Macauley Peterson

Macauley Peterson

Macauley is a Senior Editor based in Germany. He was an editor and content creator in the pro chess world for 14 years before an interest in crypto led him to Bucerius Law School (MLB 2020), a thesis on stablecoins, DeFi and CBDC, and a career change. He also holds an MA in Film Studies; film credits include Associate Producer of the 2016 Netflix feature documentary, "Magnus" about World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Contact: [email protected]
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An EF-backed group focused on institutional adoption wants to be a resource for TradFi

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Key figures including Vitalik Buterin struggle to communicate the network’s core mission in an era of memecoin-minimized attention spans

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Ethereum’s scaling improvements are progressing as testnets approach, while Danny Ryan’s EF leadership candidacy gains momentum

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SolvBTC has been under scrutiny leading up to the launch of its token, highlighting the liquidity risks of BTC derivatives

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The Interchain Foundation’s 2024 report offers in-depth analyses of cross-chain protocols and emerging trends like intent-centric bridging

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A combination of inflationary pressures, rising liabilities and the potential collapse of critical systems required a strategy reevaluation

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Regulatory clarity could revive euro stablecoins, making inroads against the dollar’s dominance

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Exploring key trends promising to shape crypto in the new year, from Bitcoin DeFi to stablecoins and regulatory clarity

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Bitcoin’s distribution raises questions of scarcity and the fate of “lost” coins

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Bitcoin is evolving: Industry leaders weigh in on price action, while BitVM and potential scaling upgrades hint at the future

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Progress on blob management and Devnet-5 sets the stage for Ethereum’s next hard fork

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Flipside Crypto’s report tracked record-breaking user acquisition, including from “superusers” in 2024

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Unlike other BTC-pegged solutions, sBTC stays liquid — you don’t need to stake or lock it up to earn rewards

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Can the community balance its decentralized ethos with the need for inclusivity and constructive debate?

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ICF’s move aims to unify the stack and reinvigorate the ecosystem

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As projects like BitVM innovate, Bitcoin builders call for transparency over misleading buzzwords

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Extended is ramping up its hybrid derivatives exchange with a key offering

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The acquisition of Skip and the creation of Interchain Inc. signals a refocusing on centralized leadership and a unified vision

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Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche says its approach affords “all the benefits of Move combined with Ethereum’s liquidity”

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Programmable yield, seamless swaps and decentralized control are the hallmarks of a new stablecoin model