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Opinion

Bitcoin Mining Companies Need to Better Manage Risk

The energy and gold mining industries have historically accounted for price volatility with structured financial products. Do crypto miners need similar hedges?

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction

The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download and receive bitcoin – helping to prove the system worked.

(Hal Finney)

Finance

Two Advisor Credentialing Organizations Have Their Say on Crypto

Advisors are warned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA Institute) to look before they leap.

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Opinion

Why Blockchains Are as Important as ERP for the Future of Companies

The next stage of blockchain technology may not have whizz-bang of the crypto bull run, but as real use cases are developed it can revolutionize how enterprises are run, says EY's Paul Brody.

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Opinion

What’s the Relationship Between Crypto and AI? Is There Any?

Distributed AI projects such as SingularityNET want composable artificial intelligence managed through public blockchains. That's far preferable to Silicon Valley's corporate authoritarianism.

Silicon Valley's AI road map implies a future authoritarian dystopia. Distributed AI projects managed by blockchains suggest an alternative path forward. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Bored Apes, a Troll and a Conspiracy Walk Into a Courtroom ...

Yuga Labs is only giving attention to irreverent artist Ryder Ripps in its efforts to silence his damaging conspiracy.

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk))

Opinion

A New Philosophy of Markets: Assets That Embody Technology

For the first time in our history, we have tradable assets that embody innovation, says Noelle Acheson.

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Opinion

Now I Know the Cryptocurrency Industry Is Here to Stay

A long-time crypto skeptic, who once called for a ban, explains why he's organizing a high-level crypto conference at Duke.

Duke University's West Campus (Srini Somanchi/Unsplash)

Finance

CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review

Even though 2022 was a bear market it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Solana vs. Polygon: A Developer’s Perspective

A look at the scalability, security and performance of two of the most popular smart contract blockchains, written by someone who has built on both and chose Solana for an upcoming wallet app.

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