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Why Venture Capitalists Won’t Be Held Accountable for Investing in FTX

As impossible as it is to believe that venture capital funds did proper due diligence on mismanaged and allegedly fraudulent FTX, the inherent risk of early-stage investing makes regulatory change unlikely in the fallout.

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What's Holding DAOs Back?

The author of "The DAO Handbook" considers solutions to coordination and regulatory problems plaguing decentralized autonomous organizations.

CityDAO, an experimental project looking to bring real world assets on chainn, collectively governs 40 acres of land in Wyoming. (CityDAO)

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Retraction: BAYC Founder Opinion Piece

The content of the previously published piece did not meet CoinDesk's editorial standards.

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Initial Coin Offerings Deserve a Rethink

ICOs do not deserve their bad reputation – and can be a viable way for retail investors to take part in the growth of early stage startups and expand capital access for U.S. firms, if regulation is reconsidered.

Approximately $19 billion has been raised since 2013 through initial coin offerings, according to CB Insights data. (Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)

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Code vs. Values: The Crypto Twist on ‘Trust’

The annual "Edelman Trust Barometer" shows society has worsening trust issues. Crypto promises a different type of trust alternative and nudges us toward a new understanding of the word.

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Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse

Diana Stern, of Palm NFT Studio, writes about copyright, trademark and other IP issues surrounding non-fungible tokens.

NFT Gallery (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

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Why Real Regulatory Change In Crypto Has Not Happened

Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, Steven Eisenhauer, chief risk and compliance officer at Ramp, writes.

Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, writes Steven Eisenhauer. (SwapnIl Dwivedi/Unsplash)

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Tech’s Money Woes: Beginning of the End for Web2?

Gloomy forecasts, mass layoffs and antitrust lawsuits have bruised "Big Tech" over the past year. But that doesn't automatically portend the end of Web2. For Web3 to emerge, we have to address key questions about AI and decentralization.

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Banks Will Dominate Stablecoins, and 2 Other Predictions About the Future of Money

Crypto, rather than "blowing up" traditional finance, is making the existing system more efficient.

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