Opinion


Opinion

2023 Will Be the Death of Bitcoin Energy FUD

It's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore how green bitcoin mining can combat climate change.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs at Consensus 2022 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Opinion

DeFi Derivatives Trading Has Untapped Potential

If we learn to read the markets, make smart use of the data at our disposal and overcome a few speed bumps along the way, options will certainly drive the next era of DeFi to higher highs than ever before.

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Opinion

ZK Rollups Bring Ethereum's Decentralized Vision Into Focus

Polygon founder Mihailo Bjelic makes the case for zero knowledge technology.

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Opinion

5 Digital Economy Predictions for 2023

2023 is the year crypto will have to grow up and clean up its act. Here are predictions regarding the future of NFTs, the metaverse, CBDCs and institutional investments.

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Opinion

The Loyalty Revolution

Because current loyalty programs operate within closed systems, many of them don’t create loyalty as much as captivity. Blockchains make alternative systems possible, where both brands and consumers can share bigger pieces of a larger pie.

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Opinion

Brand Building On-Chain: Why Marketers Are Shifting Investment Into Web3

2022 was a year of upheaval in crypto. It also marked a turning point for advertisers.

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Markets

The CFP Board’s Latest Report on Crypto Sets High Standards for Advisors

Decisions to recommend bitcoin should depend on an advisor's crypto competency and a client’s personal/financial circumstances, the CFP Board’s notice rightly says.

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Opinion

There's Less Money in Crypto, and That's a Good Thing

Crypto’s boom and bust were driven by the same plague that has turned the entire finance industry into a shady casino. So it’s no tragedy if the speculators take a break in 2023.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.

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Opinion

DeFi’s Difficult Governance Decisions Lie Ahead

Decentralization was proven to be DeFi’s saving grace this year. Shouldn’t protocol governance also be as decentralized as possible?

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