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Opinion

Bitcoin Politics From Left to Right and Off the Map

Bitcoin has attracted intense interest from conservatives and right-wingers. But activists from across the political spectrum have found their own good reasons to embrace it.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Finance

The Trash Moat: When the Media Lies About Crypto

The preponderance of YouTube scams and tabloid reporting on crypto is bad for adoption.

(Allef Vinicius/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets

Launching a truly “global” stablecoin is likely to get more difficult in the coming year as a result of the guidance, which advises regulators to keep such projects on a short leash.

(Art Institute of Chicago)

Finance

Missed the ENS Airdrop? Here Are the Crypto Projects Rumored to ‘Decentralize’ Next

Web 3 promises to reward users, but it needs users first.

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Finance

Not Everything Needs to Be ‘on the Blockchain’

Please ignore Crypto Twitter’s snake oil peddlers.

(Michal Matlon/Unsplash)

Finance

Craig Wright’s Latest Funhouse-Mirror Legal Adventure

The whole thing has the bizarre air of a snake eating its own tail, except neither the snake nor the tail actually exist.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05:  Chief Scientist, nChain Dr. Craig Wright speaks on stage during CoinGeek Conference New York at Sheraton Times Square on October 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

Finance

NFTs Take Over NYC

Five takeaways from a momentous week for non-fungible tokens.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Will Bitcoin Win When the Fed Stops Buying Bonds?

The cryptocurrency has been viewed as a hedge against inflation.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

The Cube Movement

The frenzy for Tungsten Cubes may seem like a frivolous meatspace meme. But some profound truths lurk within all that heavy metal.

This four-inch tungsten cube weighs as much as those ridiculously huge dumbells at the far end of the rack – a whopping 40 pounds. (Midwest Tungsten)

Tech

Carbon Offsets Are a Distraction for Crypto

Companies like BitMEX shouldn’t follow the corporate trend in buying these financial assets and build renewables instead.

(Ashes Sitoula/Unsplash)

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