Michael del Castillo

Michael is the founder of Media Luna Creations, an AI and Web3 consulting firm. He was the first hire at CoinDesk after it was purchased by Digital Currency Group in 2016 and has covered crypto for the New Yorker, Forbes, Fortune, and the American City Business Journals. Connect with him via email at [email protected] and on X at @DelRayMan

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Singapore Central Bank Adds Blockchain CEOs to Advisory Panel

Blythe Masters and 14 other financial leaders have joined a new tech advisory panel formed by Singapore's central bank.

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Mission Untraceable: How Zcash is Being Used to Obscure Ethereum Transactions

Cryptographer Andrew Miller discusses his latest work, Hawk, which aims to increase the privacy of digital currency transactions.

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Overstock CEO Teases 'Historic' Blockchain Announcement

Newly back from a leave of absence, Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne is already promising big blockchain developments are forthcoming.

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Why Swedish Bank SEB Backed its First Bitcoin Startup

In a new interview, CoinDesk speaks with Sweden's SEB Group to learn more about the bank's first bitcoin investment.

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Swedish Bank Joins Bitcoin Processor's $4 Million Series A

Swedish banking giant SEB Group and a Danish venture capital firm have invested $4m in Coinify, a digital currency payment processor.

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Bitcoin Smart Contract ‘Federation’ to Launch With 25 Startups

Twenty-five bitcoin companies plan to launch smart contract federation to support new applications for the bitcoin blockchain.

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Digital Asset Holdings Staffs Up With Eight New Hires

Distributed ledger technology firm Digital Asset Holdings (DAH) has hired eight new employees.

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Why PwC's New FinTech Director Won't Rock the Blockchain Boat

PwC's new US FinTech director reveals how the firm is being transformed by blockchain.

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Bitcoin Browser Brave Raises $4.5 Million to Fight Online Ads

Brave Software has raised $4.5m to expand on its efforts to let users send bitcoin micropayments to their favorite websites.

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The Three Value Propositions of Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic has grown to become a valuable cryptocurrency in spite of its unusual origins, thanks in large part to three value propositions.

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