Opinion


Opinion

3 Lessons Web3 Founders Can Take From ChatGPT’s Success

As GPT-4 takes the world by storm, crypto can learn from how artificial intelligence has attracted users.

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Opinion

Could Legendary Hip Hop Platform DatPiff Serve as a Springboard for ‘Music NFTs’?

In an age defined by digital disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of culture, Gitcoin fundraising lead Azeem Khan writes.

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Opinion

NFT Marketplaces Should Promote 'Underrepresented Artists and Art Forms'

Western art continues to dominate NFT land, Amberfi CEO J.D. Lasica writes. Instead, Web3 could dissolve borders between cultures.

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Consensus Magazine

The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Artificial intelligence allows creators to be creative, but even sophisticated AIs are really just an advanced form of copying, says David Z. Morris. This feature is part of CoinDesk's Culture Week.

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Opinion

Web3 Offers a Cure to Toxic Pop Culture

NFTs can make geeking out fun.

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Opinion

This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money

The recent collapse of three high-profile banks - Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank - has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion, the echoes of crises in 2008 and 2013 are loud.

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Opinion

How Effective Altruism Power Brokers Helped Make Sam Bankman-Fried

Academic philosophers covered for Sam Bankman-Fried’s moral failings as long ago as 2018 – and reaped the rewards.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Bitcoin Is a Clear Winner of the U.S. Banking Crisis

The narratives around bank failures, stablecoins and interest rate hikes seem strong enough to propel the price of bitcoin, says CoinDesk's George Kaloudis.

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Opinion

SVB Collapse Shows the Rot in U.S. Banking and Dollars

Bank balances and money itself are effectively illusions. Reserve co-founder Nevin Freeman considers an alternative.

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Opinion

NBA vs NFL: What Dapper Labs’ Big-League Collectibles Say About Launching NFTs for Sports

Dapper’s NBA Top Shot experienced a wild price bubble during the NFT boom. The followup NFL All Day collection has had a more modest rollout - and collectors think that's good news.

A selection of NBA Top Shot NFT "Moments." The licensed collection experienced a huge price bubble in its early days - one that still leaves a bad taste in some collectors' mouths. (nbatopshot.com)