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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Gliph iOS Messaging App Reinstates Bitcoin Functionality

The privacy-focused messaging app once again allows users to send and receive bitcoin in its newest iOS release

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Stripe: Bitcoin Has Future in Global Payments if Issues Solved

The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.

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Ripple Labs Unveils Proposal for New Smart Contract System

The company's proposed system could reinvigorate the movement to build smart contract mechanisms.

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Bitcoin Industry Leaders Sound Off on New York BitLicense Proposal

What do industry stakeholders think about the proposed New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense?

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Keybase Project Plans to Make Cryptography as Easy as Twitter

Cryptographic keys are confusing to use and proving ownership is tricky, but a solution is in the pipeline.

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Banning, Dumping and Attacks on Mining: Could Bitcoin be Hijacked?

Has bitcoin reached a point where its technology infrastructure is safe from attack? Or is it still vulnerable?

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Pantera Launches BitIndex to Track Bitcoin

The index was created by the investment firm to forecast "what may happen to bitcoin in the medium term".

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How One Law Firm is Helping Bitcoin Startups Find Success

CoinDesk speaks to Perkins Coie about its role in helping over 40 fledgling cryptocurrency businesses get up and running.

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Bitcoin: A Means for Global Independence

As America celebrates Independence Day, CoinDesk looks at how cryptocurrencies are building a more independent financial world for everyone.

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5 Global Problems Bitcoin's Proof of Work Can Help Solve

Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?

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