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Opinion

How Crypto Tokenization Can Go Wrong (and How to Make It Right)

Real-world assets could become a $5 trillion industry, analysts project. But without certain changes tokenization won't be a meaningful evolution in finance.

(Michał Parzuchowski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits

While it seems positive for crypto, the PYUSD stablecoin will benefit PayPal's own coffers most of all.

PayPal's crypto lead Jose Fernandez da Ponte says PayPal's new stablecoin, PYUSD, is "an extension of the PayPal balance." Does that include PayPal's interest revenue? (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)

Opinion

PayPal’s New Stablecoin and the ‘2 Wolves’ Inside Crypto

The payments giant has been transparent in its need to freeze and seize crypto accounts that violate its terms of service. But is that really crypto?

psychedelic wolves (Robert Larsson/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

I Have 1M Questions About the PayPal Stablecoin. Here Are 5

The payments giant’s new stablecoin will compete with Tether's and Circle's coins, but it’s not breaking any new ground.

paypal logo on a smartphone booting up the payments app (Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Did Razzlekhan’s Husband Really Hack Bitfinex?

“Ilya is a f***ing idiot,” says former U.S. “Most Wanted” hacker Brett Johnson, who questions yesterday’s bombshell confession.

"Crocodile of Wall Street" (Bryan Brinkman/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Tether Is Going on a Bitcoin Buying Spree, but It Should Be Holding Cash

The USDT issuer Tether says it holds a lot of U.S. Treasuries and made a lot of money last quarter.

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Opinion

DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice

The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is warning to all, and proof that DeFi isn’t really that different from traditional finance.

Curve founder Michael Egorov was liquidated, again. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

After the Curve Attack: What's Next for DeFi?

The $70 million weekend exploit of major platforms, including Curve, come at a time when developers are discussing changes to the prevailing AMM liquidity model.

corner, wall, white paint and sunshine (JACQUELINE BRANDWAYN/Unsplash)

Opinion

No, Sam Bankman-Fried Is Not Being Bailed Out by Democrats

The Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against the FTX founder that are likely to return. The issue is about paperwork, not politics.

Despite claims by right-wing political figures, Sam Bankman-Fried was definitely not a free man when he (right) exited a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

A Bully Pulpit for Debanked Nigel Farage, Crypto for Everyone Else

The British Brexiteer could call on the media and his far-right friends in his debanking fight. But most of us aren't so lucky.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)