Opinion


Analyses

Thanks Sam! How FTX Led to World’s Worst Crypto Policy

Washington’s “war on crypto” continues to occupy minds in the crypto industry. This week, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey tackles the apparent rise in hostility from U.S. regulators from a different angle: revenge.

Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple's Effect on Financial Advisors

Ripple was projected to have spent $100 million fighting the SEC. Financial advisors should pay attention to Ripple’s trial, as it could have significant consequences to how we define securities.

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Analyses

Happy 48th Birthday, Satoshi Nakamoto

We love you but we don’t miss you.

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Analyses

Is Chief Twit Elon Musk Also Top DOGE?

He's done it again, so we're covering it again. Please kill me.

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Analyses

USDC Boasted Transparency but It Didn't Help When Silicon Valley Bank Got Into Trouble

The stablecoin offers greater transparency than competitors like USDT but that proved of little value as it was depegged during the recent banking crisis, says J.P. Koning.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Marchés

Crypto Investors: Why You Need to Understand Layer 1 Protocols

There’s value in crypto, especially layer 1 protocols, even if regulators and politicians don’t dig enough to see it.

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Finance

Web3 Experiential Tokens and Asset Pricing

Web3 consumer engagement models are still in their infancy, but could have the potential to unlock incremental value and enable price discovery for creators and investors alike.

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Analyses

Arbitrum Governance Fracas Reopens the Question: Why DAOs?

A messy governance dispute over a major Ethereum scaling system has some complaining about “decentralization theater.”

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Analyses

Bitcoin and the Changing Definition of 'Safety'

When supposedly safe investments like bonds and stocks underperform, what does that mean for our view of apparently risky investments like bitcoin? Noelle Acheson offers her thoughts.

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Analyses

NFTs Are the Ultimate Disruptor of Hollywood's Entertainment Status Quo

Web3 technology is already being used in the film industry to build communities and monetize niche content offerings. NFTs are the next big step.

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