Lorna Blount

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Consensus Magazine

Miners Eye Middle East as Next Region for Growth

The halving and a possible U.S. mining tax have miners considering new locations for basing their cost-sensitive operations.

(Green Data City)

Consensus Magazine

Web3 in the Middle East: Do All Roads Lead to Riyadh?

With a young population, enormous government funding and the hope of favorable regulation, expectations are high that Saudi Arabia will become a hub for crypto in the Middle East. But will the hype match reality?

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Consensus Magazine

Qatar’s Sovereign Fund Might Be Buying Bitcoin, But Surely Not $500B Worth

Government-led investments in crypto are increasingly plausible – but not at that rumored size.

Doha, Qatar (Pexels/Pixabay)

Consensus Magazine

Richard Teng: Steering Binance in a New Era of Compliance

With Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao gone, the new CEO has big shoes to fill as he's tasked with cleaning up the reputation of the world's largest crypto exchange.

Richard Teng (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Jeremy Allaire's Stablecoin Is Building a Real Use Case for Crypto

Circle continued to build out the USDC stablecoin network, spreading access and inclusion to new corners of the world.

Jeremy Allaire (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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