Opinion


Opinion

AI Creates Security Risks and Attack Vectors. Can Blockchain Help?

Decentralized data storage and other blockchain-powered tools can help keep attackers away from AI's information throve, Chao Cheng-Shorland writes.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Mining Has a Superpower

The blockchain's energy needs are flexible, location agnostic and responsive to grid changes, Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher writes.

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Web3

Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter for Threads?

Meta's Threads hopes to swoop in and capture Web3 users that are looking for social media alternatives. But does the app have what crypto natives are looking for?

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Opinion

Revenue Constraints Will Drive Bitcoin Mining to Sustainability

Proof-of-work mining has a place in global renewable energy adoption. But its larger role is ensuring economic freedom and liberty if nations are destabilized by climatic pressures.

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Consensus Magazine

How Bitcoin Miners Can Stay Clear of SEC Scrutiny (and Fall Foul of It)

Regulators view Bitcoin and other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies as commodities. But mining firms can still trip over securities regulations if they’re not careful. This story is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler at a U.S. Treasury council hearing in October 2022 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin Is on the Ballot in 2024

A series of bitcoin-related statements and policy announcements show how politicians are paying greater attention to crypto this campaign season. Crypto-skeptics, in particular, should pay attention lest they come across as anti-innovation. This story is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week 2023.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Chainalysis Testimony Raises the Question: Do We Know How Well Any Such Software Works?

Chainalysis' head of investigations doesn't seem to have a great understanding of the accuracy of her company's flagship software. She’s not alone.

Tor Ekeland, interviewed by The Daily Dot radio's Nicole Powers in 2014.  (Modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Single Most Important Truth About Bitcoin Mining, Energy and the Environment

Proof-of-work mining will help to decarbonize the grid and lower the cost of energy production, Reed College professor and Bitcoin Policy Institute fellow Troy Cross writes.

(Benjamin Von Wong)

Opinion

Web3 Could Revolutionize Climate Finance

Grassroots crypto initiatives can close the "climate funding gap," incentivize a new generation of climate projects and help finance the optimistic ideas for fighting climate governments and institutions have not.

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Consensus Magazine

Through It All, the Bitcoin Mining Industry Looks Set for Growth

Though the Bitcoin halving will reduce rewards for miners, the prospects for the industry remain bright and innovations like Ordinals promise more demand for miner services in the future.

(Sandali Handagama)