Opinion


Policy

Meet the Hong Kong Lawmaker Who Invited Coinbase to Town

Legislative Council member Johnny Ng is courting crypto exchanges to get licensed in the city as the U.S. drives digital asset firms offshore.

“Traditionally successful entrepreneurs may not be interested in this industry,” says lawmaker Johnny Ng. “Even if they are, they might not know how to play it.” (Johnny Ng)

Opinion

To Survive the New Era of Robot Spam, Look to Crypto’s History

Human communication systems are under threat from linguistic robots (AI). But the same spammy problem helped lead to the creation of Bitcoin.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Web3

McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?

The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.

It's McNugget's time in the Sandbox

Opinion

Meme Coins Like PEPE and DOGE Are Anything but a Joke

These tokens can draw a large audience, but also taint the general public's understanding of crypto.

Pepe the frog (Studio Incendo/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Why Nasdaq Backing Out of Custody Is Bad, Bad News for Crypto

If a financial giant can’t navigate the red tape, who can?

Nasdaq stock exchange studio

Finance

Macro State of Crypto – Where It Has Been and What's Next

Analytics can offer insight into how recent and past crypto and regulatory events have affected prices and movement. Plus: A quick Q&A on retirement funds.

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Opinion

‘Get a Horse!’: What Crypto Can Learn From Early Automakers' Struggle for Acceptance

Automotive pioneers were surrounded by fraudsters, hated by banks and attacked by trolls. Sound familiar?

old timey car (Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Professor Gary Gensler vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Long & Short

Gary Gensler once taught a class on crypto. Is he contradicting himself now in his powerful Washington role?

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Not All Crypto Custody Is Created Equal: Crypto Long & Short

FTX, Celsius and BlockFi gave the industry a fresh perspective on crypto custody services.

(Emiel Maters/Unsplash)

Opinion

If DeFi Wants to Grow, It Has to Embrace Real-World Assets

To scale, DeFi platforms need to attract institutions keen to trade tokenized bonds, equities, and debt, and physical assets such as gold, real estate and art, says Enrico Rubboli of Mintlayer.

Buildings are some the assets ready to be tokenized, say advocates for tokenization.