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 su...
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...
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 indust...
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...
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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"...
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 "CoinDesk Turns 10" series, Held reflects on the day...
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 a...
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 c...
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 antici...
Caitlin Long: In 10 Years We're Going to Again Be Talking About Payments