John Biggs

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John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times. He runs the Technotopia podcast about a better future. He has written five books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 9, 2020
Markets crater as scams plague bitcoin. This is the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 6, 2020
In this episode of CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast we go to India, Denver, and Mars. Listen now.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 5, 2020
HTC makes a miner, gas powers a new bitcoin effort in New York, and BTC goes back up. It's the Markets Daily podcast from CoinDesk.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 3, 2020
Bitcoin up, Turkey gets more crypto access, and CoinDesk goes political. It's CoinDesk Markets Daily.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 28, 2020
Bitcoin in the dumps along with the Dow, top miners are racing to the halving, and Microsoft kills crypto jackers. It's the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.
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CoinDesk Explains SIM Jacking
In the pantheon of crypto hacks, “SIM jacking” is one of the worst. We break it down for you in both audio and full-text format.
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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 25, 2020
Bitcoin fights to rise above $10K while a new crypto bank rises in Wyoming. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk.
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Why Bison Trails Is Staying the Course on Libra
"When we joined the Libra Association, it wasn't like, 'Oh, hey, Facebook is doing something let's join.' It's really about the difference we're making in the world," said Bis...
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Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice
Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal.
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See You in Denver This Week
CoinDesk will be on location at ETHDenver this Thursday.
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