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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Consensus Magazine

‘We’re Compute Cowboys’: Gideon Powell on the Pioneer Spirit Driving Bitcoin Mining

An interview with the CEO of Cholla Inc., an oil & gas exploration company that’s investing in bitcoin mining.

Gideon Powell, who runs the family business Cholla Mining, sees bitcoin miners as modern day wildcatters. (Gideon Powell)

Opinion

A Bully Pulpit for Debanked Nigel Farage, Crypto for Everyone Else

The British Brexiteer could call on the media and his far-right friends in his debanking fight. But most of us aren't so lucky.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

The Single Most Important Truth About Bitcoin Mining, Energy and the Environment

Proof-of-work mining will help to decarbonize the grid and lower the cost of energy production, Reed College professor and Bitcoin Policy Institute fellow Troy Cross writes.

(Benjamin Von Wong)

Opinion

Web3 Could Revolutionize Climate Finance

Grassroots crypto initiatives can close the "climate funding gap," incentivize a new generation of climate projects and help finance the optimistic ideas for fighting climate governments and institutions have not.

nature, field, sun, grass, rune

Web3

McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?

The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.

It's McNugget's time in the Sandbox

Opinion

Why Nasdaq Backing Out of Custody Is Bad, Bad News for Crypto

If a financial giant can’t navigate the red tape, who can?

Nasdaq stock exchange studio

Opinion

Ben McKenzie, the Hollywood Hypocrite Crypto Critic

The OC dreamboat has some reasonable criticisms of crypto. But he’s guilty of doing what he scolds: oversimplifying the story to make money for himself.

Actor Ben McKenzie (Sam Barnes/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Opinion

Ripple's XRP Ruling Does Nothing for Regulatory Clarity

All it does is sow more confusion.

court house columns

Opinion

Is the Metaverse a 'Global Panopticon'?

In an excerpt from her new book "Beyond Data," lawyer Elizabeth M. Renieris argues emerging extended-reality technologies erode individual and societal privacy rights.

camera, surveillance

Opinion

The Death of a Discord Server

Large parts of the crypto ecoystem are ditching the popular social media platform in favor of Web3-native communications tools.

computer, gaming, headset, mic, monitor, keyboard, backlights