Opinion


Opinion

Bitcoin Payments: The Beginning of Something Extraordinary

Why the first cryptocurrency needs a scaling layer, and the possibilities the Lightning Network opens up. This article is part of Payments Week.

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Can Crypto Deliver on Private Transactions in Cashless World?

From personal autonomy to zk-Snarks – the tools and actions that might ensure privacy in this increasingly digital age.

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Here Is How to Improve DeFi Governance Using Ideas from Computational Voting Theory

The decentralized finance ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. It's time governance caught up.

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Are Crypto ‘Legal Tender’ Laws Even Necessary?

The Central African Republic is looking to integrate crypto into its developing economy.

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Crypto, Cannabis and SAFE Banking

Better banking regulation must pass, but why wait for banks to protect cannabis when crypto offers solutions today? This post is part of Payments Week.

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Opinion

Twitter Wants to Be a Public Platform

Unsolicited advice on how the social media site should be run, after Elon Musk said he’d buy it.

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NFTs, the New 'Social Media Playbook'

How big businesses will really use non-fungible tokens.

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Why Haven't Crypto Payments Taken Off?

Examining everything from bitcoin's life cycle to the instability of stablecoins.

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The Pitfalls of 'Community-as-Company'

When a faulty smart contract cost the Akutars NFT collection nearly $35 million, project leaders said they'd bail it out.

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How to Send Money to the Wrong Side of the War

A Russian emigre is teaching friends and family how to use crypto amid economic sanction. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments week.

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