Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn is a features reporter and assistant opinion editor for CoinDesk Layer 2. He also writes a daily news rundown and twice weekly column for The Node newsletter. He first appeared in print in Financial Planning, a trade publication magazine. Before journalism, he studied philosophy as an undergrad, English literature in graduate school and business and economic reporting at an NYU professional program. You can connect with him on Twitter and Telegram @danielgkuhn or find him on Urbit as ~dorrys-lonreb. He owns BTC and ETH.

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The Node: I Don’t Understand Bitcoin Maximalism
Bitcoiner's bitcoiners give me their spiel.
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‘Cautiously Optimistic': Crypto Brings Lobbying Muscle to Infrastructure Debate
Bitcoin does not have a CEO but it does have lawyers.
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Cats Clog Ethereum, the Sequel
Demand was high for Stoner Cats NFTs.
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The Node: Goldman's 'DeFi' ETF Is a Nothingburger
Goldman Sachs filed for a "DeFi" ETF that would track stocks mostly associated with enterprise blockchain.
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Can This Network Theory Predict if Bitcoin Is Undervalued?
Analysts have looked at the predictive power of Metcalfe's Law to determine the value of the Bitcoin network.
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Bitcoin Is Already Incentivizing Renewable Energy
Compass Mining is just the latest firm to show how bitcoin's economic incentives could spur a greener grid.
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Don't Blame Bitcoin for Ransomware
Any organization that relies on computers may be vulnerable to digital extortion. But the threat isn’t always clear. Industry expert Marcus Hutchins weighs in.
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Debasing the Currency: Putting Crypto in Context
Introducing a new series exploring the philosophical limits of cryptocurrency.
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Crypto Has a Marketing Issue
There’s a troubling cultural trend around cryptocurrency, one that encourages retail investors to “ape into” the market in search of riches.
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CryptoPunks Get Punked
Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps minted his own version of a CryptoPunk and was summarily hit with a copyright notification.
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