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Ekin Genç

Ekin Genç

Ekin Genç has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, EUobserver, Motherboard, and Decrypt. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics.

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Bitcoin ATMs: What You Need to Know Before Buying Bitcoin at an ATM
Buying crypto doesn’t have to involve dealing with complicated exchanges. In some places, there are ATM machines designed specifically for facilitating transactions.
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By Ekin Genç
Jun 24, 2022 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2022
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What Is Optimism?
Here’s what you need to know about the layer 2 scaling solution and the Optimism token, OP, including the problems with the first OP airdrop.
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By Ekin Genç
Jun 3, 2022 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2022
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The Fall of Terra: A Timeline of the Meteoric Rise and Crash of UST and LUNA
A detailed timeline of Terra's journey from its underdog start as a payments app in South Korea to a $60 billion crypto ecosystem to one of the biggest failures in crypto.
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Jun 1, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2022
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3 Signals a Crypto Crash May Be Coming, According to Experts
Crypto crashes can be identified using macro indicators, technical analysis and on-chain analytics. Here is how to use them.
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By Ekin Genç
May 12, 2022 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2022
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When the algorithm breaks
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Algorithmic Stablecoins: What They Are and How They Can Go Terribly Wrong
The stunning crash of UST stablecoin and LUNA, its sister token, has many questioning if an algorithmic stablecoin can be trusted.
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By Ekin Genç
May 12, 2022 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2022
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NFT Lending
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What Is NFT Lending?
If you want to make money from NFTs without selling the ones you own, you have many options, from peer-to-peer lending platforms like Blend to letting someone rent your NFT for a while.
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By Ekin Genç
May 11, 2022 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2022
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How Can You Share an NFT? Fractional NFTs Explained
Even though non-fungible tokens by definition are singular and unique, there are ways to split up the cost of investing in NFTs.
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By Ekin Genç
May 6, 2022 at 8:46 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2022
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Consensus 2022
Matt Medved: The Four Factors That Make NFTs Successful
The cofounder of NFT Now on distinguishing between hits and rugpulls. Medved is a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival in June.
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By Ekin Genç
May 3, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2022
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Alex Adelman: The Rewards of Bitcoin
The co-founder of Lolli on why New York is behind Miami in attracting crypto startups and how brands can use bitcoin to win more customers. Adelman is a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival in June.
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By Ekin Genç
Apr 29, 2022 at 6:06 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2022
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Chad Knight: NFT Artist for the Wilder World
The former head of 3D design at Nike now makes mind-bending digital art. He's a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival this June.
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By Ekin Genç
Apr 27, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2022
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