Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman was a tech reporter at CoinDesk. He formerly worked as a weekend editor at Cointelegraph, a partnership manager at Chainlink and a co-founder of a smart-contract data marketplace startup.

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How a Post-Merge Ethereum Could Attract Institutional Investment

Ethereum’s staking derivatives offer many of the qualities institutions look for in investments.

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So You’ve Stolen $600M. Now What?

After one of the largest exploits in DeFi history, the hacker of Axie’s Ronin network has limited options.

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Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Suffers $625M Exploit

It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history.

The home of Axie Infinity has suffered a major exploit. (Sky Mavis)

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Hedera, Newly EVM-Compatible, Woos DeFi With $155M HBAR Fund

The network wants to attract decentralized finance projects in a shift toward retail traders.

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Money Continues to Pour Into GameFi, but Will Developers Follow?

One of the hottest sectors for investors is seeing mixed reactions from top talent.

GameFi investors are still chasing the next Axie. (Jakub Sisulak/Unsplash)

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Vitalik Buterin, Crypto’s Public Intellectual?

Ethereum doesn’t need a figurehead, but crypto might need this savvy voice.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022. (Michael Ciaglo/Stringer/Getty Images)

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Mina Foundation Raises $92M to Accelerate Adoption of Zero-Knowledge Proofs

The terms of the token sale were not disclosed but FTX Ventures and Three Arrows Capital led the effort.

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Nansen Adds Terra for On-Chain Analytics as Home of LUNA Grows as DeFi Hub

It becomes the sixth blockchain to be supported by the popular data platform.

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Anatomy of a Crypto Bear Market

Crypto prices suck, but they don’t matter as much as they used to.

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DeFi Platform Aave Lauches Version 3 With Cross-Chain Swaps Front and Center

The latest version of the Aave protocol focuses on risk management and capital efficiency.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)