Opinion


Marchés

PTJ on BTC: Bitcoin Is Now the Macro Big Bet

When a famed macro investor like Paul Tudor Jones invests in Bitcoin, you know it's a serious play. Next step: central banks buying crypto too.

Paul Tudor Jones II on CNBC

Finance

The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption

What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist.

Bitriver mining farm in Bratsk, Russia.

Juridique

The American Empire Is in Decline. Time for a New Economic System

From debt to inequality, the U.S. economy looks like a 1930s disaster waiting to happen. No wonder gold-bugs and Bitcoiners are feeling vindicated.

Empires are able to print their own money until trust in the currency falls, says Sokolin. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Juridique

Winners and Losers in the US' $1,200 Check Blitz

Wealth and age determine when and how 250 million Americans get their stimulus payments, says our columnist J.P. Koning.

Credit: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

Juridique

Telegram's TON Was Built on Sand. Its Failure Isn't All Bad For Crypto

Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Juridique

The Security Trilemma and the Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.

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Juridique

4 Ways COVID-19 Will Bring Banks and Regulators to Crypto

Consensus:Distributed speaker and CoinDesk columnist Ajit Tripathi argues the pandemic will normalize the use of CBDCs and cryptocurrencies.

The Bank of England (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Marchés

The Stablecoin Surge Is Built on Smoke and Mirrors

Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist.

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Juridique

Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money

Arming the Federal Reserve with a digital dollar would harm the free market, says Max Raskin, an NYU adjunct professor of law.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Finance

What We Can Learn From Telegram's Token Troubles

Telegram's success blinded investors to the risks inherent in building blockchains and raising a token sale, says a long-time observer.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov