Opinion


Opinion

Crypto Would Survive an SEC Crackdown on Staking

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has heard rumors the securities watchdog may go after proof-of-stake services. That may hurt his bottom line but open protocols should survive.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Markets

The Future of Financial Planning Lies in AI and Blockchain

AI and blockchain could assist in decisions involving investments, taxes and insurance, and open new avenues for income. But financial advisors will still play a key role.

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Opinion

Crypto AI Needs a Showcase to Know What's Real

As Microsoft and Google go head to head on artificial intelligence, crypto needs to prove its recent AI-themed rally is worth anything.

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Opinion

Bitcoin, Markets and the Symmetry of Information

In almost all markets, the seller knows more than the buyer. With Bitcoin, that’s not the case. What does that mean for markets, regulation and even economics? Noelle Acheson digs in.

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Finance

Bitcoin's 'Golden Cross' Explained

This much talked about technical indicator has value, yet doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Opinion

A Pragmatic View of ChatGPT in a Web3 World

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every aspect of our daily lives. What will it mean for Web3? IntoTheBlock's Jesus Rodriquez learns from the machine.

The home page for the OpenAI ChatGPT app (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Opinion

‘It’s Time for Crypto to Put on Big Boy Pants’: 5 Ways TradFi Investors Are Rethinking Crypto in the Wake of FTX

Pension funds, endowments, foundations and large family offices are key to crypto’s future. How do they look at the industry now? Angelo Calvello checks in with 15 asset-owners.

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Opinion

How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget

Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?

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Opinion

Why Crypto Is Not an 'Industry'

What term should we use to describe the collective of individuals and projects working to further the use cases of blockchain technology? Are we an industry, a sector or something else? Noelle Acheson explains why this matters more than we might realize.

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Opinion

Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative

The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.

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