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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Tech

Some Square Users Can Now Convert Their Dollars to Bitcoin Via Cash App

Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Will Bitcoin’s New BIP Editors Streamline Development?

Five new editors were added to help speed up the process of approving and merging Bitcoin Improvement Proposals.

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Opinion

AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World

Web3 infrastructure can bring new safety and reliability tools to AI, a cycle that will make the intersection of AI and Web3 massively and mutually beneficial, Chainlink scientist Ari Juels and Google AI lead Laurence Moroney write.

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Tech

Stacks Begins 2-Step Rollout of Major ‘Nakamoto’ Overhaul

The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May.

Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks and CEO of Trust Machines (CoinDesk TV)

Opinion

How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s

Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Runes Protocol Launches on Bitcoin, Sending Fees Soaring as Users Rush to Mint Tokens

Though finding value in meme coins isn't always easy.

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him

The Human Rights Foundation has set aside 33 bitcoin to honor individuals who contribute to Bitcoin's advancement.

(Hal Finney)

Opinion

Bitcoin Will Power the Next DeFi Summer

The blockchain is emerging as a critical security-provider for decentralized apps and as an asset with newfound utility and interoperability.

Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Halving' Get Higher Than 4/20

One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming.

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Consensus Magazine

This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin reward — could be relatively muted?

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