Opinion


Opinion

U.K. Blazes Trail With New Cryptocurrency Rules

The FCA’s regulations provide greater legal clarity for developers but place additional compliance burdens on companies marketing cryptocurrencies, says Preston Byrne, a partner at Brown Rudnick.

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Opinion

How Central Bankers Are Reshaping the Definition of Money

Central bankers acknowledge that the nature of money evolves with technology, shifting definitions of money with it. But they’re not ready to let innovation occur organically as technology emerges. They want to maintain control.

The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel (Gianluca Colla/Getty Images).

Opinion

A New Blockchain for Generative AI?

Web3 architectures aren’t built for AI, but they could be, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock. And there are risks if we don’t build.

"Themes and Variations" by Vera Molnar. (Sotheby's)

Opinion

How Much Is Too Much to Spend on FTX's Bankruptcy?

Are Sam Bankman-Fried’s victims being ripped off a second time?

John J. Ray III, CEO of FTX Group, has spent huge sums taking the failed exchange through bankruptcy. Is FTX simply that much more complex than Ray's last big unwind - Enron? (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Opinion

Will Europe’s Digital Euro Really Protect Privacy?

EU officials pay lip service on data rights, but its proposals for a CDBC don’t offer much reassurance for users, says CoinDesk’s Michael Casey.

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Opinion

Web3 Can Actually Compete in the Computer Chip Race

Decentralized infrastructure, aka DePIN, offers competitive alternatives for GPU-hungry AI startups in need of cheap and secure data storage and other computational resources.

GPU prices have taken a toll, and it's hitting Nvidia's bottom line. (FritzchensFritz/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why Tokenized Assets Are Safer During a Banking Crisis

Recent U.S. bank failures exposed a strange truth: depositing your money on-chain is safer than trusting banks to make good on your holdings, argues Copper’s Fadi Aboualfa.

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Opinion

What New York Can Learn From Hong Kong in Regulating Crypto

A small number of unelected individuals in Washington D.C. are exercising alarming authoritarian power as regulators, counter to the Big Apple’s stated desire to move from antiquated financial systems to digital ones, writes Omer Ozden.

Eric Adams (NYC Gov) and John Lee (Creative Commons)

Finance

6 Factors Advisors Should Consider Before Using an SMA for Digital Assets

Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) may be the way to go for digital assets, but advisors should fully understand the trade-offs.

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Opinion

Apparently It's Very Difficult to Custody Crypto

Prime Trust, the allegedly insolvent crypto custodian that owes customers upwards of $156 million, is not helping the crypto industry's shady mainstream reputation.

Prime Trust CEO Tom Pageler. (Prime Trust)