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How Blockchain Technology Serves the Underserved Across the Developing World
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Cdtv
How Blockchain Technology Serves the Underserved Across the Developing World
UWINCorp Limited has a particular mission: to help underserved communities across Africa document and assert sovereignty over their natural resources, including indigenous pla...
How Blockchain Technology Serves the Underserved Across the Developing World
By CoinDesk Staff
May 25, 2021 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Federal Reserve building, Washington D.C.
Markets
Events
High-Yield Crypto Ecosystem Offers Alternative to Low Interest Rates
People are turning to crypto not just as a hedge against inflation but also for the high returns it can offer.
Federal Reserve building, Washington D.C.
By Benjamin Powers
May 25, 2021 at 8:43 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
Markets
Microstrategy
Michael Saylor: Mining Council Will 'Defend' Bitcoin Against 'Uninformed' and 'Hostile' Energy Critics
The Bitcoin Mining Council hopes to “manage concerns, especially from uninformed parties” about the cryptocurrency’s energy usage, Microstrategy CEO and bitcoin evangelist Mic...
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
By Nikhilesh De
May 25, 2021 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Mike Durbin, head of Fidelity Institutional, Fidelity Investments
Markets
Fidelity
Blockchain May Be 'an Existential Threat' to Fidelity, Institutional Head Says
The main driver of Fidelity’s increasing involvement in the crypto space is client interest, Mike Durbin said.
Mike Durbin, head of Fidelity Institutional, Fidelity Investments
By Benedict George
May 25, 2021 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Finance
Opinion
Artists Who Now Make a Living Because of NFTs
For artists living in remote parts of the Philippines, the rhetoric of NFT empowerment isn't empty buzzwords.
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By Leah Callon-Butler
May 25, 2021 at 8:07 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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YTD returns of crypto related stocks
Markets
Coinbase
How Investors Can Gain Crypto Exposure Through Stocks
Stocks such as RIOT and COIN offer investors crypto exposure without owning BTC directly, according to a panel at Consensus 2021.
YTD returns of crypto related stocks
By Damanick Dantes
May 25, 2021 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Bobby Lee
Policy
Bitcoin mining
Bobby Lee Says Latest China 'Bitcoin Ban' Nothing to Fear and Nothing New
China's government is taking more drastic measures against bitcoin mining. The Ballet CEO thinks this will strengthen the network over time.
Bobby Lee
By Colin Harper
May 25, 2021 at 7:05 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."
Markets
Environment
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Bitcoin Mining Council Opens an ‘Interesting Can of Worms’
Hopefully it will clean up the "stupid dialogue going on about ESG," he said. "Not in the sense that ESG was stupid, but that the dialogue was."
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."
By Bradley Keoun
May 25, 2021 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Gavin Wood (second from left) speaks at Web3 Summit 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim / CoinDesk)
Technology
Polkadot
Polkadot’s Gavin Wood: WebAssembly Is the Future of Smart Contracts, but ‘Legacy’ EVM Is Right Now
“It's super important to support these legacy protocols, these legacy languages, and that's what we're doing,” says the former Ethereum developer.
Gavin Wood (second from left) speaks at Web3 Summit 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim / CoinDesk)
By Brady Dale
May 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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How Flared Gas is Being Used to Mine Bitcoin
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Marty bent
How Flared Gas Is Being Used to Mine Bitcoin
Gas flares are an incredibly wasteful side effect of the gas recovery process, but Great American Mining and other mining operations are using the otherwise wasted gas to mine...
How Flared Gas is Being Used to Mine Bitcoin
By CoinDesk Staff
May 25, 2021 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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