Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition.
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Aug 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum 2.0: Closer Than Ever, Still Plenty of Work to Do
Five years later, Ethereum is still chugging along as a decentralized platform for self-executing code. Eth 2.0 is quite close, but for real this time.
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Jul 31, 2020 at 12:50 p.m. UTC
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CoinDesk Live Recap: Co-Founders Revisit Ethereum's Launch Drama
Ethereum was always a wild experiment. Now, five years later, a few early believers explain why they are more bullish than ever.
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Jul 31, 2020 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum History in 5 Charts
Five years ago this week, the first general-purpose blockchain went live on its mainnet. Here are five charts for understanding Ethereum's evolution.
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Jul 31, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. UTC
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CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum's DeFi Luminaries Discuss What's Next
MakerDAO's Rune Christensen, Compound's Robert Leshner and Uniswap's Hayden Adams discussed the state of the $3.8 billion DeFi market.
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Jul 30, 2020 at 5:25 a.m. UTC
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CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back.
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Jul 30, 2020 at 3:10 a.m. UTC
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Why DeFi on Ethereum Is Like Algorithmic Trading in the ‘90s
DeFi's surge has created an interesting dynamic: Traditional fund managers are beginning to experiment with what decentralization has to offer.
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Jul 29, 2020 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
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How the EEA Made Ethereum Palatable to Big Business
Formed in 2017, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance helped large corporates and tech providers experiment with blockchain.
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Jul 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi's Knocking on TradFi's Door
DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance.
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Jul 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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