Opinion


Finance

What NFT Sales Mean for Digital Real Estate

If NFT artworks can be worth millions, what's to stop virtual world real estate from rising in value?

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Markets

The Node: 'Green' Bitcoin Is the Price of Mass Adoption

Bitcoiners may want to dismiss the energy/environment debate, but it's not going away as more corporates look to make an allocation.

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Policy

5 Legal Considerations When Dealing in NFTs

Just because securities laws might not apply doesn’t mean other laws won’t, says our columnist.

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Finance

The Node: Crypto Doesn't Pay

It's not really money until people can get it in a paycheck of some kind.

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Policy

This Isn't the Revolution I Signed Up For

Radicals think they're under siege from Silicon Valley and Washington D.C., and they believe “blockchain fixes this.” Not my problem, says EY's Global Blockchain Leader.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Why Quantitative Easing Is Here to Stay

The U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status, usually seen as a source of American might, is now hindering the Federal Reserve’s monetary sovereignty.

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Markets

The Node: COVID-19 and the Need for Web 3.0

Societal change has been both small- and large-scale, from the acceleration of e-commerce and work from home to the loss of trust in experts and institutions.

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Policy

NFTs: A Legal Guide for Creators and Collectors

NFTs raise some thorny intellectual property issues. Here is a guide from a lawyer who works closely with artists.

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Finance

The Future of Everything Is Free

Blockchains are about to make a lot of things effectively free, and as a result they will transform how business and finance are done, says our columnist.

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Markets

The Node: Coinbase's Subjective Valuation

Bitcoin has changed how we think about value creation, but Coinbase's $100 billion projection still looks very high.

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