Opinion


Opinion

What the History of Linux Says About the Long Road to Decentralized Storage Adoption

The current dominance of cloud hyperscalers like Google and Amazon is not a natural monopoly, but decentralized cloud needs to continue to innovate before it becomes the option paying customers choose, Banyan CEO Claudia Richoux argues.

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Opinion

Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Opinion

Bitcoin First, Not Only: Fostering Widespread Adoption Through Education

By presenting bitcoin as the first step in a journey of financial literacy, we can create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for newcomers, Montclair State University adjunct professor Burak Tamac writes.

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Consensus Magazine

‘I'm a Pro-Freedom Candidate’: John Deaton on his Senate Race With Elizabeth Warren

The election pits a fierce crypto advocate against one of its biggest political opponents. Deaton is a speaker at this year's Consensus festival, in May.

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Opinion

Allen Farrington: Capital in the 21st Century

In the same way Bitcoin mining incentivizes more energy, cheaper energy and new energy, Bitcoin can also incentivize the building of more products, cheaper products and new products.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)

Consensus Magazine

How Investors Should Handle Celsius in Their Tax Returns This Year

Creditors to the failed crypto lender have got their dollars back after bankruptcy, but working out the tax implications is going to take longer, says Koinly's Michelle Legge.

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Opinion

Why Bitcoin Halving Calculators Are Out of Sync

The famously pre-planned, programmatic event, currently predicted for April 19, is surprisingly hard to predict at minute scales.

The bitcoin halving could lead to a "miner exodus," CoinShares said in a new report. (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Halving Highlights Why Bitcoin Needs to Upgrade

Higher fees from Ordinals and BRC-20 may be good for miners but they risk pushing activity to the fragmented world of L2s and harming adoption of Bitcoin around the world. Proposals for “OP_CAT” and CTV would upgrade the network and allow more innovation at the chain-level, says Bob Bodily, CEO of Bioniq, an Ordinals marketplace.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

How to Get Funded in Crypto

Azeem Khan, founder of Ethereum layer-2 Morph, shares tips about dealing with venture capitalists.

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Opinion

The SEC’s Suit Against Uniswap Is an Opening Attack Against DeFi

The DEX received a Wells Notice from the regulator, suggesting an enforcement action is imminent. While we don’t know the nature of the potential charges, the news raises the threat of legal jeopardy for decentralized finance.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)