Opinion


Opinion

Martin Shkreli Is Back. He Loves Crypto

The flawed former hedge fund manager is looking to reinvent himself as a crypto entrepreneur. Buyer beware.

Martin Shkreli acknowledging the public. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Opinion

Using Crypto to Bring the Metaverse Into Reality

Where blockchain fits into building the next-gen internet revolution. The article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Niklas Liniger via Unsplash)

Opinion

The Metaverse Will Make Gamers of Us All

Fundamentally, the "metaverse" is a game – but one with real consequences and opportunities. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

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Layer 2

Deplatformed by PayPal, Antiwar Journalists Speak Out

“If they can do this to us, they can do it to you,” says a writer whose outlet has challenged the neat narratives around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, whose site was blocked by PayPal without explanation. (Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia Commons)

Layer 2

Dai Creator Rune Christensen on Terra's Collapse

The MakerDAO founder said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that he wasn’t in the mood to say “I told you so,” following Terra’s stablecoin collapse.

Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

There Was No Terra ‘Attack’

Conspiracy theories won’t save you from financial reality, says CoinDesk's chief insights columnist.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Ryder Ripps, Bored Apes and 'Owning' an NFT

A debate over fair use and copyright in the NFT age ensues.

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

Opinion

Matt Prewitt: Let’s Use New Forms of Money to Commit to Our Communities

More local money could lessen the incentive to “exit” the communities who need the resources, says Matt Prewitt, president of the RadicalxChange Foundation.

(Matt Prewitt, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Diana Sinclair: People Aren’t 'Ready to Hear' About Inequities in the Metaverse

Web 3 can open up opportunities for marginalized groups, but it's not a silver bullet, says one leading NFT artist.

Diana Sinclair (CoinDesk)

Opinion

What to Watch for in Tether's Upcoming Attestation Report

The leading stablecoin project still hasn’t published its March report attesting to its reserves. Following Terra, investors have a right to more timely information, says our columnist.

Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).