Opinion


Opinion

Far Out Sci-Fi Ideas Inspired by New Ethereum Token Designs

Creating a digital self that can outlast your corporeal form, envisioning "production machines" for generative art and more.

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Opinion

The SEC’s Shot Across the Bow on 'AI Washing'

The agency is right to go after fraudsters seeking to take advantage of investor enthusiasm in novel tech like machine learning and crypto, CryptoWhistleBlower founder Daren Firestone writes.

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Opinion

Memes to Millions: The Tax Implications of Sudden Crypto Wealth

Don't let meme coin season become a tax planning nightmare, TokenTax CEO Zac McClure writes.

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Opinion

Are Bitcoin Developers Losing Faith in Lightning?

High-profile defections, and ongoing criticism from the community, paints a picture of a much-hyped scaling project running out of steam. But bitcoiners have always been critical of the leading scaling solution.

Has public perception of the much-hyped Lightning networks changed over the years? (Rizka/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

How the Bitcoin Halving Could Affect Network Security

After the block reward drops to 3.125 bitcoins, miners could power down their less efficient machines.

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Opinion

Bitcoin’s Future as Currency

Bitcoin has flourished as digital gold. But, in the long-term, its biggest impact will be in denominating business and trade, says Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile.

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Consensus Magazine

12 Future Bitcoin Scenarios: From Bullish to Bearish

Predictions from Anthony Pompliano, Des Dickerson, Cory Klippsten, Isaiah Jackson, David Johnston, Wendy O, Cas Piancey, and others.

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Opinion

Is This the End of Bitcoin's 4-Year Bull/Bear Market Cycle?

CoinFlip's Daniel Polotsky argues the introduction of ETFs and institutions could disrupt the cyclical price pumps that have historically trailed the Bitcoin halving.

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Opinion

Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison

He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Beyond Bitcoin, Crypto Indices

Just like equities have the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, we now see the emergence of cryptocurrency and digital asset indices.

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