Opinion


Finanças

‘Probably Nothing’: Why People Still Hate Crypto

Backlash to Discord potentially integrating an Ethereum wallet shows how skeptical the greater public really is.

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Política

Why Shouldn’t the Navajo Mine Bitcoin?

Bitcoin promises a sovereignty the Navajo and other First Nations have always been promised but have never received.

Navajo bitcoin miners (Compass Mining, modified by CoinDesk with permission)

Opinião

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)

Finanças

The Trash Moat: When the Media Lies About Crypto

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

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Política

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)

Finanças

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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Finanças

Not Everything Needs to Be ‘on the Blockchain’

Please ignore Crypto Twitter’s snake oil peddlers.

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Finanças

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 )

Finanças

NFTs Take Over NYC

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

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Mercados

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)