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Leigh Cuen

Leigh Cuen

Leigh Cuen is a tech reporter covering blockchain technology for publications such as Newsweek Japan, International Business Times and Racked. Her work has also been published by Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, Mic, and Salon. Leigh does not hold value in any digital currency projects or startups. Her small cryptocurrency holdings are worth less than a pair of leather boots.

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Chicago
This DeFi Group Wants to Bring Maturity to the Yield Farming Craze
The Chicago DeFi Alliance, launched in April 2020, is now poised to help members profit from yield farming and the liquidity mining craze.
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By Leigh Cuen
Sep 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2020
ChicagoLiquidityDeFiYield Farming
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Finance
Ethereum
How Normies Are Getting Crypto-Rich With DeFi
DeFi may be a whale's game, but plenty of small players are making life-changing amounts of money with these risky crypto experiments.
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By Leigh Cuen
Sep 17, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2020
EthereumDeFiYield Farming
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Finance
Education
This Crypto Startup Takes Bitcoin Advocacy to a Whole New Level
Patrick Stanley is launching a crypto advocacy company called Freehold, starting with bitcoin (BTC) and Blockstack's STX.
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By Leigh Cuen
Sep 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2020
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Finance
India
Binance Taps DeFi Excitement to 'Fuel' Expansion Strategy in India
Binance is looking to accelerate business development in India during the local 2020 bull run – with an acute focus on decentralized finance.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 24, 2020 at 1:55 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
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Markets
Turkey
Istanbul or 'Coinstantinople'? Inside Turkey’s Bitcoin Bull Market
The relationship between economic crisis and crypto exchange activity in Turkey appears to have changed, with bitcoin coming out on the winning end.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 24, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
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Markets
Youtube
Bitcoin in Cuba: A Local YouTube Influencer Explains How It Works
Bitcoin in Cuba is "growing and gaining strength," according to YouTube influencer Erich García Cruz. Here's how Cubans are using crypto.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 21, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2020
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Finance
Marijuana
A Former Beauty Queen Raised $12M to 'Revolutionize' Cannabis. The Courts Can't Find Her
Here's how a weed-smoking model raised millions of dollars with a 2017 token sale in California, then disappeared during an ongoing lawsuit.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2020
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Finance
Derivatives
Bitcoin DeFi May Be Unstoppable: What Does It Look Like?
Bitcoin veterans are about to join the decentralized finance (DeFi) bull run, and they are taking a very different approach than Ethereum fans.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 17, 2020 at 7:24 a.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2020
DerivativesBitcoinLightning NetworkDeFi
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Markets
Developers
Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa
Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2020
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Markets
Venezuela
What Venezuelans Think About Bitcoin and American Media
Venezuelan journalist Javier Bastardo and CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen talk about cryptocurrency and the American media industry.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 15, 2020
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