Mike Orcutt

Mike is a Senior Editor at The Block. Previously he was a senior reporter at MIT Technology Review, where he covered a range of topics from solar cells to smart contracts.

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Paxful launches crypto debit card for U.S. users

Nov 02, 2020, 10:04AM EST • Markets

Report: Cambodia's central bank has launched its Hyperledger-based payment system

Oct 28, 2020, 10:56AM EDT • Macro

The Yield Protocol — which enables fixed-rate lending on Ethereum — is live

Oct 19, 2020, 2:00PM EDT • DeFi

Coinbase Wallet will support Optimism's Layer 2 testnet

Oct 13, 2020, 2:09PM EDT • Ecosystems

Aztec unveils Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses zkSNARKs for both privacy and scalability

Oct 12, 2020, 8:41AM EDT • Regulation

Solana unveils Wormhole, a bidirectional cross-chain bridge to Ethereum

Oct 08, 2020, 9:08AM EDT • DeFi

Dfinity unveils 'open algorithmic governance system' as final milestone before launch

Sep 30, 2020, 12:48PM EDT • Business

Blockchain startup Oasis Labs partners with Nebula Genomics to make genomic data private

Sep 21, 2020, 9:51AM EDT • Business

Cryptocurrency may be supercharging trade between Latin America and Eastern Asia

Sep 03, 2020, 9:42AM EDT • Business

Blockchain-friendly e-commerce firm Ant Group’s profit jumped 560% year-over-year

Aug 20, 2020, 2:51PM EDT • Macro