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Elaine Ramirez

Elaine Ramirez

Elaine is the head of audience development. She started covering blockchain as a tech and business journalist in South Korea, where she reported on the Ethereum and ICO booms, crypto regulation and the emergence of blockchain entrepreneurship for Forbes, Bloomberg and other global outlets. Elaine studied journalism and economics at New York University and media innovation and entrepreneurship at Northwestern University.

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Joe Lubin (left), co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of ConsenSys, with bitcoin advocate Jimmy Song and former CoinDesk reporter Brady Dale, at CoinDesk's Consensus conference in 2018. (CoinDesk)
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5 Years After the $500K Ethereum Wager Between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song, Who Won?
The wager made at Consensus 2018 between the two blockchain eminences hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. Crypto analysts say the network appears to have met a key threshold, or at least gotten very close.
Joe Lubin (left), co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of ConsenSys, with bitcoin advocate Jimmy Song and former CoinDesk reporter Brady Dale, at CoinDesk's Consensus conference in 2018. (CoinDesk)
By Sage D. YoungElaine Ramirez
May 31, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2023
On-chain DataBitcoinEthereumJimmy SongJoe Lubin
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. The New York Times held its first in-person DealBook Summit since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with speakers from the worlds of financial services, technology, consumer goods, private investment, venture capital, banking, media, public relations, policy, government, and academia. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Sam bankman-fried
Full Transcript: NY Times' Interview With Sam Bankman-Fried
Bankman-Fried said during the interview he did not "knowingly commingle" customer funds.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. The New York Times held its first in-person DealBook Summit since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with speakers from the worlds of financial services, technology, consumer goods, private investment, venture capital, banking, media, public relations, policy, government, and academia. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
By Nikhilesh DeNick BakerElaine RamirezToby BochanAoyon Ashraf
Dec 1, 2022 at 12:53 a.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2022
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Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)
Finance
Youtube
Bankless Crypto Channel Banned From YouTube
One of the most popular Ethereum-focused newsletters and podcasts said its account was terminated without warning or justification.
Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)
By Kevin ReynoldsStephen AlpherElaine Ramirez
May 8, 2022 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2022
YouTubeWeb 3.0Censorship
A Chivo Wallet agent assisting a user in La Union, El Salvador (Elaine Ramirez/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
El salvador
Bitcoin City: El Salvador’s Dreams for Utopia on Hold
Locals interviewed by CoinDesk have mixed feelings about El Salvador’s multimillion dollar proposal financed by “bitcoin bonds.”
A Chivo Wallet agent assisting a user in La Union, El Salvador (Elaine Ramirez/CoinDesk)
By Elaine RamirezDoreen WangAndrés Engler
Mar 25, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2022
El SalvadorBitcoinLa UnionBitcoin CityBitcoin BondNayib BukeleLegal Tender
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Coindesk events
The FA Landscape: ‘On Purpose’ Podcast Live Taping Party
Featuring Adam Pokornicky, COO of Digital Asset Investment Management; Andy Edstrom, financial adviser and investor at WESCAP Group; and Sunayna Tuteja, head of digital assets at TD Ameritrade.
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By Elaine Ramirez
Oct 30, 2020 at 8:44 a.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2020
CoinDesk EventsEventsPodcastsOn Purpose with Tyrone Ross
(CoinDesk archives)
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum at Five: How CoinDesk Is Marking This Week's Milestone
Meet "Ethereum at Five" – a cross-platform series featuring special coverage, a limited-run newsletter and live-streamed discussions.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Elaine Ramirez
Jul 21, 2020 at 3:52 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2020
EthereumCoinDesk EventsDAOsEthereum 2.0DeFiEthereum at Five
Credit: Unsplash/Annie Spratt
Markets
Consensus
How to Watch Consensus and Network With Attendees
We’ve taken programming and networking virtual. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to join us.
Credit: Unsplash/Annie Spratt
By Elaine Ramirez
May 11, 2020 at 1:19 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2020
ConsensusCoinDesk EventsConsensus: Distributed
Consensus 2018
Markets
Consensus: distributed
How We're Raising the Virtual Bar at Consensus: Distributed
Over 10,000 attendees worldwide have registered for our marquee event, which goes fully virtual next week.
Consensus 2018
By Elaine Ramirez
May 7, 2020 at 1:49 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2020
Consensus: Distributed