Opinion


Markets

Evergrande and China’s Looming Risk to Tether

Tether says it doesn’t hold short-term debt from the struggling developer. But that doesn’t mean tether holders aren’t at risk.

Evergrande Real Estate Group founder and Chairman Hui Ka Yan in March 2014. He's likely a bit less bouyant today - Evergrande is on the verge of default. (Getty)

Policy

Speculation Is Good (for Crypto)

Velocity, passion, fearlessness: what powers the crypto surge and what makes it different from previous tech booms.

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Policy

Ethereum’s Design Choices Are Inherently Political

Is the blockchain headed for an inevitable conflict between the interests of holders and users? Will that help “Ethereum killers” like Solana, Avalanche and Algorand?

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Policy

Bitcoin in El Salvador: Why Is It Worth the Effort?

A long-time Bitcoin activist reflects on the Central American nation’s adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender in the face of much opposition.

Demonstrators wave flags during a demonstration against President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Tech

Space Is the Place for Crypto

Lunar payloads, asteroid mining, deep space commerce. Where we boldly go, so will crypto.

Milky Way (John Fowler/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Advice You’ve Never Had to Consider Before

When it comes to crypto, you’ll need to be knowledgeable about new, complex topics to be a more useful and valuable advisor to clients.

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Markets

The Upside of a Gensler-Led Crackdown

Crypto players are expecting more aggressive regulation from the SEC. That has some potential benefits.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Tech

Damien Hirst’s ‘The Currency’ Is Just Like Money, but Is It Good Art?

The 1990s enfant terrible’s crypto project is not the reimagination of NFTs he claims it to be.

(The Currency/Damien Hirst)

Policy

Crypto Isn’t the Cause of Ransomware. It Might Be the Cure

Stamping out cryptocurrency to stall ransomware attacks doesn’t make any sense, says a former U.S. Treasury official.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies to Congress on ransomware attacks. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

What Epic vs. Apple Means for Crypto

The metaverse doesn’t need the support of Big Tech.

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