Opinion


Opinion

Congress Can't Let Gary Gensler Regulate Digital Assets Out of Existence

We should support an amendment from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to limit the SEC’s authority over the industry, say Tim Ryan and David McIntosh, co-chairs of the Blockchain Innovation Project.

Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a skewed view of what constitutes an investment contract, Polymesh's Graeme Moore writes. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Is Michael Lewis Throwing Out His Reputation to Defend Sam Bankman-Fried?

The reigning financial writer's latest book, “Going Infinite,” is an eyewitness account of the fall of FTX’s founder, who Lewis said is “misunderstood.”

Michael Lewis (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk, modifed)

Opinion

The Most Pressing Issue on Ethereum is Validator Size Growth

If appetite for staking on Ethereum does not slow meaningfully over the next several months, the size of Ethereum’s validator set could become problematic for the blockchain, says Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy Digital.

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Opinion

Where Liquid Staking Meets Tokenization

The crypto industry is changing rapidly, and liquid staking stands at the forefront of this transformation.

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Opinion

Opposing Centralization in Ethereum Staking

Nixo.eth argues that dominant decentralized staking provider Lido is exploiting a flaw in Ethereum that threatens some of the industry's core values.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: AI - Friend or Foe to the Advisor?

Jordi Visser from Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers discusses the impact AI could have on investing and what to watch out for.

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Opinion

Examining dYdX’s Path to Profitable DeFi

Axelar's Galen Moore provides a front-row seat to changes afoot at dYdX as the popular decentralized trading platform builds on Cosmos.

dYdX CEO Antonio Juliano (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Using Proof-of-Stake for a Decentralized Credit Bureau

Cryptoeconomics, when it works, creates a hothouse environment to improve legacy financial tools like credit assessments, leading to real consumer and economic gains.

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Opinion

Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting

BitGo COO Chen Fang writes reward-bearing staked ether is a cushion during market drops, but developers need to solve problems caused by the growing number of validators.

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Opinion

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Biggest Grift? His ‘Best In Class’ Exchange

Never mind the alleged fraud. The centerpiece of the FTX empire – the exchange – really wasn’t that good, traders say.

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