Opinion


Finance

Crypto Innovation and Regulation Should Be Partners, Not Adversaries

Developers are flourishing elsewhere amid strident relationships with U.S. regulators.

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Finance

A Closer Look at Market Cap-Weighted Crypto Portfolios

Crypto investment products are commonly weighted by market cap. We examine how a small adjustment to market-cap weighting methodologies may better align digital asset portfolios with their intended objectives.

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Opinion

Can CBDCs, Tokenized Deposits, Stablecoins and DeFi Coexist?

Central banks may continue to dictate monetary policies but private regulated entities, such as banks and protocols, may play an increasingly large role in distributing money to the public, Moody's senior director Yiannis Giokas writes.

Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

Opinion

Coinbase Grew Quickly by Working With U.S. Regulators. Will It Expand Even More by Disregarding the SEC?

After its IPO in 2021, the largest U.S. crypto exchange had reason to think it was in the SEC’s good books. Then came Gary Gensler and now the exchange is going overseas with its new business.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Bitcoin Set New Record of Daily Transactions the Same Day the U.S. Government Quietly Engineered a Bank Buyout

The events are unconnected, but crypto has a role to play in the wider political realignment questioning the sanctity of central banks and established powers.

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Opinion

The Crypto Miner Reckoning: No Fate but What We Make

As Bitcoin ages into its teens, it’s time to move beyond tribalism so we can work collectively with legislators and innovate business models of the future, writes Samir Tabar of Bit Digital.

Celsius and Core Scientific hope to raise millions via mining rig vouchers (alvarez/Getty Images)

Opinion

5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

CoinDesk editorial team members convened to share their insights on the pivotal topics that will influence the future direction of the crypto industry.

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Consensus Magazine

DeFi Needs More Than ‘Synthetic High-Yield Products’: Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

The venture capitalist discusses non-ZIRP monetary policy, rebooting crypto’s market structure and why Ponzi bubbles always burst.

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, and Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR protocol (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Web3 Music Requires Fresh Ideas to Succeed, Says Warner Music Exec

The digitally augmented space is a key part of Warner Music Group's future plans, Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra said at Consensus 2023.

Oana Ruxandra, Warner Music Group (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Exchange Binance's Head of Product Discusses AI, Supercycles and What Gets Him Excited Nowadays

Mayur Kamat, a tech industry veteran, discusses how the world's largest crypto exchange is using artificial intelligence and the future of the tech industry.

Mayur Kamat (Binance)