Opinion


Tech

Ethereum's Changing Landscape

For investors, ETH’s future depends on how Ethereum balances innovation with maintaining healthy economic policy, says Matthew Kimmell, digital asset analyst, CoinShares.

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Markets

The Fed Pivot is Finally Here

Last week, the Fed cut its federal funds target rate by 50 bps to 5.00% p.a. (upper limit) which could have strong implications for the crypto community, says Andre Dragosh, head of research Europe, Bitwise.

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Opinion

Leveraging Bitcoin’s Security for Trustless Asset Transfers

We should be looking to Bitcoin as the foundation for secure cross-chain infrastructure, says Jeff Garzik, CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project.

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Opinion

MicroStrategy Outpaces BlackRock's IBIT by Over 3x Year-to-Date

Exploring the unique strategies and competitive landscape of BlackRock's IBIT vs. MicroStrategy

MSTR vs IBIT YTD: (Source: TradingView)

Opinion

How Democrats Have Shifted on Crypto

While Democrats are yet to outline much crypto policy, the Democratic National Convention showed a significant change in tone, say Justin Slaughter and Sheila Warren.

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Opinion

Crypto Needs a Purple Mindset

The politicization of crypto into red-blue corners is not helpful to the industry. It’s time to reject the us vs. them mentality, says Circle’s Josh Hawkins.

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Opinion

The Fed Must Have Confident Consumers

Last week’s rate cut won’t be the last, says Scott Garliss, as the Fed looks to build consumer confidence. That’s good news for risk assets including bitcoin and ether.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Opinion

FTX’s Downfall Couldn’t Have Happened Without SBF’s Fraud – Or Prager Metis’ Audit Failure

FTX’s auditor recently agreed to settle misconduct charges with the SEC. Jack Castonguay says auditors working with the crypto industry should take notice.

The now-deleted Prager Metis post retrieved from Google's search cache at press time. (pragermetis.com)

Opinion

The Next Stage for Public Good Funding in Crypto

Privatizing public goods investment in venture funds would help align incentives and lead to more sustainable financing for networks that have a social purpose, says Azeem Khan.

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Opinion

Why We Won’t See CBDCs Everywhere

For all the talk of central banks launching digital versions of national currencies, only three projects have fully launched. For a host of reasons, we likely won’t see a global rollout of these difficult-to-build and not-particularly-wanted initiatives, says Fiorenzo Manganiello, co-founder and managing partner of investment firm LIAN Group.

The Bank of International Settlements has encouraged the development of central bank digital currencies around the world.