Daniel Kuhn

Deputy Managing Editor for Features and Opinion

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.

Latest from Daniel Kuhn

Consensus Magazine

‘It Can Be Said With Confidence the SEC Is Investigating Ethereum’: Consensys’ Bill Hughes Talks Crypto Law

Consensys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory talks about ETH's legal status and Ethereum's future.

Apr 18, 2024

Opinion

What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?

The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.

Apr 17, 2024

Opinion

Why Bitcoin's 'Monetary Maximalists' Oppose 'JPEG Enjoyers' (and Why They're Wrong)

Those who want to prevent Ordinals, inscriptions and soon Runes from living on-chain are misguided. Bitcoin is about economic incentives only, not altruism, SunnySide Digital CEO Taras Kulyk argues.

Apr 17, 2024

Focusing on user experiences might mean the end of tribalism in crypto, NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin says. (Frederik Merten/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Solution for Stablecoin Regulation

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are proposing legislation to address the inadequacies in the stablecoin sector, and foster financial innovation in the United States. "The possibilities for using stablecoins are numerous," they write.

Apr 17, 2024

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Bitcoiners Are Saying About the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving

Is the halving priced in or not? Will it disrupt the bitcoin mining industry? Or accelerate adoption? Here's what experts and community members are saying about the fourth — and perhaps most anticipated — halving.

Apr 16, 2024

Tech

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul

The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.

Apr 16, 2024

Opinion

Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC.

Apr 15, 2024

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Opinion

Bitcoin First, Not Only: Fostering Widespread Adoption Through Education

By presenting bitcoin as the first step in a journey of financial literacy, we can create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for newcomers, Montclair State University adjunct professor Burak Tamac writes.

Apr 15, 2024

Opinion

Why Bitcoin Halving Calculators Are Out of Sync

The famously pre-planned, programmatic event, currently predicted for April 19, is surprisingly hard to predict at minute scales.

Apr 12, 2024

The bitcoin halving could lead to a "miner exodus," CoinShares said in a new report. (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

How to Get Funded in Crypto

Azeem Khan, founder of Ethereum layer-2 Morph, shares tips about dealing with venture capitalists.

Apr 12, 2024