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Opinion

Bitcoin and Today’s Wicked Inflation Share a Common Ancestor

In 2010, heterodox Fed member Thomas Hoenig spoke out against the central bank's experimental monetary policy.

Current and former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Presidents Esther L. George and Thomas M. Hoenig (Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Elon Musk, Twitter and Running Things Like a DAO

Why the world's richest man may not have the lasting influence he craves.

(Photo by Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images)

Opinion

Meme Coins, Gambling and Crypto Regulation

As the Biden administration develops a crypto regulation framework, one type of token could be due for particularly close scrutiny.

Most experts agree that trading "meme coins" is effectively a form of gambling. The implications go well beyond individual losses. (Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images)

Opinion

A New SEC Definition for ‘Exchanges’ Has Big Implications for Crypto

The crypto community should seize the opportunity to be heard as the SEC looks to expand its remit.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Dontworry/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

The Bigger Problem With Axie Infinity

The $620 million Ronin exploit isn't the half of it; play-to-earn ain't free.

Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat with reaping-hooks, on a calendar page for August. Queen Mary's Psalter (Ms. Royal 2. B. VII/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Praises 'Bitcoin Maximalism' (Maybe)

The blockchain mastermind also took shots at Ethereum in a richly ambiguous April Fools’ post.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, speaks during ETHDenver in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

Opinion

Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum's 'Roads Not Taken'

The cryptocurrency's co-founder discussed the ETH premine, proof-of-stake and the development of the most-used blockchain in a recent blog.

Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 (John Phillips/Creative Commons/CC2.0, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

If Money Is Speech, CBDCs Should Be Tools for Freedom

Examining the concerns a digital dollar could be used for coercion and censorship.

(Anthony Garand/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Chris Larsen’s Plan to Greenify Bitcoin: Risky, Impractical and Maybe Nonsensical

As he strides away from the wreckage of Ripple, bags full to bursting, Larsen thinks he knows what’s best for the coin he failed to replace.

Ripple co=founder Chris Larsen is launching a PR campaign to make bitcoin greener by changing its security model. Bitcoiners see it as the latest in a long line of attacks. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop)

Opinion

The Clumsy Theatrics of Metaverse Fashion Week

Fashion brands flocked to the ambitious, if flawed, crypto convention.

A screenshot from Metaverse Fashion Week. (Will Gottsegen/CoinDesk)