Opinion


Opinion

America's Quiet Default

Seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the role of the U.S. in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin.

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Opinion

AssangeDAO Raised $56M and Quickly Split Up. Was It Still a Success?

The WikiLeaks founder is still behind bars while the DAO works to release him by “any means necessary.”

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Finance

You Would Understand Bitcoin if You Were Under Cuba’s Embargo

More than 60 banks and fintechs rejected me just for my nationality. Bitcoin fixes that.

Habana, Cuba (Spencer Everett/Unsplash)

Opinion

National Security at Stake With Biden's Crypto Executive Order

The U.S. administration has an opportunity to take the lead on the future of finance and the internet and restore American credibility in the world.

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Opinion

ENS and the Limitations of DAO Governance

Brantly Millegan has mostly avoided consequences for his bigoted views. What does that say about decentralized voting systems?

DoinGud, a new NFT platform, will automate charitable donations at the point of sale. (Jo Szczepanska/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why Stablecoin Interest Rates Are So Damn High

Or, why Jeremy Allaire can't stop printing.

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Opinion

Ukraine Fundraisers Bring Out the Best, and Worst, in Crypto

If you tried to make money off Ukraine’s fundraising efforts, your soul is just as broken as your brain.

"A Saint Triumphant Over the Devil," by an unknown 18th century German artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Opinion

If Ever There Were a Time for Financial Freedom, It’s Now

With Ukraine raising money online and Russia shut out of the financial system, crypto's liberty proposition was put to the test.

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Opinion

The Game Is On: The Hunt for Web 3 Gaming Models

GameFi will be bigger than just Axie Infinity.

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Opinion

‘Crack Down’ on Crypto? Maybe, but You Can’t Ban Math

On-ramps like crypto exchanges are already regulated, and rightly so, thwarting would-be sanctions evaders. Outlawing code would be unconstitutional and ultimately futile.

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