CoinDesk hires Carreras as a reporter
Tom Carreras has joined CoinDesk as a reporter. He has been a markets correspondent for DL News since September 2023. He previously wrote for Crypto Briefing, where he covered the industry’s major twists and turns including the FTX collapse, the sanctions against Tornado Cash, and the SEC’s war on crypto. He holds a bachelor’s degree in […]
Deputy ME Kuhn departs CoinDesk
Daniel Kuhn, deputy managing editor and columnist at CoinDesk, is leaving for a new opportunity. He has been at the cryptocurrency publication for five years. “It’s been truly excellent working here, and I’m glad to have been a part of such a knockout team,” he wrote on Twitter. Before that, Kuhn worked at Financial Planning […]
Deputy ME Hamagama departing CoinDesk
Sandali Handagama, the deputy managing editor at CoinDesk, is leaving the cryptocurrency publication. Handagama is CoinDesk’s deputy managing editor for policy and regulations, EMEA. She started at CoinDesk in 2020 as a reporter. “I’ve had the best time covering crypto here – especially regulations around the world,” she wrote on Twitter. She is an alumna […]
CoinDesk reporter Ledesma departing for new opportunity
CoinDesk markets reporter Lyllah Ledesma is leaving the news organization after four years for a new opportunity. She is currently based in Europe. Ledesma previously interned for Dow Jones. She holds a master’s degree from New York University in Business and Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of East Anglia.
CoinDesk’s Braun now co-hosting “Markets Daily” podcast
CoinDesk reporter Helene Braun is now co-hosting the news organization’s “Markets Daily” podcast. The “Markets Daily” show runs on Spotify and Youtube. Braun covers news about Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and updates on crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk’s Markets Daily show on Spotify and Youtube. H […]
Stratigopoulos leaving CoinDesk for law firm
CoinDesk TV executive producer McKenzie Stratigopoulos is leaving the cryptocurrency news website to become a marketing and communications specialist at the Robins Kaplan law firm. Before joining CoinDesk, she was at Yahoo Finance, where she has worked as a production manager and senior production manager. She was also a producer at Fox Business Network and […]
CoinDesk’s Casey no longer in full-time role
CoinDesk chief content officer Michael Casey no longer has a full-time role as part of a reorganization but is in discussions to stay on board with CoinDesk in some other capacity, report Sam Kessler and Danny Nelson of CoinDesk. He joined the cryptocurrency news organization in September 2017. Previously, Casey was the CEO of Streambed Media, […]
CoinDesk global head of multimedia Po departing
Joanne Po, the global head of multimedia content at CoinDesk, is leaving after four yeas. Po, who spent over two decades building live video news programming at Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, also served as executive producer and oversaw CoinDesk TV’s rollout. At CNBC, she was a producer for “Closing Bell for Maria Bartiromo.” Po […]
The CoinDesk reporter behind its FTX coverage
Nick Baker of CoinDesk profiles Ian Allison, the CoinDesk journalist who uncovered the fraud at bitcoin exchange FTX. Baker writes, “Allison, a Scotsman by birth, might be the nicest and humblest person you’ll meet, too. Before I joined CoinDesk in 2022, a source told me he was a pro I’d enjoy working with. That was an understatement. […]
CoinDesk sold to company run by former NYSE president
A company run by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley said on Monday that it has acquired crypto-focused media company CoinDesk, reports Vicky Ge Huang of The Wall Street Journal. Huang writes, “Bullish, the crypto exchange run by Farley, bought 100% of CoinDesk in an all-cash deal. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Digital […]
