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Crypto Could Flatten the Digital Gender Gap

Technological solutions are not perfect, but crypto is already helping women the world over, says Maia Naor, COO at INX. Today is International Women's Day.

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Why Yuga Labs' Embrace of Bitcoin NFTs Is a Big Deal

Despite the critics, applications like Ordinals are the next on-ramp for Bitcoin adoption, Aubrey Strobel writes.

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Yes, Crypto Is Still Early

Crypto critics often accuse our ecosystem of hiding behind the excuse that “we’re still early” to justify the lack of mainstream adoption. The thing is, 14 years in, we really are “still early,” says Noelle Acheson.

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A Dozen Reasons Why the SEC Should Have Approved Grayscale's Spot Bitcoin ETF

Gary Gensler has rejected every bitcoin exchange-traded fund application in the name of consumer protection. So why doesn't he listen to what consumers have to say?

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic

Call it Choke Point 2.0, debanking or whatever, the crypto industry’s problems with the banking industry show why the banking industry needs reform.

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Bitcoin Mining Is Good for the Energy Grid and Good for the Environment

Bitcoin mining should be hailed as an effective tool for a lower emissions future, not demonized as a monkey wrench in the works.

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Nigerians’ Rejection of Their CBDC Is a Cautionary Tale for Other Countries

Nigerians are protesting the African country's digital currency and demanding renewed access to paper money, despite government incentives.

Nigerians waiting to withdraw naira banknotes (Benson Ibeabuchi/Getty Images)

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Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?

Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the process from closed, permissioned projects onto public, permissionless blockchain platforms.

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ETHDenver Looks Cringey to You Because Ethereum Has an Actual Community

Like any good punk or hip hop show, this year's Colorado event for coders will feature events that will "scare away normies," CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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What Now for Crypto Banking?

Regulators are leery of traditional banks offering services to crypto companies, and wary of specialist crypto banks, like Custodia, with new business models. Frances Coppola asks: Where do we go from here?

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk TV)