Opinion


Opinion

Mansplaining Your Way Through the Crypto Crash at Thanksgiving

No, you don’t have to accept any personal responsibility for suggesting Anchor was just like a savings account.

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Ethereum Needs Competition

No matter how good the intentions or democratic the governance, a lack of competition could shape culture and behavior.

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What Is a Crypto Exchange Token and How Did It Help Blow up FTX?

Exchange tokens do not represent a claim on a centralized crypto businesses, but they can have utility.

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Let's Stop Regulating Crypto Exchanges Like Western Union

It's time for U.S. crypto exchanges to face the same rules as non-crypto marketplaces and brokers, says our columnist.

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The Gaming Industry Doesn’t Need Web3, but Gamers Might

Web3 gaming isn’t conceptually misaligned with what gamers want, but gameplay must be prioritized above all else before gamers will even begin to consider the upside.

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Steps to Crypto Recovery: Where ‘We’ Go From Here

The FTX crash is a wake-up call for everyone in the industry. And, no, regulation isn't going to save us next time, any more than it would have this time.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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What Do You Really Own in the Ownership Economy?

The ownership economy is a promising space. But right now those promises are not being fulfilled.

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Crypto Didn’t Fail FTX; People Did

Decentralization was, and still is, the answer, says the co-founder of Near Protocol.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Taking Crypto Back to Nature

The crypto community has taken a keen interest in the long-term environmental and societal implications of utilizing decentralized protocols at scale. With a focus on public goods, energy usage and environmental regeneration, we are seeing trends emerge around how to best support those efforts in the industry.

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Decentralized Social Media – Has the Moment Come?

With Elon Musk's Twitter seeing a backlash, users are flocking to Web3 alternatives like Lens, Minds and Mastodon. Will the trend last?

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