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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Plug and Play to Host Event With Bitcoin Leaders and Startups

Another accelerator program is looking for bitcoin-related startups in Silicon Valley, with ambitions to fund bitcoin startups globally.

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Bitcoin Derivatives Platform BTC.sx Surpasses $13.5 Million in Trades

BTC.sx predicted the market's need for bitcoin derivatives. The platform now has over 2,000 registered traders.

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Bitcoin Black Friday Entices Merchants to Accept Bitcoin for Holiday Deals

Bitcoin Black Friday is looking for merchants to sign on and accept BTC for the holiday shopping bonanza.

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Bitcoin Auction Site Puts Itself Up for Sale After Theft of 15 Bitcoins

Bitcoin auction site Bitmit has been deactivated and is being sold to the highest bidder.

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Balanced Regulation Could Help the Good in Bitcoin Overcome the Bad

Crime is giving bitcoin a bad name. Could regulation help bitcoin fulfil its potential?

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Bitcoin Wallet App Developer Hive Purchases Android App Bridgewalker

Hive, a company that developed a stylized bitcoin wallet for Mac OS X, has acquired Android bitcoin app Bridgewalker.

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Typhoon Haiyan: Bitcoin Startup's Philippines Appeal Tops $5.5k

A California-based startup is accepting bitcoin donations for Philippines typhoon relief.

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New York state is considering issuing 'BitLicenses' to bitcoin businesses

New York's financial regulator will hold a hearing on virtual currency and consider a specific license for bitcoin businesses.

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Canadian mining company pays wages in bitcoin and plans new cryptocurrency exchange

Mining company Alix Resources is paying contractors with bitcoin and plans to open a cryptocurrency exchange in early 2014.

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FEC proposes rule allowing political campaigns to receive bitcoin donations

The US Federal Elections Commission is proposing a measure that would allow election campaigns to accept bitcoin donations.

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