Daniel Cawrey

Daniel Cawrey has been a contributor to CoinDesk since 2013. He has written two books on the crypto space, including 2020’s “Mastering Blockchain” from O'Reilly Media. His new book, “Understanding Crypto,” arrives in 2023.

Daniel Cawrey

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Binance to Announce White-Label Exchange Infrastructure for Local Markets

Binance will soon launch a digital asset trading platform to power smaller exchanges in their local markets.

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B2C2 Teams With SFOX Exchange to Bring Transparency to OTC Trades

B2C2, a London-based over-the-counter (OTC) market maker, is sharing its data and allowing transactions on the Los Angeles-based exchange aggregator SFOX.

B2C2 founder Max Boonen (CoinDesk archives)

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XRP Sees Flash Crash and Quick Rebound on BitMEX

XRP, the native asset of San Francisco-based Ripple’s XRP Ledger, saw a flash crash on Hong Kong-based derivatives exchange BitMEX on Thursday.

XRP/USD spot market prices, Feb. 13, 2020.

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Binance, Bitfinex and Tether: What's the Worst That Can Happen?

Recent events involving Binance, Bitfinex and Tether suggest there's potential for "catastrophic, systemic risk in crypto," Dan Cawrey argues.

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Want to Understand Bitfinex? Understand Mt. Gox  

People interested in understanding Bitfinex are well-served to understand what happened with Mt. Gox.

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Fake Volume on Crypto Exchanges Isn't the Half of It

There's more to add to Bitwise's recent report about fake trading volume across the crypto exchange industry, says Daniel Cawrey.

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Most Crypto Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedge Funds

CryptoLux Capital's co-founder Sina Nader and Pactum Capital's CEO Daniel Cawrey explained why most crypto hedge funds aren't really hedge funds.

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Bitcoin's Tick Problem (Getting Screwed on Crypto Exchanges)

A penny not mean much to you, but for crypto exchange traders it's a big deal.

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Why Ethereum Needs 'Dumb' Contracts

Ethereum entrepreneur Daniel Cawrey discusses the recent demise of The DAO and how that impacts the future of smart contracts.

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