[TEST] Scheduled Maintenance: Our website will be undergoing maintenance on 31 March from 09.00 to 11.00 AM EDT
BTC
$82,720.75
-
0.15%
ETH
$1,786.42
-
0.46%
USDT
$0.9996
+
0.01%
XRP
$2.1292
+
0.17%
BNB
$592.53
-
0.16%
USDC
$1.0000
+
0.01%
SOL
$117.63
-
0.85%
DOGE
$0.1674
-
0.05%
ADA
$0.6495
-
1.14%
TRX
$0.2389
-
0.41%
LINK
$12.65
-
0.78%
LEO
$8.9886
-
4.91%
TON
$3.2330
-
5.13%
XLM
$0.2527
-
2.17%
AVAX
$17.88
-
0.72%
SHIB
$0.0₄1214
-
0.73%
SUI
$2.1921
-
1.65%
HBAR
$0.1596
-
2.80%
LTC
$82.46
-
2.39%
OM
$6.2445
-
0.90%
Sign Up
Select Language
English enРусский ruУкраїнська ukFrançais frItaliano itPortuguês pt-brEspañol esFilipino fil
Logo

Leigh Cuen

Freelance reporter

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.

Leigh Cuen

Latest from Leigh Cuen

Finance

Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks

One small group of hackers may have made off with $200 million by infiltrating numerous exchanges, security firm ClearSky claims.

Jun 24, 2020

hacker

Finance

Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF

Thanks to a second donation from the Ethereum Foundation, UNICEF will give cryptocurrency to several more startups in emerging markets.

Jun 18, 2020

(JPstock/Shutterstock)

Tech

OKCoin, BitMEX Sponsor Bitcoin Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar

OKCoin and BitMEX just sponsored another Bitcoin Core developer, Amiti Uttarwar, who is focused on privacy tech and education.

Jun 18, 2020

An icon of open source (Zeyi Fan/Flickr Creative Commons)

Markets

Ex-Bitcoin Dev Settles Defamation Suit Over Sex Assault Claims

Former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd has settled his defamation suit against fellow a privacy-tech expert who publicly accused him of sexual misconduct.

Jun 16, 2020

U.S. District Court in Oakland (V Smoothe/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

How the Porn Industry Changed During Coronavirus, With Performers Wary of Bitcoin

CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and adult content creator Allie Awesome talk about payments and money in the sex industry, especially the trends impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

Jun 13, 2020

Credit: Allie Awesome

Markets

How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

The DADA Art Collective is using blockchain to promote Black Lives Matter and calls for police reform. Here's how tokens can be a form of protest.

Jun 12, 2020

Credit: Shutterstock

Finance

With Token Uptick and Israeli Election Work, It's Been a Busy Year for Bancor's Founders

Bancor, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has seen a number of interesting developments in the first half of 2020.

Jun 11, 2020

A voting ballot from the March 2020 election in Israel. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite 'Coin Mixing' Legal Stigma

The Human Rights Foundation took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund.

Jun 10, 2020

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation speaks at Consensus 2019.

Finance

Microsoft Releases Bitcoin-Based ID Tool as COVID-19 'Passports' Draw Criticism

Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet.

Jun 10, 2020

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

This Political Conversation With Vitalik Buterin Shows How Ethereum Could Change the World

Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog hosted a live YouTube broadcast with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday, along with author Glen Weyl.

Jun 10, 2020

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin was one of the first to sign an NFT on the platform.
Pageof 46