John Biggs

John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times. He runs the Technotopia podcast about a better future.

He has written five books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Markets

CoinDesk Explains SIM Jacking

In the pantheon of crypto hacks, “SIM jacking” is one of the worst. We break it down for you in both audio and full-text format.

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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 25, 2020

Bitcoin fights to rise above $10K while a new crypto bank rises in Wyoming. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk.

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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 24, 2020

With the price of bitcoin repeatedly breaching and then retreating from the psychologically important $10,000 level, Markets Daily is back with another time crypto news roundup.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 21, 2020

With the price of bitcoin bouncing in a range below $10,000, Markets Daily is back with another time saving crypto news roundup.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 20, 2020

With the price of bitcoin diving nearly 7 percent in the last 24 hours, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving bitcoin news roundup.

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Tech

The Flash Loan Attacks Explained (for Everybody)

Today we're breaking down the flash loan attacks that rocked the DeFi community in a way even your grandpa can understand, presented in both audio and full-text format.

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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 18, 2020

With the price of bitcoin breaking below last week's critical resistance, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup.

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Why Bison Trails Is Staying the Course on Libra

"When we joined the Libra Association, it wasn't like, 'Oh, hey, Facebook is doing something let's join.' It's really about the difference we're making in the world," said Bison Trails' Viktor Bunin.

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Policy

Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice

Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 12, 2020

With bitcoin above $10,000 Markets Daily is back with our news roundup, plus a brief interview with CoinDesk senior markets reporter Brad Keoun.

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