Opinion


Analyses

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.

Compass

Analyses

What Binance's Exit From Nigeria Means for P2P Bitcoin

The exchange was forced to leave Nigeria, and I’m sure it will happen to other crypto companies in other countries, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, writes.

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Analyses

The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems

Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Marchés

How to Design Better On-Chain Governance

An introduction to Futarchy and combinatorial prediction markets.

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Marchés

The Benefits of Assets Tokenization

We need to start thinking of blockchains as infrastructure for financial innovation rather than concentrating on the prices of a few digital assets, like bitcoin and ether, says WisdomTree’s digital of digital assets, Benjamin Dean.

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Analyses

The Enablers of Decentralized AI

AI naturally evolves as an increasingly centralized technology, and any decentralization efforts are an uphill battle. But decentralization can win in specific areas of AI development, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.

Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Analyses

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Airdrop 'Points'

Projects are running wild with false advertising, promoting black boxes in a world where transparency should be paramount. The issue isn't with rewarding users in itself, but how these "loyalty programs" obfuscate opportunity costs, Solend founder Rooter says.

Clint Eastwood as Blondie in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." (Wikimedia Commons)

Analyses

The Bitcoin Halving Could Accelerate Consumer Adoption of BTC

By spurring adoption of secondary scaling layers like Lightning, the halving could make using bitcoin less expensive and more accessible — or in a word, more like other monies, Azteco's David Bailey writes.

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Consensus Magazine

'We've Seen Breakdowns of Trust': Nathan Schneider on How to Democratize the Web

The activist's new book "Governable Spaces" explores ways blockchains can help people experiment with self-governance online.

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