Opinion


Analyses

How Crypto Exchanges Can Be Free of Risk

If Web3 is going to rely on centralized markets, then it needs to find ways to manage counterparty risk.

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Analyses

The Next Generation of Automated Settlement

We have elaborated the circuitry of DeFi, and must now realize its potential to replace the oil lamps, hand cranks and steam engines of the present financial landscapes.

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Analyses

Crypto’s Responsibility to Law Enforcement in 2023 and Beyond

After a series of high-profile exploits and indications that blockchain is being used to launder money, the industry and law enforcement have to develop better practices and tools to follow the money.

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Analyses

Elizabeth Warren's New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties

The proposal would turn blockchains into permissioned ledgers surveilled by centralized gatekeepers.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Analyses

This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better

OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.

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Analyses

Elon Musk's Twitter Mistakes Prove Web3's Point

Social media has tended towards monopolization. Are we seeing the advent of a new type of “network effect?”

Elon Musk (MidJourney/CoinDesk)

Analyses

The 10 Biggest Developments in Bitcoin in 2022

Whether it's the Taro upgrade or growth in the Lightning Network, Bitcoin has seen steady progress this year, says Cory Klippsten, Tomer Strolight and Sam Callahan of Swan Bitcoin.

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Analyses

With Binance, Everything Is Not Fine

As the financial health of the exchange grows more uncertain, CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has offered nothing but red flags, says Genevieve Roch-Decter (CFA), the CEO of GRIT Capital.

Binance CEO Cheng “CZ” Zhao on CNBC, Dece. 15, 2022. ("Squawk Box," CNBC)

Consensus Magazine

What Will 2023 Bring for CBDCs?

Even as CBDC rollouts intensify, the future of these centrally backed currencies around the world is uncertain.

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Analyses

23 Blockchain Predictions for 2023

Andrew Keys, of DARMA Capital, previews developments in zero-knowledge, Ethereum, NFTs, Filecoin, Cosmos, regulations, and much more.

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