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Opinion

Anyone Who Took Money From FTX Ought to Repay It

It was never Sam Bankman-Fried's to spend.

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Markets

The Fool's Game of Annual Crypto Price Predictions

If we’re looking ahead, let’s really look ahead.

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Opinion

Who Are Sam Bankman-Fried's Politically Connected 'Wealthy Co-Conspirators'?

The FTX founder is accused of violating campaign financing laws by making illegal campaign contributions totaling “tens of millions of dollars" through "straw donors."

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Opinion

Why Did Sam Bankman-Fried Plead Not Guilty?

The disgraced FTX and Alameda Research founder may simply be so deluded he actually thinks he's innocent - despite a mountain of evidence.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has plead not guilty to eight criminal charges. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Opinion

2023 Predictions: The Year of Web3 Pets

Virtual pets have been around for decades, but with NFTs, we set to own our online cats and dogs this year, not just play with them, says Leah Callon-Butler.

"Pinstripe Atticus" created by Leah Callon-Butler on OpenSea. (Leah Callon-Butler)

Opinion

The Right (and Wrong Way) to Get Web3 Adoption

Finding a middle ground between individual empowerment and mass market ease-of-use.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Mining: A Positive or Negative Indicator for the Future of Crypto?

The sector was hit with a wave of lawsuits, resignations and bankruptcies in 2022, and yet the Bitcoin network’s high hashrate remains a sign of faith.

Crypto mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Opinion

5 Lessons From 2022 That Changed Crypto Forever

Yes, this is that classic newsroom fallback for staff-depleted holiday periods: the year-in-review listicle. But whereas in other years that might seem a little dull, a cop-out even, this one is different. This time we’re talking about 2022, the year that changed crypto forever.

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Opinion

Why DAOs Need to Adopt a 2-Treasury System

Blockchain infrastructure companies are trying to solve two complex and expensive problems: building sustainable protocols and dynamic ecosystems.

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Opinion

How Tether Can Be a More Stable Stablecoin

Tether, the world's biggest stablecoin, has a problem. When the going gets tough, Tether users want out of Tether. What can the company do to change things?

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