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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Keeping Ethereum's Promise: CryptoKitties Is Embracing Open-Source

By moving to open-source more of the CryptoKitties codebase, the ethereum-based startup is making its project more of a true decentralized app.

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Crypto Tourism Is Growing – For Better or Worse

From luxury cruises to Middle East startup tours, crypto enthusiasts are traveling the world, but it's not always seen in a positive light.

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Crypto Non-Profits Are Flawed – Zcash Thinks It Can Change That

Ahead of the Zcash Foundation's first big gathering, crypto aficionados are watching to see if the non-profit can redeem a maligned governance model.

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Ethereum Accelerator to Offer Crypto Coders Resources and 'Reality Check'

A blockchain company known as a hub of startups is expanding its reach, launching a new San Francisco-based startup accelerator.

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Metropolitan Bank Is Handling Millions for Crypto Clients (And It Wants More)

To most banks in the U.S., cryptocurrency businesses are pariahs. To Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York, they're "pioneers."

Metropolitan Commercial Bank image via Shutterstock

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Forget Prices, Ethereum Is Offering a Different Value in Afghanistan

According to Fereshteh Forough, the founder of Code To Inspire, ether bounties can be a tool for teaching Afghan women about financial empowerment.

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Crypto Startup Wala Is Reaching Africans with Ethereum Micropayments

South Africa startup Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value, off-chain ethereum transactions. And people are using it in the thousands.

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Sex Workers Are Using Crypto to Save for Retirement

Rather than simply an expedient way for porn performers and other sex workers to get paid, crypto has become a part of their retirement savings plan.

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How Hodl Hodl Is Building a Real Business With Bitcoin Smart Contracts

In an era where many startups are taking more complex transactions to other blockchains, Hodl Hodl is focused on making them work on bitcoin.

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Save the World? Blockchain's Big Dreams Come Back to Earth in DC

"It's about being demand driven instead of supply driven."

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