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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Robinhood Opens Trading for 7 Cryptocurrencies in New York

Five months after receiving a BitLicense, Robinhood is now offering ethereum and bitcoin trading in New York State.

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The Consensus 2019 Videos Are Live

Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now.

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US Copyright Office Says It Does Not ‘Recognize’ Craig Wright as Satoshi

No, the U.S. government didn't officially recognize Craig Wright as Satoshi.

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Collapsed Cryptopia Founder Wants You to Put Funds on His New Exchange

Adam Clark, creator of the now-defunct Cryptopia, is trying again with a new exchange. Details are slim.

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Craig Wright Is Playing Three-Dimensional Checkers

Craig Wrights efforts to copyright the Bitcoin archives are genius in a very special way.

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Craig Wright Attempts to Copyright the Satoshi White Paper and Bitcoin Code

Craig Wright has filed copyright registrations for the original Satoshi white paper and bitcoin code with the U.S. Copyright Office.

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IRS Says It Will ‘Soon’ Issue Crypto Tax Guidance in First Since 2014

The Internal Revenue Service is working on its first tax guidance for cryptocurrency since 2014, the agency's commissioner told a lawmaker Monday.

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Venezuela Tries to Avoid US Sanctions By Trading In Rubles and Crypto

Caracas and Russia are in talks to disconnect from USD and exchange rubles and crypto.

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The Cryptopia Hackers Are Moving Funds Into at Least Four Wallets

The thieves who cleared at least $16 million of ether from the Cryptopia exchange appear to have begun moving the stolen crypto into multiple wallets.

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Facebook Registers Secretive 'Libra' Cryptocurrency Firm in Switzerland

More details emerge about Facebook's secretive crypto firm, Libra.

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