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Opinion

Can Everyday Traders Trust DeFi's Automated Market Makers?

Decentralized finance needs to embrace user-friendly and secure solutions,

bots robots (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Getting Ready for Bitcoin's Catalysts

How exchange-traded funds and futures contracts can reach TradFi and turbocharge the growth of crypto markets.

An exchange trading floor (Getty Images/modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

CME, Where Institutions Trade Bitcoin Futures, Flipped Binance. Is That as Bullish as It Sounds?

CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole says rising open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange isn't always the best indicator for bitcoin’s price.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Liquidity Trends Suggest 'Uptober' Could Be the Start of a New Crypto Bull Run

Stronger interest from institutional investors and a market with relatively few sellers could mean we’ve entered a new phase of the market, say FalconX’s Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant.

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Opinion

The Trading Tools Institutions Need to Enter DeFi

There is an equilibrium challenge between privacy and transparency in crypto.

suits, ties, business. corporate hell (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

2 Years Ago, Bitcoin Hit an All-Time High. Is Another Rally on the Way?

We were full of “irrational exuberance” in November 2021.

Is bitcoin heading into another macro-fueled bubble? (Zdeněk Macháček/Unsplash)

Opinion

Can Stablecoins Get Past Their Instability?

Moody's Head of DeFi Rajeev Bamra considers the role stablecoins play cryptocurrency markets, and the risks posed by "depegging" events.

(Sammie Chaffin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Access to DeFi Opportunities Is Under Threat From Within. Automation Can Help

The trend toward complexity in decentralized finance can be simplified, economist Kristi Põldsam writes.

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Opinion

Can Bank-Backed Exchanges Solve Crypto Trading’s Trust Problem?

Platforms built for crypto-native investors have an edge over latecomers, though the industry is embracing "institutional-grade" standards, Dr. Bo Bai writes.

(Shutterstock/Jonathan Weiss, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Navigating The Post-FTX Era: How Crypto Trading Platforms Must Adapt

Embracing safety procedures, education and automation crypto exchanges can build back better.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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