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Finance

What Do DAOs Actually Do?

“Decentralized autonomous organizations” support communities, fund projects and incentivize engagement. But maybe they do too much.

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Finance

What Happens to a Social Token When Its Creator Dies?

Web 3.0 is enabling new forms of economic relationships between creators and fans. But some things may never change.

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Policy

Who Watches the Chain Watchers?

Chainalysis works within the bounds of the law, exploiting the real privacy issues for public blockchains. That’s not an invitation for blanket, legislative surveillance.

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Policy

Can Crypto Go From Movement to Campaign?

Yesterday, after an SEC agent reportedly gatecrashed a conference organized by Messari founder Ryan Selkis and subpoenaed a guest speaker, Selkis announced he was running for office. That is good for crypto, really.

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Policy

OpenSea Scandal Shows Need for More NFT Regulation

Crypto purists may bristle at the idea, but greater oversight could foster a safer trading environment.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.

Tech

Space Is the Place for Crypto

Lunar payloads, asteroid mining, deep space commerce. Where we boldly go, so will crypto.

Milky Way (John Fowler/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

What Epic vs. Apple Means for Crypto

The metaverse doesn’t need the support of Big Tech.

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Tech

9/11 and the Need for Private Bitcoin

Bitcoin was born from the rise of the surveillance state. Let’s not let it become part of it.

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Finance

Why Everyone in NFTs Is Suddenly Talking About Price ‘Floors’

A term borrowed and bastardized from commodities trading, price floors show the need for data in absurd NFT markets.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.

Markets

OnlyFans' Porn U-Turn Is a Victory Against Banking Censorship

Banks helped force a hugely disruptive porn ban on OnlyFans. With public fury focused on their outsized power, the banks seem to have backed down.

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