem Demirors, Sky Guo, Bruce Fenton, Ryan Zurrer, and more. Have something to add? Tweet @CoinDesk #CoronaEfforts

Mar 16, 2020

Finance

Crypto Prepped Before Coronavirus Went Global

Attuned to meltdowns, crypto companies reacted quickly to the coronavirus threat.

Mar 13, 2020

Many companies are affected by the spread of coronavirus, including CoinDesk, which instituted a work from home policy in mid March 2020. (Photo by Danny Nelson)

Finance

Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing

State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.

Mar 13, 2020

Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)

Policy

The Cryptocurrency Act of 2020 Is 'Dead on Arrival,' Washington Tells Sponsors

The "Youngest Bitcoin Millionaire" and Metal Pay's CEO worked on an omnibus crypto regulatory bill introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). This is what the industry thinks.

Mar 10, 2020

Erik Finman speaking at a reception after the "Cryptocurrency Act of 2020" was introduced.

Markets

Clearview AI Lawyer Tor Ekeland Says Your Face Is Public Property

Tor Ekeland made a career of defending hackers. Now he's defending a hacker's trove: a company with 3 billion images in its database.

Mar 6, 2020

Tor Ekeland, interviewed by The Daily Dot radio's Nicole Powers in 2014.

Markets

The Internet Is a Right, Not a Luxury: 30% of Americans Still Don’t Have It

Ex-FCC senior staffer Gigi Sohn thinks broadband connection is a right, not a privilege. But that doesn’t mean she’s on board with all technological advancements.

Feb 21, 2020