Opinion


Opinion

Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'

The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.

Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Assessing Custody Solutions in Digital Assets

With the right diligence, digital asset custody can offer more safety, transparency and cost efficiency than traditional models.

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Opinion

Tether Is Going on a Bitcoin Buying Spree, but It Should Be Holding Cash

The USDT issuer Tether says it holds a lot of U.S. Treasuries and made a lot of money last quarter.

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Finance

Solana Tokens or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points

Could loyalty programs and token airdrops embiggen Solana DeFi? Danny Nelson heads to Utah to find out.

Cypher founder and mtnDAO emcee Barrett (Danny Nelson)

Opinion

Stablecoins: A Potential Counter to De-Dollarization

Demand for dollars in the global economy is increasingly flowing into permissionless stablecoins, even as domestic policies and foreign efforts like a BRICS-issued currency could erode the greenback's overall dominance.

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Opinion

Towards a Web3 Without Wallets

For Web3 to go mainstream, wallets should be as invisible to the users as databases are in Web2, says Ben Turtel, of Kazm.

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Opinion

Has the Bear Market Called Crypto's Bluff?

Despite crypto's problems, there is hope in the industry's capacity to enable more creative and democratic kinds of governance, Nathan Schneider writes.

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Opinion

Why I Don’t Feel Bad for HEX Founder Richard Heart’s Victims

Maybe the Securities and Exchange Commission can finally convince Hex and PulseChain devotees that they’ve been cheated.

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Finance

Crypto Hedge Funds Will Shake Up the Industry: Crypto Long & Short

There are hundreds of them already in crypto, and that’s likely to go up and catalyze the industry.

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Finance

Bitcoin Venture Capital Is Anything but Boring: Crypto Long & Short

Bitcoin Core's methodical development fuels the idea that “nothing is happening on Bitcoin,” but innovation is actually robust.

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