Opinion


Opinion

Bitcoin, Markets and the Symmetry of Information

In almost all markets, the seller knows more than the buyer. With Bitcoin, that’s not the case. What does that mean for markets, regulation and even economics? Noelle Acheson digs in.

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Finance

Bitcoin's 'Golden Cross' Explained

This much talked about technical indicator has value, yet doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Opinion

A Pragmatic View of ChatGPT in a Web3 World

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every aspect of our daily lives. What will it mean for Web3? IntoTheBlock's Jesus Rodriquez learns from the machine.

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Opinion

‘It’s Time for Crypto to Put on Big Boy Pants’: 5 Ways TradFi Investors Are Rethinking Crypto in the Wake of FTX

Pension funds, endowments, foundations and large family offices are key to crypto’s future. How do they look at the industry now? Angelo Calvello checks in with 15 asset-owners.

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Opinion

How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget

Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?

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Opinion

Why Crypto Is Not an 'Industry'

What term should we use to describe the collective of individuals and projects working to further the use cases of blockchain technology? Are we an industry, a sector or something else? Noelle Acheson explains why this matters more than we might realize.

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Opinion

Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative

The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.

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Opinion

Why Ex-SEC Official John Reed Stark Is Wrong About Crypto

Public blockchains still have promise to help solve the world’s most intractable problems, even if they haven’t yet.

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Opinion

How Crypto Advocacy Must Change Post-FTX Collapse

Public opinion of this cyclical industry has shifted again.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Better Exchange Due Diligence Could Help Define Crypto’s 2023

The CEO of Digital Asset Research, Doug Schwenk, thinks vetting crypto exchanges can open doors to more institutional investment.

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