BTC logo
BTC
$108,400.04
2.08%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,880.54
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0003
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,162.89
0.70%
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XRP
$2.3217
3.52%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.74
4.05%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1881
3.66%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3156
1.08%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6450
4.60%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.42
4.38%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.06
0.48%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9996
0.06%
BCH logo
BCH
$507.14
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3122
4.20%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.95
4.05%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5479
4.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.23
1.46%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6066
0.29%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1715
5.58%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,400.04
2.08%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,880.54
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0003
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,162.89
0.70%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3217
3.52%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.74
4.05%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1881
3.66%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3156
1.08%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6450
4.60%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.42
4.38%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.06
0.48%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9996
0.06%
BCH logo
BCH
$507.14
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3122
4.20%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.95
4.05%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5479
4.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.23
1.46%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6066
0.29%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1715
5.58%
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Adam Back Wants CBDCs Dead

The OG cypherpunk and founder of Blockstream talks about building a bitcoin-based financial system and why state-issued digital currency is nothing like BTC. Back is a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong Feb. 18-20.

By Leah Callon-Butler|Edited by Benjamin Schiller
Updated Feb 12, 2025, 4:08 p.m. Published Feb 12, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back