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CoinDesk Had a 'Stash' of Bitcoin, and Other Stories Told by Consensus OG Joon Ian Wong

The consultant and conference organizer discusses meeting a level-headed Brian Armstrong, the rise of the "blockchain not bitcoin" slogan and how crypto is a counterweight, in an interview with CoinDesk.

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Opinion

What Taylor Swift Can Teach You About Investing

The megastar reportedly dodged a catastrophic deal with FTX by asking one simple question.

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Opinion

Unleashing the Green Economy: How Blockchain Can Transform Climate-Friendly Investment Opportunities

By unlocking the immense potential of blockchain, we stand at the precipice of a transformative era in the global movement towards a greener economy, Osho Jha writes.

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Opinion

Why the EU Has MiCA and the U.S. Has Securities Law Confusion

The European Parliament has passed a landmark set of crypto rules.

The European Union is set to become the first major economic region to pass comprehensive crypto rules. (Juliana Kozoski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Is Europe’s MiCA a Template for Global Crypto Regulation?

Formally enacted Thursday, the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation is the most comprehensive framework of its kind. How will it influence how non-EU states regulate digital assets?

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Finance

History Repeats: Applying What We Know About Tech Stocks to a New Market

Advisors can offer a balanced and rational investment strategy that counters the hype when bullishness sets in, Onramp Invest CEO Eric Ervin writes.

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Opinion

Imagining the Future AI and Web3 Can Build

While the full range of innovations driven by AI, Web3 and the metaverse remains uncertain, the potential is undeniably vast, Sandy Carter writes.

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Opinion

Blockchain Meets Bonds: How Crypto Can Solve Long-Standing Issues in Capital Markets

It's a new era for debt instruments and smart money, Arca’s Anthony Bufinsky writes.

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Finance

Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto

Two aspects of the crypto world, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing.

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Consensus Magazine

Olaf Carlson-Wee: Crypto Is the Great Wealth-Redistribution Machine

In an interview ahead of Consensus, the early Coinbase employee turned investor-philosopher discusses crypto’s product-market fit, ideas no one gets and living the good life.

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