Gareth Jenkinson

Gareth Jenkinson is a journalist and radio presenter based in Durban, South Africa. When he’s not talking about sport on the airwaves - he’s got his eye on the Cryptocurrency market.

Author’s posts

Analysis

Institutional investors have arrived at the cryptocurrency table, but does that mean that Bitcoin has now become a safe investment?

Risk it for the Bitcoin: Has BTC matured to be a safe investment play?

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-30T08:44:35+00:00

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Analysis

Decentralized finance participants eye a “multichain” future as Ethereum’s DeFi-powering peers continue to attract users and projects.

As DeFi booms, Ethereum’s blockchain competitors are catching up

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-21T17:48:55+00:00

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Follow up

As Bakkt prepares to be listed on the NYSE, even more crypto companies could be going public in the future.

Crypto is going public: Timing is key as Bakkt secures NYSE listing

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-15T14:52:00+00:00

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New Year Special

The foundation was laid for Ethereum 2.0 in 2020, and expectations are positive for the future of the smart contract platform in 2021.

Speed vs quality? Ethereum 2.0 optimism is high, but the road is long

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-11T18:21:00+00:00

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Investigation

An American rapper’s YouTube channel has reportedly been hacked to promote a fake ETH and BTC giveaway live stream that seems to have over 56,000 viewers.

Rapper HiiiKey confirms YouTube channel hack, fake crypto giveaway steals $70K

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-07T12:29:15+00:00

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New Year Special

2020 saw a number of celebrities make waves in the crypto space, from crypto-powered cities and SEC lawsuits to Bitcoin newcomers.

Celebs and crypto in 2020: Blockchain cities, Bitcoin newbies and Twitter trolling

Gareth Jenkinson

2021-01-02T07:45:08+00:00

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Analysis

The Diem Association’s rebrand from Libra was supposed to herald a new day for the project, but a touted 2021 launch may not go as planned.

New name, old problems? Libra’s rebrand to Diem still faces challenges

Gareth Jenkinson

2020-12-31T15:27:00+00:00

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New Year Special

These five countries have led the way in driving cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption in 2020.

2020’s 5 countries friendliest to crypto and blockchain

Gareth Jenkinson

2020-12-30T19:50:21+00:00

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