Opinion


Opinion

Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?

Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?

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Opinion

A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed

Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon and then into the ground.

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Opinion

How U.S. Judges Might Save Crypto From the SEC

Separation-of-powers offers hope to an industry under attack from unchecked executive power, says Michael Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Opinion

Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags

There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but none of the analysts following the company picked up on them. Angelo Calvello, of Rosetta Analytics, says that was partly down to their traditional investment mindset.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

Opinion

4 Potential Winners of the Silvergate Unwind

The collapse of crypto's most visible bank could be an opportunity for stablecoins and other financial-services providers.

Is there a silver lining to the fall of Silvergate? (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Finance

Price, Not Intrinsic Value, Is the True Measure of Bitcoin’s Success

Many financial advisors cite lack of intrinsic value as a case against bitcoin. But demand and global adoption, evidenced by bitcoin's steadily increasing price, are what they should be paying attention to.

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Opinion

The SEC's Custody Rule Would Be a Net Positive for Crypto

Crypto exchanges should be required to separate their custody and trading businesses, says Mike Belshe, the CEO of BitGo.

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Finance

Let’s Talk About Crypto Protocol Layers and Why Investors Must Examine Them

They’re the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.

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Opinion

Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment

Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light.

Paul Krugman (David Shankbone/Creative Commons)

Finance

Crypto Rails Should Bring Efficiency Gains to the $7T-a-Day TradFi FX Market

Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices wades into one of traditional finance’s biggest numbers: $7 trillion.

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