Opinion


Policy

This Thanksgiving, Let’s Be Grateful for Technology

Oh, it’s just an opportunity to transform the way enterprises run, create immense value and reset the distribution of power across the global economy.

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Policy

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Policy

Not All NFTs Are Securities

When non-fungible tokens should be regulated under securities laws, and when they shouldn’t.

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Policy

The ‘Bitcoin City’ Fantasy

How might the low-tax, net-zero startup municipality play out?

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Policy

What’s the SEC Saying About Crypto?

Interpreting statements from SEC officials may really be just like reading tea leaves.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Fees Are Too Damn High

The most used smart contract blockchain is practically unusable.

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Markets

Turkey Makes the Case for Bitcoin as Erdogan Runs the Autocrat’s Inflation Playbook

The longtime ruler’s unhinged monetary policy follows a familiar pattern – and it’s pushing some Turks toward bitcoin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has held power for nearly twenty years. Erdogan has cut interest rates despite high inflation, in a short-term bid to prop up Turkey's economy (Antonio Masiello, Getty Images)

Policy

Why Barbados’ Metaverse Embassy Matters

Some say it’s a gimmick for the island nation to buy a plot of land in Decentraland. But they’re not thinking big enough, says CoinDesk’s chief content officer. The metaverse has plenty of promise for governments.

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Policy

Public Banking vs. Open-Source Money: What Omarova for OCC Means

The controversial nominee to lead the national banking regulator has been a critic of this controversial industry.

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Finance

FTX, Crypto.com and the ‘Stadium Curse’

Remember CMGI Field? More like NGMI field.

The Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, California (prayitnophotography/Flickr)