Opinion


Policy

Anonymous Crypto Donors Are Changing Philanthropy

And winning a “quiet war” for donor privacy rights in the nonprofit sector, says the co-founder of The Giving Block.

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Policy

How ‘Intelligent’ NFTs Raise Some Red Flags

AI NFTs will soon flood the market, but the vast majority are not going to succeed.

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Finance

What Kickstarter Going Decentralized Means for Web 3

Will other Web 2.0 giants glom onto crypto, DAOs and next generation web technology?

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Tech

Addressing Clients’ Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) About Bitcoin

Why three popular investor fears about bitcoin are overblown.

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Finance

There Was No ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Lawsuit

Depending on what you read, you might get the real story, or ... not.

Actor Adrian Grenier and Chief Scientist at nChain Dr. Craig Wright attend CoinGeek Cocktail Party at Gustavino's on October 4, 2021, in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Tech

Bitcoin’s Lost Coins Are Worth the Price

And the network’s core principles are invaluable.

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Finance

DAOs and the Next Crowdfunding Gold Rush

Fundraiser DAOs are essentially informal, unregulated Kickstarters. Is that why people are buying in?

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Policy

Miami’s Multiple Money Visions

This week’s big NFT event showed an innovation moment in full swing (even if many of the ideas on show are unlikely to make it).

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Finance

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht, Who Proved the Case for Bitcoin, Can Do So for NFTs

Ulbricht’s NFT project could be a sea change for credibly neutral charity efforts.

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