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The best (and worst) stories from 3 years of Cointelegraph Magazine
On Oct. 1, 2019, Cointelegraph Magazine’s founding editor, Jon Rice, pressed publish on the first-ever feature story for the publication — a story by Swedish fintech writer Jinia Shawdagor about the country’s embrace of a cashless economy.
The brainchild of former Cointelegraph CEO Jay Cassano — who was managing editor at the time — Magazine was designed to fill a major gap in crypto media with in-depth features exploring all angles of the issues in a thoughtful, considered way. While it’s easier to get traffic writing breathless stories about Bitcoin price predictions, Magazine is an attempt to give readers and the industry a more intelligent approach.
I came on board after meeting the team at Cointelegraph’s conference in Singapore. Due to an amusing mix-up between “Austria” (where a story they wanted to cover was based) and “Australia” (where I actually live), I was commissioned to write Magazine’s seventh-ever published article, “Blockchain startups think justice can be decentralized, but the jury is still out.”
This stroke of good fortune led me to become a staff writer, and later to take over as editor after Rice moved on (he’s now editor-in-chief of Blockworks). Three years on, Magazine has amassed a great team of regular contributors, including Blockland author Elias Ahonen — who joined after being interviewed for a story on physical Bitcoin — Andrew Singer, Max Parasol of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Christos Makridis of Stanford University, and freelance crypto writers Jillian Godsil and Julian Jackson. Magazine is always looking for more contributors, so if you would like to write for the publication,
Without further ado, here are some of the highlights (and a couple of lowlights) of the first three years of Cointelegraph Magazine.
Bitcoin teases weekly highs as traders eye BTC price leg up to $17.3K
Bitcoin has the ability to tackle the $17,000 mark for the first time in 2023 should stocks start the year right, say traders.
Bitcoin teases weekly highs as traders eye BTC price leg up to $17.3K
Bitcoin (BTC) inched closer to $17,000 on Jan. 3 as the first Wall Street open of the year loomed.
BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewConsensus builds for fresh attack on $17,000
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $16,766 on Bitstamp — its best performance since Dec. 27.
Analysts and traders were keenly awaiting the start of Wall Street trading after European stocks posted gains the day prior and United States futures followed suit.
As Cointelegraph reported, both equities and gold had looked considerably more appetizing than Bitcoin since the FTX meltdown in November.
“If BTC is finally ready to join the party, I could see it run to 17.3K~ as drawn below,” popular trader Crypto Chase wrote in part of analysis on Jan. 2.
Ukrainian pharmacies enable crypto payments via Binance Pay
Ukraine continues adopting cryptocurrency payments with the Binance crypto exchange amid the ongoing war with Russia.
Lightning Network gets physical form in Australia with Bitcoin ATM
Lightning-enabled Bitcoin ATMs promise to offer instant transaction support and a significant cut in cost from traditional crypto ATMs.
Tax attorney breaks down the MicroStrategy Bitcoin sale
MicroStrategy’s recent sale of a portion of its Bitcoin treasury holdings puts cryptocurrency tax-loss harvesting into the spotlight.
Tax attorney breaks down the MicroStrategy Bitcoin sale
MicroStrategy’s recent sale of a portion of its Bitcoin treasury holdings puts cryptocurrency tax-loss harvesting into the spotlight.
Bitcoin volatility may return in 'catch up' with gold in 2023
Both stocks and gold are leading the way when it comes to new year gains, but can Bitcoin match them?
Bitcoin volatility may return in ‘catch up’ with gold in 2023
Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is declining on schedule but BTC price action could still “play catch up” with gold this year.
The latest data and analysis show that despite sideways moves in Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency is behaving as expected.
BTC price volatility follows bear market pattern
With traders frustrated by a lack of tangible moves on BTC/USD, volatility is under the microscope at the start of 2023.
For analytics resource Ecoinometrics, however, there is nothing to worry about — Bitcoin is becoming more stable with time, and this is a feature, not a bug.
In Twitter comments on Jan. 2, it stated that “so far the pattern of less extreme volatile events as Bitcoin matures is confirmed.”
Morocco finalized crypto regulatory framework: Central Bank
The bill, which should be introduced to public discussion in the following days, will legally define crypto in the fast-growing market.
Su Zhu gets called out by the community as he fires off accusations against DCG
The 3AC founder fired off allegations against the Digital Currency Group, saying that it conspired with FTX to attack LUNA.
Bithumb former chair Lee Jung-Hoon acquitted in the first instance
The former chair was under allegations of $70 million in fraud charges which were said to have occurred during the acquisition of Bithumb.
Bahamas regulator denies asking crypto exchange FTX to mint new tokens
Bahamas regulator fights back against being ‘publicly challenged’ by FTX against incorrect calculations of digital assets transferred under its control
Erik Voorhees tips $40K BTC by June, but little consensus among pundits
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees expects Bitcoin to reach $40,000 by the summer, while Tim Draper has stood by his $250,000 prediction for the second year running.
Erik Voorhees tips $40K BTC by June, but little consensus among pundits
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees expects Bitcoin to reach $40,000 by the summer, while Tim Draper has stood by his $250,000 prediction for the second year running.
Erik Voorhees tips $40K BTC by June, but little consensus among pundits
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees expects Bitcoin to reach $40,000 by the summer, while Tim Draper has stood by his $250,000 prediction for the second year running.
Ethereum transactions 338% higher in 2022 but Bitcoin remains most popular
Total transactions on the Ethereum network outstripped Bitcoin more than four-fold, but Bitcoin was still the most searched cryptocurrency of 2022.
Ethereum transactions 338% higher in 2022 but Bitcoin remains most popular
Total transactions on the Ethereum network outstripped Bitcoin more than four-fold, but Bitcoin was still the most searched cryptocurrency of 2022.
No 'respite' for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm
The industry is likely to see “further attempts from hackers targeting bridges in 2023," while users are urged to be warier of their private keys.