Opinion


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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Analyses

Bitcoin Is 'Big Barbie' Energy

Director Greta Gerwig's reimagined and self-empowered Barbie would love Bitcoin, author and influencer Aubrey Strobel writes.

Director Greta Gerwig's reimagined and self-empowered Barbie would love Bitcoin. (Elena Mishlanova/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Analyses

Why MiCA Is Overly Burdensome Regulation for Ukraine's Crypto Industry

As a European Union's candidate member, Ukraine is set to adopt the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). But the law's requirements may become too strict for the country’s blockchain future, says Ukraine's deputy minister of digital transformation.

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Analyses

How AI, Web3 and Humans Can Work Together to Solve Complex, Global Problems

Fear abounds about AI, but the technology combined with blockchain can serve as an excellent complement to human ingenuity.

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Analyses

DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice

The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is warning to all, and proof that DeFi isn’t really that different from traditional finance.

Curve founder Michael Egorov was liquidated, again. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

Analyses

How DeFi Protocols Are Building More Granular and Extensible Capabilities

The trend towards "micro-primitives" creates protocols that are more extensible, programmable and composable. But it also creates greater vulnerability at a time when protocols are under increasingly hack-attack.

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Analyses

Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport

Crypto enables people to transact with minimal information. If only we could go through life determining exactly what to share or not, Axelar's Galen Moore writes.

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Analyses

After the Curve Attack: What's Next for DeFi?

The $70 million weekend exploit of major platforms, including Curve, come at a time when developers are discussing changes to the prevailing AMM liquidity model.

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Analyses

Pass the Stablecoin Bill Now

The choice isn’t stablecoins vs no stablecoins. It’s between regulated products with low fees that protect consumers, and offshore assets with low transparency and no oversight, says Austin Campbell.

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