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.

Latest from Leigh Cuen

Finance

Investors on CoinList Pour $10M Into Celo Token Sale in Roughly 12 Hours

Silicon Valley blockchain startup cLabs just raised $10 million for the Celo project through a token sale to investors on CoinList.

May 13, 2020

Denisse Halm of cLabs hosts a workshop in Mexico City. (Credit: cLabs)

Tech

Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

May 11, 2020

Electric Coin Company CTO Nathan Wilcox speaks at Zcon1 in 2019. (Credit: Electric Coin Company)

Finance

Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round

Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

May 11, 2020

Lolli investor Michelle Phan in the offices of Em Cosmetics. (Credit: Mark Sacro for CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Dominance Is Making Investors Rich, Thanks to Crypto Hedge Funds

Crypto hedge funds saw their assets under management double to $2 billion in 2019, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

May 11, 2020

Markets

Scams, Schemes and Crypto Privacy, Feat. Preston Byrne

“There’s no easy answers” for bitcoin companies, says lawyer Preston Byrne.

May 9, 2020

Preston Byrne, obscuring his future Anderson Kill colleague Stephen Palley, at Consensus 2019

Markets

Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America

Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.

May 8, 2020

Old and new in Medellin, Colombia. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Why Binance and Akon Are Betting on Africa for Crypto Adoption

Demand for bitcoin is surging in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, attracting investment from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and a token project by Akon.

May 6, 2020

Hip-hop artist Akon is the latest celebrity to join the cryptocurrency industry, setting his sights on Africa with his Akoin token project. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East

Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.

May 4, 2020

Lebanese protestors, October 2019 (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

The 'Great Lockdown' Is Boosting Demand for Bitcoin Custody Solutions

Bitcoin wallet startups have seen a sudden uptick in activity. In short, more people want to hold their own bitcoin than ever before.

Apr 30, 2020

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: A range of bitcoin custody startups report institutions and individuals taking self-custody more seriously in recent months. (Credit: Ledger)

Tech

Why a Startup You've Never Heard of Is Now Sponsoring a Bitcoin Core Developer

CardCoins becomes one of the elite few to sponsor a Bitcoin Core developer – in this instance, Hennadii Stepanov, aka Hebasto.

Apr 28, 2020

GIVING BACK: CardCoins lets users convert gift cards into bitcoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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