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Tech

Ethereum’s Fees Are Too Damn High

The most used smart contract blockchain is practically unusable.

(andreas N/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Turkey Makes the Case for Bitcoin as Erdogan Runs the Autocrat’s Inflation Playbook

The longtime ruler’s unhinged monetary policy follows a familiar pattern – and it’s pushing some Turks toward bitcoin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has held power for nearly twenty years. Erdogan has cut interest rates despite high inflation, in a short-term bid to prop up Turkey's economy (Antonio Masiello, Getty Images)

Policy

Public Banking vs. Open-Source Money: What Omarova for OCC Means

The controversial nominee to lead the national banking regulator has been a critic of this controversial industry.

(Johann Walter Bantz/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX, Crypto.com and the ‘Stadium Curse’

Remember CMGI Field? More like NGMI field.

The Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, California (prayitnophotography/Flickr)

Finance

Why Are We Still Debating Whether Craig Wright Is Satoshi?

A bold claim and a little financial backing can get you a lot of media mileage – even when nearly nobody believes you.

Saul Martinez/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

What Will a Metaverse Embassy Look Like?

Barbados’ plans to claim sovereignty over digital land remain inscrutable.

(Anthony Ingham/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether, Bitcoin and Chinese Commercial Paper at Scale

A look at the leading stablecoin’s market cap and China’s real estate industry.

(Önder Örtel/Unsplash)

Finance

‘Probably Nothing’: Why People Still Hate Crypto

Backlash to Discord potentially integrating an Ethereum wallet shows how skeptical the greater public really is.

(Maria Teneva/Unsplash)

Finance

Missed the ENS Airdrop? Here Are the Crypto Projects Rumored to ‘Decentralize’ Next

Web 3 promises to reward users, but it needs users first.

(Al Soot/Unsplash)

Finance

Not Everything Needs to Be ‘on the Blockchain’

Please ignore Crypto Twitter’s snake oil peddlers.

(Michal Matlon/Unsplash)