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Consensus Magazine

Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech

Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

Consensus Magazine

Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms

Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.

A U.S. jury began deliberating in the civil trial against Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s

Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Halving' Get Higher Than 4/20

One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming.

(Dylan Mullins/Unsplash)

Opinion

What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?

The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.

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Opinion

Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Opinion

Why Bitcoin Halving Calculators Are Out of Sync

The famously pre-planned, programmatic event, currently predicted for April 19, is surprisingly hard to predict at minute scales.

The bitcoin halving could lead to a "miner exodus," CoinShares said in a new report. (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The SEC’s Suit Against Uniswap Is an Opening Attack Against DeFi

The DEX received a Wells Notice from the regulator, suggesting an enforcement action is imminent. While we don’t know the nature of the potential charges, the news raises the threat of legal jeopardy for decentralized finance.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

'What Are We Waiting for'? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Moving Crypto Regulation Forward

Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposal to allow projects to decentralize.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why Christie's First Bitcoin Inscriptions Auction Matters

With the halving and new tech set to give Ordinals a further lift, Bitcoin-based inscriptions are demonstrating staying power and some advantages over NFTs. Christie’s is taking notice with a new initiative.

An inscription from the Ordinal Maxi Biz collection. (Christie's)