Opinion


Opinion

This Super Bowl, Don’t Trust Celebrity Crypto Endorsements (Don’t Trust Yourself, Either)

Sure, you can “do your own research." But first make sure you understand what that actually means.

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, who will reportedly appear in a commercial for crypto exchange Binance during Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Opinion

What ‘Line Goes Up’ Gets Wrong (and Right) About NFTs

A new documentary makes the case that NFTs are the top of the funnel for this whole crypto-pyramid-scheme-thing.

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Opinion

Crypto Twitter’s Misdirected Furor Didn’t Fix the Travel Rule

Following a community uproar, Trezor nixed plans to integrate AOPP, an open-source protocol for proving wallet ownership. The rollback changed nothing and FATF’s travel rule still bedevils users.

An angry mob holding torches in a still from the film, 'Frankenstein,' directed by James Whale, 1931.

Opinion

NFTs, Celebrities and Perverse Deal-Making

As crypto company MoonPay continues its marketing push, it's unclear whether celebrity enthusiasm for NFTs is real.

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Opinion

The Financialization of Fandom

Social tokens can give fans some upside in the discovery of new talent.

Lana Del Ray (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin Protects Privacy and Fights Oppression

Central bank digital currencies, on the other hand, are financial surveillance on steroids. This op-ed is part a CoinDesk's Privacy Week. Murtaza Hussain is a national security reporter at The Intercept.

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Opinion

Wonderland's (and DeFi's) Anonymity Problem

Is pseudonymity really viable in crypto? asks a veteran Canadian bitcoiner following this week's Wonderland scandal.

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Opinion

A Look at EU's GDPR and What It Means for Crypto Privacy

Can open, immutable blockchains ever meet GDPR's privacy requirements? This article is part of CoinDesk's Privacy "Week."

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Opinion

6 Reasons for Optimism This Crypto Winter

Why this downturn is different from 2018.

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Layer 2

OpenSea’s Week From Hell

The dominant NFT marketplace remains stubbornly hands-off in its approach to controversy.

(OpenSea/BeFunky, modified by CoinDesk)