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Tech

What ChatGPT Thinks About Digital Assets

Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices quizzes ChatGPT about crypto and then explores how that might factor into an investment opinion.

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Opinion

The Big Issues of Stablecoin Issuance

Here are the key issues as the House Financial Services Committee hears testimony about stablecoin regulation.

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Opinion

If Crypto OGs Are Being Hacked, Where Does That Leave the Rest of Us?

Highly skilled crypto users have reportedly lost an estimated $10 million in stolen funds since December, MyCrypto founder Taylor Monahan said.

How valuable will crypto be, if crypto exploits keep happening? (Tim Scalzo/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Bitcoin’s 'Store-of-Value' Narrative Is Real but Not a Price Mover

Longer-term narratives matter, argues Noelle Acheson, but they don’t set the price. That is set by short-term sentiment, which is both contagious and fickle.

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Opinion

How OFAC’s Tornado Cash Sanctions Violate U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights

In filing a “friend of the court” brief, the Blockchain Association argues that financial privacy is fundamental – even in the digital realm.

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Opinion

A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes

Co:Create co-founder Ankush Agarwal presents a user-centric guide to development, balancing Web3 technology’s potential with the needs of customers.

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Opinion

Nervous About Crypto Taxes? Donate Your Profitable Holdings Instead

Crypto traders can avoid paying capital gains taxes by reaping the benefits of one of the most generous deductions in the tax code.

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Opinion

Draft U.S. Stablecoin Bill Shows Major Difference Between Stablecoins and CBDCs

CoinDesk columnist and "All About Bitcoin" host George Kaloudis explores Washington, D.C.’s, love affair with central bank digital currencies.

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Web3

NFT.NYC Was Calm, but Side Events Stirred Drama

While the annual conference saw fewer attendees in a chilly NFT winter, the real “magic” – and drama – of the Web3 gathering happened outside the main convention.

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Opinion

Who Really Benefits From CBDCs? It’s Not the Public

The only people benefitting from central bank digital currencies are lobbyists, tech companies and, yes, central banks, say the Cato Institute’s Nicholas Anthony and Norbert J. Michel.

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