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Nathan Thompson

Nathan Thompson

Nathan Thompson is lead tech writer at Bybit, a cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange. When he's not researching crypto, he's 'umming and erring over what NFTs to buy.

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Consensus Magazine
Crypto 2023
I, Trading Bot
Algorithms are being unleashed on the crypto markets.
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By Nathan Thompson
Dec 14, 2022 at 2:16 p.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Opinion
How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools
Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.
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By Nathan Thompson
Aug 19, 2022 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2022
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Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Satoshi's Mission, LUNA, UST and Where Crypto Went Wrong
In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto encoded a mission statement for the industry in Bitcoin's first block. Essentially, crypto should first do no harm.
Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)
By Nathan Thompson
May 14, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Nfts
It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Crypto and NFTs
Is there any correlation between the NFT and crypto markets? Bybit’s lead tech writer looks at some of the theories.
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By Nathan Thompson
Mar 7, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 7, 2022
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