Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn was a deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine, where he helped produce monthly editorial packages and the opinion section. He also wrote a daily news rundown and a twice-weekly column for The Node newsletter. He first appeared in print in Financial Planning, a trade publication magazine. Before journalism, he studied philosophy as an undergrad, English literature in graduate school and business and economic reporting at an NYU professional program. You can connect with him on Twitter and Telegram @danielgkuhn or find him on Urbit as ~dorrys-lonreb.

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Opinion

What We Know About the Massive Ledger Hack

The latest crypto exploit, affecting security firm Ledger and a number of popular DeFi protocols, is a moment of levity for some.

(Rc.xyz NFT gallery/Unsplash)

Opinion

Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass

Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Explaining Bitcoin’s ‘Flash Crash’

The cryptocurrency's volatility cuts both ways.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Opinion

Code Is Not (Always) Law

Sometimes, the law is the law, industry experts say.

(Kenny Eliason/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

The Funniest Anon on Crypto Twitter

Gwart has the ear of DeFi’s elite. What they don’t know is that crypto’s truth-telling funnyman is secretly a Bitcoiner.

(CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Antonio Juliano: Uprooting a Successful Exchange to Explore the Cosmos

Juliano's dYdX switched from Ethereum to Cosmos in one of the year's biggest blockchain defections. The project has big plans for 2024.

Antonio Juliano (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Hayden Adams: From Ethereum Idealist to Business Realist at Uniswap

Uniswap, the first decentralized crypto exchange of its kind, was Adams’ first and greatest contribution to Ethereum. The latest V4, inviting praise and criticism, earns him a spot on the Most Influential 2023.

Uniswap's Hayden Adams (portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Pascal Gauthier Gave Crypto What It Needs – And Earned Jeers

Crypto wallet company Ledger created a controversial seed recovery service, something newbies truly need, but suffered through a massive backlash.

Coldie's depiction of Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks

Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So, Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He's pretty good at it.

(Mason Webb/CoinDesk)