Opinion


Consensus Magazine

Decentralized Media Via Web3: A Solution to Bias and Trust Issues in News?

Ashley Rindsberg – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – argues that the New York Times has a track-record of dangerous misreporting. Is "DeMe" the answer to what skews to the media?

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Opinião

The SEC’s Scattershot Approach Shows Its Weakness

By taking aim at high-profile targets including Coinbase, Justin Sun and Lindsey Lohan, the SEC showed it doesn’t have the resources to effectively police the crypto industry.

A cardboard cutout of Tron founder Justin Sun (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinião

Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo

Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord with American values, says Christopher Giancarlo, co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project.

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Finanças

Crypto Is the Solution to Bank Runs, Not the Cause

Self-custody, transparency and immediate settlement are just a few ways that crypto could prevent loss of funds.

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Opinião

In Defense of a Digital Dollar

Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar

The putative presidential candidate’s legislation to ban a CBDC at the state level is constitutionally unworkable. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras.

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Consensus Magazine

Straith Schreder: The Future of Content Is Collaborative

In a CoinDesk interview, the executive creative director at Palm NFT Studio shares why participatory artwork might actually work for your Web3 brand.

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Mercados

Bitcoin Emerges as Safe Haven as Traditional Finance Faces Turmoil

Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat.

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Opinião

The Reality Behind the Crypto Banking Crackdown: ‘Operation Choke Point 2.0’ Is Here

Banking enforcement targeting legal crypto businesses appears to violate the FDIC's mandate. It may also be amplifying financial contagion.

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Finanças

‘Smart Money’ Tools Reveal Where Crypto Capital Is Moving

Tools that track “whale activity” can provide real-time insight into how capital is moving in digital assets such as bitcoin and liquid staked ether and can inform investing decisions.

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