CoinDesk Turns 10

What Went Right During the ICO Era?
What Went Right During the ICO Era?
As part of 'CoinDesk Turns 10,' a series looking back at crypto's biggest stories from the last decade, "The Hash" panel discusses the initial coin offering (ICO) boom, its success factors, and its ongoing impact.
What Went Right During the ICO Era?

Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 (John Phillips/Creative Commons/CC2.0, modified by CoinDesk)
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2015 – Vitalik Buterin and the Birth of Ethereum
The most used blockchain is supposed to be immutable. So why has it changed so much from its founding? This feature is part of our CoinDesk Turns 10 series.
Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 (John Phillips/Creative Commons/CC2.0, modified by CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2022 - How Crypto Gods Turn Into Monsters
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried had been crypto’s favorite kid until CoinDesk revealed he was actually an enfant terrible. This story is from our “CoinDesk Turns 10” series featuring the biggest stories in crypto from the last decade. FTX is our choice for 2022.
Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Laura Shin Reflects on Crypto's Evolution in the Last Decade
Laura Shin Reflects on Crypto's Evolution in the Last Decade
As part of CoinDesk Turns 10, "The Cryptopians" author "Unchained" podcast host Laura Shin joins "First Mover" to reflect on the past, present, and future of the crypto industry. Shin discusses the lessons learned from the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Do Kwon's Terraform Labs, and unpacks the history of Ethereum.
Laura Shin Reflects on Crypto's Evolution in the Last Decade

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The Blocksize Wars Revisited: How Bitcoin’s Civil War Still Resonates Today
Today’s debates over non-monetary uses of Bitcoin like ordinals and BRC-20 tokens echo the battle between Big and Small Blockers between 2015 and 2017. This article, by Daniel Kuhn, is part of our “CoinDesk Turns 10” series.
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How The DAO Hack Back in 2016 Changed Ethereum and Crypto Forever
How The DAO Hack Back in 2016 Changed Ethereum and Crypto Forever
As part of our "CoinDesk Turns 10" series looking back at seminal stories from crypto history, Slock.it founder and corpus.ventures CEO Christoph Jentzsch joins "First Mover" to discuss how The DAO hack in 2016 impacted the Ethereum network and the broader crypto industry as a whole.
How The DAO Hack Back in 2016 Changed Ethereum and Crypto Forever

Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin
Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin
Bitcoin educator Dan Held has been in the bitcoin space since it was a just a couple of guys in a garage As part of the Coin Desk Turns 10 series Held reflects on the days of scraping the bitcoin forums for news to Bitcoin's use cases today Plus he maps out the next 10 [...]
Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin

Hiro CEO on Bitcoin's 10 Year Journey and Why He's Excited About Ordinals
Hiro CEO on Bitcoin's 10 Year Journey and Why He's Excited About Ordinals
Hiro CEO Alex Miller is very excited about the opportunity Bitcoin Ordinals brings to the ecosystem. He reflects on the Bitcoin network's development through the past decade and shares his outlook for the next 10 years. "By 2023 there will be a lot of transaction volumes going through bitcoin and stablecoins globally," Miller said.
Hiro CEO on Bitcoin's 10 Year Journey and Why He's Excited About Ordinals

Bitcoin OG Danny Yang on Crypto's Last 10 Years, AI Potential and More
Bitcoin OG Danny Yang on Crypto's Last 10 Years, AI Potential and More
Danny Yang who founded Taiwan's biggest crypto exchange Maicoin 10 years ago is now the CEO of Metagood a NFT for social good platform He is also behind one of the first collections of 10 000 NF Ts to be inscribed on Bitcoin via Ordinals Yang reflects on the past decade in crypto saying we [...]
Bitcoin OG Danny Yang on Crypto's Last 10 Years, AI Potential and More

Caitlin Long: In 10 Years We're Going to Again Be Talking About Payments
Caitlin Long: In 10 Years We're Going to Again Be Talking About Payments
Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long reflects on the past 10 years in crypto as part of "CoinDesk Turns 10." "I did not anticipate the altcoin craze," she said, "though I did anticipate the crazy leverage." Plus, she maps out the next decade, predicting broader use cases for Bitcoin's Lightning Network for payments.
Caitlin Long: In 10 Years We're Going to Again Be Talking About Payments