Opinion


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The Banking Crisis Is Not Crypto’s Fault

Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem.

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Fan Tokens: A Bet on Your Favorite Soccer Team?

Does the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance? Max Good, from CoinDesk Indices’ team, breaks down the match stats.

Reiss Nelson, of Arsenal, celebrates scoring a goal in the English Premier League (James Williamson/Getty Images)

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Move-to-Earn Has a Ponzi-Economics Problem

Stepn is a cautionary tale for M2E startup founders like me. But I see a better model in Sweatcoin, which leveraged real-life utility to amass over 100 million users before going on-chain, writes Iomob CEO Boyd Cohen.

Test Your Strength amusement park game. (Getty Images)

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The Australian Open Goes Full Web3

January’s tennis grand slam shows how brands can embrace the metaverse for increased fan engagement.

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Rethinking the Value of DAOs

Or, how DAO culture creates value in crypto.

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Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?

Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?

Where's George Bailey when you really need him? (RKO Radio Picture/Getty Images)

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A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed

Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon and then into the ground.

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How U.S. Judges Might Save Crypto From the SEC

Separation-of-powers offers hope to an industry under attack from unchecked executive power, says Michael Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags

There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but none of the analysts following the company picked up on them. Angelo Calvello, of Rosetta Analytics, says that was partly down to their traditional investment mindset.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

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4 Potential Winners of the Silvergate Unwind

The collapse of crypto's most visible bank could be an opportunity for stablecoins and other financial-services providers.

Is there a silver lining to the fall of Silvergate? (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)