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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.

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Latest from Leigh Cuen

Tech

Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis

A new bitcoin privacy technology was born this week, using the Lightning Network and inspired by the politics of the COVID-19 crisis.

Apr 23, 2020

MASKS ON: Juggernaut, a new messaging experiment, uses the censorship-resistance of the Bitcoin network. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Negative Oil Prices Could Hurt Bitcoin Miners Who Use Flared Gas

North American bitcoin miners who've bet on fossil-fuel extraction to power their rigs are watching the oil markets closely as prices sink to historic lows.

Apr 20, 2020

Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

Bram Cohen: 'Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success'

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen sits down with Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia.

Apr 19, 2020

Chia founder Bram Cohen

Finance

In Canada They're 'Essential,' In Argentina They're Shut Down: Bitcoin Miners Reckon With COVID-19

Here's how the "Great Lockdown" is redrawing the bitcoin mining landscape. The halving and economic crisis may be priced-in – but local politics aren't.

Apr 17, 2020

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase Custody Doubles Down on DeFi Governance Options

Coinbase is making it easier for its Custody clients to vote their tokens on more DeFi protocols. New tools for Compound were announced Thursday.

Apr 16, 2020

Crypto custodians are increasingly mindful of how stored tokens should be used in governing DeFi protocols. (Credit: NYPL)

Markets

'The Great Lockdown': IMF Confirms Global Recession

IMF: “The Great Lockdown is the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and far worse than the Global Financial Crisis [of 2008].”

Apr 14, 2020

Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

US Treasury Approves Square as Coronavirus Stimulus Lender

Square, the bitcoin-friendly company behind Cash App, announced Monday it is participating in the U.S. government’s emergency Paycheck Protection Program.

Apr 13, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Finance

Bitcoin Garners New Users as Governments Flood World With Fiat

Thousands of new users are turning to bitcoin, according to Kraken and other exchanges, over fears that government stimulus will lead to inflation.

Apr 9, 2020

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Finance

This Visa Card Gives Bitcoin Rewards on Dollars Spent

Bitcoin rewards for dollars spent. That's the allure of a new Visa credit card from e-commerce startup Fold.

Apr 9, 2020

Members of the Fold team.

Finance

Chicago's Trading Firms Look to DeFi With New 'Alliance'

DeFi may actually grow during the coronavirus crisis. TD Ameritrade, Cumberland, CMT Digital, DV Trading and Jump Trading are hoping to facilitate.

Apr 8, 2020

Imran Khan of Volt Capital is the DeFi Alliance's project lead.
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