Opinion


Finance

Sorry, Ether: Sound Money Doesn’t Exist and Neither Does 'Ultra' Sound Money

Sound money should reliably store value over time. No currency – not bitcoin, not ether, not the U.S. dollar – seems to be doing that these days.

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Opinion

I Made an NFT Collection to Represent My Student Loan Debt

“College Admission” is a performance art NFT collection that takes a critical lens to the student loan debt crisis and the shame it causes borrowers.

“Loyola Marymount University – 2010 to 2020” (Alex Hluch)


Cost: $110,603.32

Opinion

The Dollar Can Be a Protocol for the Future of Money

USDC's stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.

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Opinion

How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)

Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.

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Opinion

Breaking Down the SEC and CFTC’s Autumn Wave of Enforcement Actions

Critics claim the regulators’ enforcement-first approach sets dangerous precedents in the absence of clear guidance for projects.

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Opinion

Ethereum’s Merge Was a Public Policy Miracle, so When Is the Congressional Hearing?

The Merge is a great example of the benefits of blockchain technology and it deserves attention from Congress.

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Markets

Worried About a Financial Crisis? Enter – Self Custody.

Placing bitcoin in cold storage won't prevent losses, but it can eliminate counterparty risk.

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Opinion

The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum

Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.

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Opinion

Why Is the Dollar Crushing Global Currencies if Inflation Is so Bad?

The continued dominance of USD in global markets may come as a surprise to those who learned economics from crypto.

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Opinion

An Urbit Airdrop Highlights Promises and Problems of Permissionless Development

The offbeat and controversial computing platform goes through growing pains as it seeks wider adoption through crypto.

Urbit Foundation's Josh Lehman gives a farewell address at Urbit's Assembly conference in Miami, FL in September 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)