Opinion


Opinion

The Metaverse Needs a Constitution

If we want our virtual worlds to be free and open, they need rules. Or companies like Meta (Facebook) will make them for us.

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Opinion

How to Stay Sane During a Crypto Crash

Crypto longtimers are unfazed by bitcoin’s recent 38% drop. Here’s why they’re so zen – and how to find your own happy place.

Things are getting rough out there, but remember: it can't rain all the time.

Opinion

Kazakh Mining Slide Offers Lesson for US Lawmakers

Cracking down on US bitcoin miners for their energy use would have perverse consequences, says CoinDesk’s chief content officer.

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Opinion

Not Everyone Can Afford to Be Satoshi

Some think crypto devs should work for gratis, like Bitcoin’s founder. But paying coders is essential and Web 3 finds a fairer way to do it.

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Opinion

Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)

Opinion

2022 Is the Year of Ethereum

Everything important in blockchain is happening on Ethereum, says EY’s global blockchain lead.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Finance

La Web 3.0 es demasiado complicada

Si queremos un futuro verdaderamente descentralizado, tendremos que resistir tentación de la gratificación instantánea de la interfaz del usuario y las integraciones extremadamente sencillas de APIs.

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Opinion

RIP Bogdanoffs, Inspiration for Crypto Memes

Igor and Grichka, the highly recognizable twin science TV double-act, passed away recently due to complications related to COVID-19.

Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff were highly-recognizable figures among crypto traders. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)

Opinion

What Crypto Can Learn From Elizabeth Holmes’ Fraud Conviction

There’s a surprisingly clear line between “fake it ‘til you make it” and just plain faking it.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, left, departs from federal court after her conviction on fraud charges. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

What Is Web 3? Here’s How Future Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Explained It in 2014

A classic blog post envisioning a “post-Snowden web” takes on new relevance today.

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