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Galen Moore

Galen Moore

Galen Moore was the director of professional content at CoinDesk. In 2017, Galen started Token Report, a cryptocurrency investor newsletter and data service, covering the ICO market. Token Report was acquired in 2018. Prior to that, he was editor in chief at AmericanInno, a subsidiary of American City Business Journals. He has a masters in business studies from Northeastern University and a bachelors in English from Boston University.

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Money Reimagined: Tucker Carlson Is Right About Financial Privacy
Say what you will about the Fox News host, but he deserves credit for highlighting Bank of America’s transaction snooping, writes Marc Hochstein.
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By Marc HochsteinGalen MooreBen Schiller
Feb 19, 2021 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2021
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Tron Is Out, Dai Is Back: CoinDesk 20 List Updates for 2021 Q1
Volume on eight trusted exchanges used by CoinDesk hit $239.98 billion in Q4 2020, up from $90.08 billion in the prior quarter.
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By Galen Moore
Jan 12, 2021 at 3:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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Crypto Long & Short: 4 Metrics That Show How the Current Bitcoin Rally Is Different From 2017
The current bitcoin bull run is indeed different from three years ago, though that doesn't mean we won't see another peak-and-trough cycle.
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By Galen Moore
Nov 22, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 22, 2020
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Volume Surge Brings 25% Turnover to 'CoinDesk 20'
In the latest CoinDesk 20 revision, five assets were replaced by crypto assets that saw recent quarterly volume surges.
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By Galen Moore
Nov 10, 2020 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2020
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CoinDesk 20 Update: OXT Is In, BAT Is Out
The CoinDesk 20 has made its first change since launching in July: Orchid (OXT) has replaced the Basic Attention Token (BAT).
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By Galen Moore
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2020
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CoinDesk Monthly Review, July 2020
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By Galen Moore
Aug 4, 2020 at 7:53 p.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2020
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Ethereum
Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?
This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?
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By Galen Moore
Aug 2, 2020 at 9:01 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2020
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Policy
Opinion
Money Reimagined: Let’s Be Privacy Scolds
Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well.
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By Marc HochsteinGalen MoorePete Pachal
Jul 31, 2020 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2020
OpinionNewslettersMoney Reimagined
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Markets
Bitcoin
The Origins of the World's Oldest Bitcoin Metric, Explained
Bitcoin days destroyed (BDD) was first introduced as a concept back in 2011. At the time, it had only been two years since the creation of the world’s first cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Individuals were already beginning to innovate ways to measure on-chain transaction activity and value.
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By Christine KimGalen MooreDuy Nguyen
Jul 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2020
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CoinDesk Quarterly Review, Q2 2020
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By Galen Moore
Jul 11, 2020 at 10:22 a.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2020
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