Opinion
What I Learned the First Time I Lost a Million Dollars
It doesn't take long to learn how to trade, but it takes a lifetime to learn how to manage risk, says Jeff Dorman, CIO at Arca.
Facebook’s Toothless Oversight Board Has Lessons for Blockchain
Facebook's new "oversight" board includes impressive names, but its formal powers are necessarily limited. There are learnings for blockchain governance.
Staking Will Turn Ethereum Into a Functional Store of Value
With staking and a surge of demand for stablecoins, Ethereum has everything it needs to become a viable store-of-value network.
Bitcoin's Halving Is Nothing Like Quantitative Tightening
The halving could both increase the rate at which bitcoin’s price rises and bring forward the point at which it crashes, says our columnist.
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.
The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption
What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist.
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.
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.
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.
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.
