Opinion


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Gary Gensler Isn't Buying Your Decentralization Theater

The SEC chief has a point: DeFi is often not as decentralized as its proponents like to claim.

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Cathie Wood vs. Michael Burry Isn’t About Tesla – It’s About Inflation

Two top-tier investors are clashing over the potential of innovative "growth stocks." But what they're really talking about is the Fed.

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How Blockchain Empowers Women in the Middle East

Blockchain offers a way for women to get involved in an industry where the rules haven't been defined and control their financial lives.

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The Poly Hack and Crypto's Trust Issues

In crypto, you shouldn't have to ask who you can trust. But as the Poly Network hack and its resolution have showed, you absolutely do.

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Props Shutdown Throws Reg A+ Funding Model Into Limbo

Props, a social media token project, was one of the first to receive a Reg A+ qualification. It’s now shutting down.

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6 Reasons DeFi Will Stay Inefficient (and Profitable)

Traders assume the DeFi market will become more efficient over time, reducing arbitrage opportunities. But that may not be true.

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The Race for Stablecoin Transparency

Stablecoins have been improving their reporting on reserves, but transparency makes an already difficult business model more complicated to execute, says our columnist.

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Privacy Without DeFi Is Boring, DeFi Without Privacy Is Predatory

Developers have traded riches for user privacy. It's time to return crypto to its roots.

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Bitcoin ATMs and the Road to Adoption

At least for now, crypto in Puerto Rico is less about doing business than about education.

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Money Reimagined: A Turning Point for Crypto

Even as crypto lost a battle over taxes in Congress this week, it felt like a victory, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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