Christine Kim

Christine is a research analyst for CoinDesk. She focusses on producing data-driven insights about the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Prior to her role as a research analyst, Christine was a tech reporter for CoinDesk mainly covering developments on the ethereum blockchain.

Cryptocurrency holdings: None.

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Crypto Lender Dharma Pivots to Stablecoin Savings Accounts

Dharma is getting out of the lending business, launching its V2 on the Compound protocol and focusing on savings accounts for DAI and USDC.

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In Berlin, A 'DAO Renaissance' Begins

New tools and the rise of DeFi have made decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, newly attractive to ethereum's top developers.

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Web3's Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol

The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.

Gavin Wood (second from left) speaks at Web3 Summit 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim / CoinDesk)

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'Power to the People': Privacy Was the Rallying Cry of Berlin's Web3 Summit

It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden.

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Crypto Asset NYM to Fuel Test of Tokenized Facebook Login Alternative

Privacy-focused Nym Technologies plans to launch a testnet this fall. Its identity system masks identifying user data across blockchains.

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Ethereum Coders Approve 6 Changes for Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork

Ethereum core developers have finalized a list of EIPs for the network's next system-wide upgrade.

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Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Accept USDC

Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.

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Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.

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60 Latin American Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments

Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain.

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Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages – Here's Why That Matters

Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.

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