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George Kaloudis

George Kaloudis

George Kaloudis was a senior research analyst and columnist for CoinDesk. He focused on producing insights about Bitcoin. Previously, George spent five years in investment banking with Truist Securities in asset-based lending, mergers and acquisitions and healthcare technology coverage. George studied mathematics at Davidson College.

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Finance
Crypto long & short
Can You Believe It? Bitcoin Looks Stable – Green, Even – as Big Tech Stocks Fall Apart
While a repeat of the super-rally seen in the second half of 2021 might not be likely, that era did come to mind last week as bitcoin showed strength.
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By George Kaloudis
Oct 30, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2022
Crypto Long & ShortOpinionBitcoinInflationMetaAmazon
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Finance
Crypto long & short
Crypto Means Absolutely Nothing Without Censorship Resistance
The battle for how to regulate cryptocurrency might handicap the entire value proposition if we simply apply the same old rules to a new way of moving money around.
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By George Kaloudis
Oct 23, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2022
Crypto Long & ShortOpinionRegulationCensorshipSam Bankman-FriedPrivacy
Kickoff event of TABConf 2022 at NCR Corporation Headquarters. (George Kaloudis)
Finance
Bitcoin
Bitcoin and Stocks Took a Gut Punch; the Builders Hardly Noticed
Instead of waxing poetic about why the price of bitcoin “doesn’t matter,” TABConf attendees got down to the business of trying to break bitcoin’s commerce layer.
Kickoff event of TABConf 2022 at NCR Corporation Headquarters. (George Kaloudis)
By George Kaloudis
Oct 16, 2022 at 2:53 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2022
BitcoinCrypto Long & ShortOpinionBear marketDevelopersCPI
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Ideas 2022
I.D.E.A.S.: Investing in the Future of Digitization and Computing
When you break down the promise of blockchain technology as a new form of computing, oracles and shared storage are two strong use cases. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s IDEA...
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By George Kaloudis
Oct 13, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2022
IDEAS 2022Blockchain
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Finance
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Mining Is Cool Again; We Can Thank Africa, Prudence and Growing Hashrate for That
It has been a tough year for crypto mining industry, but the industry is primed for a rebound soon.
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
By George Kaloudis
Oct 9, 2022 at 2:23 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2022
BitcoinCrypto Long & ShortOpinionMiningEnvironment
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Finance
Bitcoin
Sorry, Ether: Sound Money Doesn’t Exist and Neither Does 'Ultra' Sound Money
Sound money should reliably store value over time. No currency – not bitcoin, not ether, not the U.S. dollar – seems to be doing that these days.
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By George Kaloudis
Oct 2, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2022
BitcoinCrypto Long & ShortOpinionEtherGold
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Finance
Bitcoin
‘Wall Street’ Doesn’t Need Bitcoin; Bitcoin Doesn’t Need ‘Wall Street’
... Or any other institutions for that matter.
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By George Kaloudis
Sep 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2022
BitcoinCrypto Long & ShortOpinionWall Street
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Finance
Bitcoin
It Was Cruel Summer for the Bitcoin Market
Will an uncharacteristically weak summer lead to even more pain for bitcoin’s price in September, a month when it typically drops?
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By George Kaloudis
Sep 4, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2022
BitcoinETHCrypto Long & ShortOpinion
Here's what the data tells us about crypto use in dark web markets. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Dark web
Criminal Crypto Use Is Growing, but That’s Just Half the Story
Data suggests that while authorities are getting better at sniffing out dark web markets, dark web markets are getting better at not getting sniffed out.
Here's what the data tells us about crypto use in dark web markets. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
By George Kaloudis
Aug 30, 2022 at 2:21 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2022
Dark WebDark MarketsPrivacy CoinsChainalysisCrimeData Analysis
The markets are experiencing a lot of movement. (Thiébaud Faix/Unsplash)
Markets
First mover
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces to $20K as Dollar Recedes From 20-Year High; Equity Futures Slide
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 29, 2022.
The markets are experiencing a lot of movement. (Thiébaud Faix/Unsplash)
By Omkar GodboleGeorge Kaloudis
Aug 29, 2022 at 1:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2022
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