John Biggs

John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times. He runs the Technotopia podcast about a better future.

He has written five books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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WATCH NOW: CoinDesk LIVE Presents Beyond ICOs: The Future of Tokens

In this session of CoinDesk LIVE we'll explore the future of tokens as we move past the ICO Wild West.

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Indian Panel Proposes Fines and Jail Time for Cryptocurrency Use

The panel also encouraged some distributed ledger projects including a government-owned cryptocurrency.

Andhra Pradesh, India

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Exchange QuickBit Confirms Data Breach May Impact 300K Users

The crypto exchange left a database open on the internet and leaked data for up to 300,000 users.

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Crypto Bank FairX Shuts Down Citing Lack of Funds, Bleak Future

FairX, a crypto bank that planned to run on the Stellar network, ran out of steam.

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Tron's Justin Sun Invites eToro Founder to Lunch With Buffett

Sun will sit down with Buffett, Circle's Jeremy Allaire, and Yoni Assia, founder and CEO of eToro.

eToro founder Yoni Assia

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UK Thieves Burgle Bitcoin Center, Find Zilch

A bold maneuver in the dark nets a group of wannabe crypto thieves in Birmingham, U.K., very little.

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WATCH: 'Mother of Blockchains' Defends Facebook's Choice of Controversial Swiss Foundation

Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar sees Libra as a turning point in the march to mass adoption. "Facebook didn't come to congress," she said. "Congress came to Facebook."

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WATCH: Former CFTC Advisor Sees 'Mistrust' as Libra's Fatal Flaw

Scandal after scandal hasn't done Facebook any favors, says former CTFC advisor Jeff Bandman.

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WATCH: A FinTech Lawyer Breaks Down Libra's Legality

Joel Telpner, chair of the Fintech and Blockchain Practice Group at Sullivan & Worcester LLP, sees Libra's creation as setting a fascinating - and treacherous - precedent.

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WATCH: Lukka CEO Believes in a Future Full of Corporate Tokens

Lukka CEO and investor Jake Benson sees Libra's real value as a guinea pig that will allow regulators to test the limits of crypto.

Lukka CEO Jake Benson image via CoinDesk archives