Opinion


Patakaran

CBDCs and Stablecoins: The Regulatory Battle to Come

As central bank digital currencies do battle with stablecoins, dollar-backed projects will have to work hard to ensure independence.

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Pananalapi

Crypto Is a Luxury, Gucci Just Hasn’t Realized It

High-end retailers are accepting crypto for their wares when they should be thinking much bigger.

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Pananalapi

Bitcoin and Gold Are Complementary Investments

Crypto and gold aren't in zero-sum competition for investors' attention, says Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold Mines.

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Merkado

The Node: Dogecoin Is a Joke, Get Over It

Save the internet intellectualizing for another day.

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Pananalapi

Consolidations Are Coming to Crypto

Coinbase is for sure going to buy more companies. And with the success of its stock listing, other crypto companies are sure to follow and will also do what public companies do: buy things.

Companies will start coming together like Voltron into giant machines, tossing about energy swords of value and smashing lion-faced fists into traditional intermediaries and financial markets.

Merkado

Tether's Report Card Offers Less Detail Than Rivals'

Our columnist compares how the company behind the leading stablecoin (USDT) attests to its reserves and how its competitors do it.

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Pananalapi

Web 3.0 Is Coming for the Sharing Economy

DeFi demonstrates how "sharing" businesses can be built using open protocols, says EY's blockchain leader.

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Merkado

Mix of Old, Wrong and Dubious 'News' Scares Rookie Investors, Fuels Crypto Selloff

Investors had already had a weak appetite for risk thanks to the coming partial ban on crypto in Turkey.

A banquet of odd signals.

Merkado

Money Reimagined: Can Coinbase Live on The Street?

Coinbase's listing ties the company to a centralized system that encourages short-termism over long-term growth, says our chief content officer.

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Merkado

Dogecoin Is Not the Next Bitcoin – But Here Are the Similarities

As dogecoin's gains top 9,392%, CoinDesk’s Adam B. Levine finds some surprising parallels between the top meme token and bitcoin.

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