Transparency


Opinion

Open Data: The Unfulfilled Promise of Blockchain

On-chain analytics platforms should strive to make their core data more accessible to all rather than arbitrarily gated, Flipside Crypto co-founder Jim Myers writes.

The U.S. government has cabined privacy tech well before taking aim at the Tornado Cash privacy mixer. (Marco Bianchetti/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Consensus Pitchfest 2023: Finance for the Unbanked

Consensus Pitchfest 2023 provides a platform to firms that are leading game-changing innovations in crypto, creating more space for financial inclusion and empowerment globally.

(Dylan Johnson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Centralized Stablecoins Are Problematic. Is a Decentralized Alternative on the Way?

USDC and USDT both have issues that truly decentralized, blockchain-based protocols are designed to solve.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

USDC Boasted Transparency but It Didn't Help When Silicon Valley Bank Got Into Trouble

The stablecoin offers greater transparency than competitors like USDT but that proved of little value as it was depegged during the recent banking crisis, says J.P. Koning.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Is the Solution to Bank Runs, Not the Cause

Self-custody, transparency and immediate settlement are just a few ways that crypto could prevent loss of funds.

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Opinion

FTX and Crypto Bust Show Capitalism’s Limits

Investors have been led astray by misleading signals from the market. It enticed them to go "all in" on centralized exchanges rather than focusing on real-world use cases for tokenized value exchange.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange Giottus Says It Will Provide Proof of Reserves, While Rivals Remain Silent

While lesser known than many, Giottus is among the top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges in India.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India has disbanded its body representing India's crypto industry. (Laurentiu Morariu/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX: The Industry Reacts

Tech, market and regulatory experts weigh in on a possible Binance acquisition of what was once one of crypto’s most influential exchanges.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Owes Transparency to Creditors, Says Legal Expert

Hodder Law Firm Founder Sasha Hodder discusses crypto lender Celsius Network’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the “need” for CEO Alex Mashinsky to clarify what the firm owes to its creditors. “Mashinsky hasn’t provided the transparency that, really, he owes everyone,” Hodder said. “We need more transparency.”

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