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Tech

Mark Zuckerberg Could Teach DAOs Like Compound a Governance Lesson

A $24M "governance attack" led by a whale known as Humpy shows the flaws of a "one token, one vote" system, says security audit firm OpenZeppelin.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Videos

Bitcoin Nears $90K; FTX Sues Binance, CZ For $1.8B

Bitcoin recorded its largest daily gain in history with $8,400 added on Veterans Day. Could the largest crypto by market cap hit the $90,000 level? Plus, updates from Ethereum's Devcon conference and FTX takes legal action against Binance and former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Tech

Ethereum Upgrade Could Make It Harder to Lose All Your Crypto

Account abstraction – a concept recently embraced by Visa – could make Ethereum wallets significantly more user friendly.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum in 2023: Here’s What to Look Forward To

Staked ETH withdrawals, scalability and more cool events are on the horizon for Ethereum.

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Opinion

Why Devcon 7 Should Be in Istanbul

Hosting Ethereum’s biggest event in Turkey can build on what is already strong interest in blockchain and crypto technology.

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Tech

What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year’s Devcon

Ethereum’s annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon, standing in for the regular Devcon in-person event.

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Markets

Memories of London’s Devcon 1, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock’ Moment

Ethereum’s Devcon 1, held in London in November 2015, featured adventuresome bankers and Big 4 consultants mingling with dreadlocked coders.

Christian Lundkvist and Vitalik Buterin (right) speak at Devcon 1. (Ethereum Foundation/YouTube)

Tech

2020: The Year Ethereum Stayed Home

This is a weird year for everything and everyone but it's particularly weird for Ethereum – which is known for a globetrotting slate of annual events.

(CoinDesk archives)

Markets

WATCH: 'Big Four' Exec Says Privacy Is Key to Enterprise Blockchain Adoption

"Enterprises will not go on to the public mainnet without privacy and security," EY's Paul Brody told CoinDesk.

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Markets

Zcash Will Get a Gateway Into Ethereum's DeFi Ecosystem

The theme of Devcon 5 was clear: For smaller assets like zcash, all roads lead to ethereum.

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