Opinion


Opinion

In Defense of Meme Coins

The only thing worse than meme coins is complaining about the financialization of memes.

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Opinion

Why Zoomers Should Embrace Bitcoin: An Open Letter to Gen Z

A high school junior makes the case to her peers.

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Consensus Magazine

Rune Christensen Explains Why He Wants to Remake Maker and Kill DAI

The MakerDAO creator discusses the motivation behind the ambitious Endgame proposal in a wide-ranging interview.

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Opinion

Crypto for Advisors: Layer 2s and the Evolution of Bitcoin

The Bitcoin community has developed various layer-2 blockchains that enhance the network's efficiency and functionality without altering its core software.

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Opinion

Crypto’s Latest Privacy Battle

The SEC's 'CAT' is out of the bag. What will be the the largest database of securities transactions ever represents a massive step towards unchecked government surveillance, crypto law experts Marisa Coppel and Amanda Tuminelli write.

The Consolidated Audit Trail should not be allowed to quietly become law, Marisa Coppel and Amanda Tuminelli argue. (Horatio Henry Couldery/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

A More Than $1T Bitcoin DeFi Opportunity

Decentralized finance is coming to Bitcoin – and it could be huge.

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Opinion

The Blockspace Singularity

One of crypto's biggest flaws – a lack of mainstream use – could be going away.

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Opinion

The Promises and Perils of Private Asset Tokenization

Moody's digital economy expert Cristiano Ventricelli argues alternative assets could benefit from going on-chain, but technical challenges persist.

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Opinion

You May Not Like It, but Casey Rodarmor Proves Bitcoin Is Permissionless

The creator of the Ordinals and Runes protocols discussed his motivations on stage at Consensus 2024.

Casey Rodarmor, creator of Ordinals, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Tech

Uniswap Vote Delay Shows DeFi Stakeholders Aren't All in It Together

The Uniswap Foundation keeps punting on a "fee switch" proposal that would give UNI governance token holders a cut of liquidity providers' revenue.

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