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Opinion

Crypto Would Survive an SEC Crackdown on Staking

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has heard rumors the securities watchdog may go after proof-of-stake services. That may hurt his bottom line but open protocols should survive.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Crypto AI Needs a Showcase to Know What's Real

As Microsoft and Google go head to head on artificial intelligence, crypto needs to prove its recent AI-themed rally is worth anything.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget

Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?

(Getty Images)

Opinion

Why Is Crypto Bouncing Back?

Global inflation is at a turning point. Here’s what that could mean for crypto’s nascent turnaround, CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How Policy Shaped Crypto’s Banking Prospects

A more regulated industry will have an easier time establishing banking relationships.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing

The U.S. Department of Justice was criticized for over-hyping the seizure of a little-known exchange.

(Etienne Girardet/Unsplash)

Opinion

In Davos, Blockchain Yields More Promises Than Problems

A United Nations official makes the case for the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies.

As it did in 2022, Circle put up massive banner ads near the Davos Dorf train station for the World Economic Forum's 2023 conference. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Is Sam Bankman-Fried Losing His Mind?

The alleged fraudster's latest blog post shows a man completely divorced from reality.

Sam Bankman-Fried's reality has been irrevocably shattered. But he's still desperately trying to hold it together. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction

The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download and receive bitcoin – helping to prove the system worked.

(Hal Finney)

Opinion

What’s the Relationship Between Crypto and AI? Is There Any?

Distributed AI projects such as SingularityNET want composable artificial intelligence managed through public blockchains. That's far preferable to Silicon Valley's corporate authoritarianism.

Silicon Valley's AI road map implies a future authoritarian dystopia. Distributed AI projects managed by blockchains suggest an alternative path forward. (Getty Images)