Nathan Thompson

Nathan Thompson is lead tech writer at Bybit, a cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange. When he's not researching crypto, he's 'umming and erring over what NFTs to buy.

Nathan Thompson

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Opinion

I, Trading Bot

Algorithms are being unleashed on the crypto markets.

(Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools

Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.

(Amir Arabshahi/unplash)

Opinion

Satoshi's Mission, LUNA, UST and Where Crypto Went Wrong

In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto encoded a mission statement for the industry in Bitcoin's first block. Essentially, crypto should first do no harm.

Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)

Opinion

It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Crypto and NFTs

Is there any correlation between the NFT and crypto markets? Bybit’s lead tech writer looks at some of the theories.

NFTs (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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