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.

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Ethereum: A Valuable FinTech Sandbox

Daniel Cawrey looks at how Ethereum's potential in blockchain experimentation will help bring about a new digital asset-based economic paradigm.

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Bitcoin Faces Extinction Without Core Development Competition

CoinDesk contributor Dan Cawrey argues that the bitcoin ecosystem should embrace and encourage competition in its development community.

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Be Vigilant on Compliance, Coinbase Warns Bitcoin Startups

Coinbase's associate counsel Sarah Hody told a crowd of bitcoin developers, "it’s always compliance time".

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BitQuick Bids to Capture US Cash-to-Bitcoin Market

By offering consumer protections, BitQuick believes it succeed as a bitcoin buying and selling marketplace.

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Video: Hashrabbit's Melissa Volkmann on Bitcoin's Design Mistakes

To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who wants bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction.

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Video: Jered Kenna on Losing Bitcoin.com and His Struggle for Success

Jered Kenna discusses the highs and lows of running Mt Gox's earliest rival, the projects he's busy with now and life in his new home, Colombia.

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Purse Opens Nakamoto's, San Francisco's Bitcoin-Only Retail Shop

Located in San Francisco, Nakamoto's offers customers 10% savings on Amazon items when paying in bitcoin.

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Video: Charlie Lee on Scams, Plans and Being 'Satoshi Lite'

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee talks altcoin scams, Coinbase's expansion plans and why his currency needs bitcoin to succeed.

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Palarin Brings Coinbase-Inspired Bitcoin Services to the Philippines

Palarin offers simple-to-use bitcoin-based financial tools in the Philippines, helping ease remittance pain points.

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Video: Core Developer Peter Todd on Bitcoin's Future

Core developer Peter Todd discusses how centralisation, regulation and scalability will shape bitcoin's future.

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