Opinion


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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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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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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.

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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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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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Examining the Split Reactions to the Coinbase Listing

“They used to be revolutionary,” one former user said.

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Crypto Is Still the Frontier for Journalism

An interview with ERC-20 co-creator Simon de la Rouviere about his new media project combining NFTs, DAOs and cryptocurrency.

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Política

The Fundamentals of Crypto's $2T Market Cap

The meaning of "fundamental" means something different with crypto projects than with traditional companies, says our columnist.

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Mercados

The Node: Coinbase Is the Listing to End All Listings

Coinbase is the first of many crypto startups to go public. But, as crypto continues to eat traditional finance, will those listings matter?

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Política

The Node: Balaji's Blueprint for India

A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.

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