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Nic Carter

Nic Carter is a partner at Castle Island Ventures and the cofounder of blockchain data aggregator Coinmetrics. Previously, he served as Fidelity Investments' first cryptoasset analyst.

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Opinion

8 Reasons a Strategic Crypto Reserve Is a Bad Idea

Trump’s proposal for a five-coin reserve dilutes the value proposition of bitcoin and smacks of self-interest, says Nic Carter.

Mar 4, 2025

Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Opinion

Why You Should (Still) Care About Silvergate

It’s become increasingly clear that crypto-focused banks such as Signature and Silvergate were closed by political mandate during the 2023 banking crisis, says Nic Carter. And the way it was done should bother anyone who cares about open access to financial services.

Oct 3, 2024

From the top left: Senator Elizabeth Warren; Silvergate HQ; CoinDesk coverage of Signature's forced sale; Custodia founder Caitlin Long; Signature board member Barney Frank; and SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

Opinion

The White House’s Bitcoin Mining Tax Undermines Itself

Imposing a levy on mining in the U.S. will send the industry overseas, increasing emissions while depriving the grid of a useful form of “demand response,” says Nic Carter.

May 11, 2023

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Opinion

There's No Such Thing as High Fees on Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s BRC-20 debate is a re-run of the 2015-17 blocksize wars, except this time some of the combatants have changed sides, says Nic Carter.

May 9, 2023

(Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images)

Opinion

Let’s Actually Commit to Proofs of Reserve This Time, OK?

Requiring exchanges to show they have assets to match their liabilities would improve transparency and help to win back public trust in crypto, says Nic Carter.

Nov 14, 2022

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX under Sam Bankman-Fried raises the issue of proofs of reserve. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

If Ethereum Starts Slashing, It Burns

A move to penalize "bad actors" would make ether as politicized as fiat currency, says Nic Carter.

Aug 25, 2022

(Sonny Ross/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Credit Crunch Is Not the End of Crypto Lending

It is a mistake to view bitcoin’s success as a trade-off against the creation of credit. Its future depends on it, says our columnist, a partner at Castle Island Ventures.

Jul 20, 2022

"A view of the deluge of Scotch paper currency for English gold." (The trustees of the British Museum)

Opinion

Crypto Mining, the Energy Crisis and the End of ESG

How a European war made an argument about mining moot. This op-ed is part of Mining Week.

Mar 21, 2022

A BitCluster crypto mining site in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Image Credit: BitCluster)

Opinion

America's Quiet Default

Seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the role of the U.S. in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin.

Mar 9, 2022

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Policy

Bitcoin Mining Is Reshaping the Energy Sector and No One Is Talking About It

In other news: Ted Cruz understands bitcoin mining’s potential role in a greener energy system.

Oct 11, 2021

(Jared Evans/Unsplash)
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