Opinion


Opinioni

It’s Time to End Maximalism in Crypto

The stakes are too high to turn on each other now.

Is the crypto industry's growth being stifled by the ecosystem's maximalist? (Marco Bianchetti/Unsplash)

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Why DeFi Protocols Are Limiting ETH Borrowing Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge

Aave and Compound voted for precautionary measures to prevent airdrop hoarders from sucking up their liquidity.

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Why Traditional Investors May Not Love DAOs

A governance vote this summer canceling a SAFT investor agreement in a DAO sent shockwaves through investor ranks, says Tanvi Ratna.

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DeFi vs CeFi Lending: Before Choosing, Understand the Challenges and Risks

CeFi simplifies DeFi user experience for investors, but comes with many risks.

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Vermont Regulators Didn't Use the Word, but I Will: Celsius Was a Ponzi

Alex Mashinsky always had plenty to say about Celsius’ finances. Most of it, a new filing claims, wasn’t true.

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Opinioni

NFTs Can and Will Be So Much More

Written off by some as a big bubble, non-fungible tokens represent a step change for forgery management, royalty payments and identity, says a professor at Cornell Tech.

Hellebore Siber NFTs (Hellebore)

Opinioni

Why DeFi Insurance Needs a New Design

Decentralized finance offers a blank canvas for reimagining markets insurance with programmability and decentralization as core constructs, says the CEO of IntoTheBlock.

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Who Benefits From Binance Converting USDC to Its Own Stablecoin?

The world’s largest crypto exchange is “consolidating” liquidity around its own stablecoin, BUSD – in a move that could benefit Circle and harm Tether.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanza

It Was Cruel Summer for the Bitcoin Market

Will an uncharacteristically weak summer lead to even more pain for bitcoin’s price in September, a month when it typically drops?

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TradFi Investors Will Love Ethereum’s Merge

The impact of the big shift to proof-of-stake are not priced into the market for ether, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)