Opinion


Opinion

The Maturing Crypto Job Market

Compared to the last bull cycle, the jobs market is slightly less abundant for candidates looking to enter the industry. But professionals with experience are as well-placed as ever, says Emily Landon, founder of The Crypto Recruiters.

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Are Advisors Investing in Crypto?

Did the launch of spot crypto ETFs help bring crypto into the mainstream and encourage adoption - particularly by closing the gap between advisors and their clients?

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Opinion

Fair AI: Why Everyone Should Profit From the AI Boom

Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia currently dominate AI development, including the data that drives it. Blockchain and crypto tech can compensate users, making for more equitable AI networks, says Calanthia Mei, Co-Founder of Masa.

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Finance

Bridging the Skills Gap: Preparing the Workforce for a Web3 Future

Companies have invested so much on education with a focus on trading, but have not turned their attention to the portion of the workforce that remains unfamiliar with the technology that will be responsible for creating, facilitating, communicating and operating Web3 products and services, says Kelsey McGuire, CGO, Shardeum.

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Finance

Three Ways DeFi Will Revolutionize Financial Services

DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, CEO, Abra.

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Opinion

The Fed Will Tell Us Soon If Bitcoin Is at a New Baseline

Today’s Fed interest rate announcement will set the table for a fresh uptick in crypto assets, says Philipp Pieper, co-founder of Swarm Markets.

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

The (Zero-Knowledge Proof) Singularity Is Near

This month may well be remembered as an inflection point in the acceleration toward real-time proving of transaction validity for blockchains.

Proof singularity would pave the way for a more interconnected and scalable Web3 ecosystem. (NASA Hubble Space Telescope/Unsplash)

Opinion

Forget Meme Coins, Crypto Utility Is Already Here

Meme Coin Mania has many wondering if crypto will stop the nonsense and deliver real use-cases, but crypto utility is already here if we simply look, says David Zimmerman, a research analyst at K33 Research.

Pump Fun homepage. (Pump.Fun)

Opinion

Key Opinion Leaders Are Bad for the Crypto Industry

That’s why my new project isn’t paying them. (And who is Professor Crypto, anyway?)

Professor Crypto on his way to Token2049 this week.

Opinion

Will Ether’s Supply Crunch Lead to Higher Prices in Q4?

Ether’s price might be falling, but its liquid supply is shrinking. If demand picks up next quarter, we could see a supply crunch that pushes prices higher, says Lucas Schweiger, Digital Asset Research Manager at Sygnum Bank.

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