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Opinion

What Happens if Bitcoin Reaches an All-Time High?

What’s different this time? ETFs, Wall Street and a lack of celebrity influencers — for now.

How high can bitcoin go? (NASA)

Consensus Magazine

What's at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder

Security expert Ari Juels' new crime thriller novel "The Oracle" considers how smart contracts can kill. How real is the threat?

ari juels the oracle

Opinion

Why the ENS Battle Over Eth.Link Matters

The critical piece of infrastructure serves as a bridge between Web3 and the wider web and symbol for the limits of decentralization.

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

Opinion

5 Things Satoshi Nakamoto Correctly Predicted About Bitcoin

In a document dump of emails, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator foresaw many of the biggest trends driving the development of the first cryptocurrency.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Reddit’s IPO Filing Says About Crypto Regulation

Of the Web 2 giants, the message board king is arguably most invested in crypto. Its filings to go public have interesting things to say about how a Silicon Valley company views digital asset regulation.

Reddit Collectible Avatars (Reddit)

Opinion

In Lejilex vs. SEC, Crypto Goes on Offense in the Courts

The Texas-based crypto firm's new lawsuit shows how the industry can use “impact litigation” to get regulatory clarity, lawyers Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli write.

Lejilex v. SEC is a classic case of “impact litigation.”(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

Opinion

The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself

ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense.

(Maryna Yazbeck/Unsplash)

Opinion

Why Circle's USDC Is Quitting the TRON Network

It could be part of a long-time realignment separating compliant and gray-market crypto, says Daniel Kuhn.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Does Anyone Else Feel the Crypto Vibe Shift?

Surveying the small, telltale signs that the market is back. But what’s different this time?

(Shutterstock)

Opinion

Where Coinbase Canada Goes, so Does the World

Canada, quicker to adopt ETFs than the U.S., may offer a signal to where the U.S. goes next.

Canada's regulatory situation is both clear and more conservative than in the U.S. (Sebastiaan Stam/Unsplash)