Frederick Munawa

Frederick Munawa was a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covered blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks.

Prior to his work in the blockchain space, he worked at the Royal Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments, and several other global financial institutions. He has a background in Finance and Law, with an emphasis on technology, investments, and securities regulation.

Frederick owns units of the CI Bitcoin ETF fund above Coindesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Политика

The Conservative Party of Canada Elects Pro-Bitcoin Leader Pierre Poilievre as Party Head

Pierre Poilievre won the leadership race by a landslide and plans to make Canada the “blockchain capital of the world.”

Canada's Parliament (Flickr/Reading Tom)

Политика

Crypto Investor Paradigm Argues Infrastructure Providers Should Not Be Subject to US Treasury Sanctions

The firm laid out a legal argument against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions targeting base layer participants such as miners and validators.

(Shutterstock)

Технологии

Can Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Projects Avoid OFAC Sanctions?

Bitcoin that’s been sent through privacy-preserving mixers could be vulnerable to censorship. But there are some workarounds in progress.

Bitcoin transactions that have been through a mixer stand out from the rest. But that could change. (Getty Images)

Технологии

Inside the $3B DeFi Exploit of Acala's Crypto Platform

The exploit of one of Acala's liquidity pools demonstrates how easily billions of dollars can be siphoned from DeFi platforms, potentially wreaking havoc on an entire industry in a matter of minutes.

(Pankaj Patel/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Технологии

Monero’s Privacy-Focused Crypto Protocol Upgrade Is Now Live

The change to the protocol, a collaborative effort involving 71 developers, has been successfully implemented.

(Getty Images/modified by CoinDesk)

Технологии

Crypto Privacy Protocol Monero Is Getting a Major Upgrade

The privacy-focused network is gearing up for a hard fork that has been in the works for months.

(Ilya Lukichev/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Рынки

First Mover Americas: Ether Leads Crypto Markets Higher After Final Merge Test Goes Live

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 11, 2022.

The upcoming Merge comes with some risks, says DappRadar. (ryasick/Getty Images)

Технологии

Polkadot Now Has a Decentralized Version of 'Wrapped' Bitcoin

Interlay introduces a decentralized and trustless wrapped bitcoin bridge for DeFi users on Polkadot who are wary of third-party custodians and merchants.

(Westend61/Getty Images)

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Технологии

What’s at Stake: Will the Merge Turn Ether Into a Security?

A Georgetown Law professor sounds an alarm on how proof-of-stake makes it easier for ether to meet the Howey Test.

(Thomas Winz/Getty Images)

Финансы

Move Over, Ethereum – Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Apps, Too

Bitcoin’s dominant scaling system continues to grow despite a formidable bear market.

(Clinton Naik/Unsplash)

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