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Need a Use Case for Decentralization? Start With Energy

Amid the bear market, the crypto/blockchain industry needs to demonstrate how it can be useful. The dysfunctional energy system is a good place to make a mark, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Nic Carter vs. The Bitcoin Maximalists

If maximalism has become nothing but a refusal to think through bitcoin’s actual usefulness, it has become an intellectual dead end. No surprise, then, that the intellectuals are jumping ship.

Nic Carter at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordeiro for CoinDesk)

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New York Regulators Have Planted a Seed for Stablecoin Transparency

New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services should shake up how stablecoin issuers do attestation and other reporting, says our columnist.

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Web3 Needs In-Person Gatherings

Jenn Sanasie said off-sites and conferences can help humanize crypto. This article is part of "Future of Work Week."

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From One to Zero: BlockFi’s Fire Sale Shows the Uber Startup Model Is Disastrous for Finance

Peter Thiel’s monopolistic theories about building companies have clearly hit their limit: banking.

Subsidizing shadow-banking yields turns out to be a really, really bad idea. (Getty Images/wakila)

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Why Brands Should Adopt a ‘Hybrid DAO’ Model

Crypto allows brands to give customers a voice, leading to stronger communities and products.

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Welcome to a Day in the Life of a 'Chief Metaverse Officer'

A tax accountant with decades of experience may be the world’s first “CMVO” with an office in Decentraland.

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Hedge or Cause? Unpacking Bitcoin and Inflation

The digital asset, often called digital gold, soared as governments printed money and crashed as they tightened.

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How DAOs Open Doors for the Unbanked

It’s a new, borderless world. This article is part of Future of Work Week.

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Why the Crypto Unwind Wasn’t Contagious (This Time)

Crypto's interconnection to traditional finance hasn't proven toxic ... yet.

"The Triumph of Death" (Detail), a depiction of infectious plague, war, and pestilence, by Peter Breughel the Elder, ca. 1562. Collection of the Museo del Prado, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)