Leigh Cuen

Leigh Cuen is a tech reporter covering blockchain technology for publications such as Newsweek Japan, International Business Times and Racked. Her work has also been published by Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, Mic, and Salon. Leigh does not hold value in any digital currency projects or startups. Her small cryptocurrency holdings are worth less than a pair of leather boots.

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Finance

Paradigm Leads $12M Round for DeFi-Friendly Wallet Startup

The DeFi-friendly Argent wallet just raised $12 million.

Mobile wallet image via Argent

Markets

Leader to Watch: Elena Giralt Talks Zcash and Feminism

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by Elena Giralt, the Electric Coin Company’s product marketing associate known for her research on cryptocurrency usage in Latin America, to talk about how digital assets can subvert power dynamics.

LEIGH ELENA IWD RELEASE

Markets

Gender and Income: Binance US and Stellar CEOs Debunk Myths for International Women’s Day

Two of crypto's leading women executives share career advice and management tips.

Original Denelle Dixon photo by Justin Dolske, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0

Finance

How the Bitcoin Market Changed Since 2017’s Bull Run

Regulation-friendly infrastructure makes 2020's bitcoin market stand out from the Wild West of 2017.

Credit: Shutterstock

Finance

India's Appetite for Crypto Derivatives Is Growing, Exchanges Say

India is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country's Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry.

Three Delta Exchange co-founders, including CEO Pankaj Balani (center). (Photo courtesy of Delta Exchange)

Markets

Yemen's Civil War Shows the Dangers of Crypto

The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption.

A Yemeni sitting on a destroyed house. (Credit: Shutterstock / akramalrasny)

Markets

Iranian General Advocates Crypto Use for Skirting Sanctions: Report

Iranian General Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir.

Saeed Muhammad. (Image via Muhammad Hassanzadeh / Tasnim News Agency / Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

IOTA Being Shut Off Is the Latest Chapter in an Absurdist History

IOTA's 12-day outage shows the crypto markets aren't rational, at least not yet.

IOTA uses the 'Tangle'

Finance

CoolBitX Raises $16.7M to Make Crypto More Bank-Friendly

In 2020, the startup’s focus is on new products and features that comply with new rules from the Financial Action Task Force.

CoolBitX staffers. (Courtesy photo)