Opinion


Opinion

A Currency Crisis Looms: We Need a New Model

Geopolitical issues and rising U.S. interest rates are boosting the dollar and threatening emerging-market currencies. It's time for change.

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Opinion

Brian Armstrong's Finest Hour: Backing Tornado Cash Suit Against Treasury

Coinbase could be putting itself at risk by suing the federal government over its sanction of the privacy-preserving Tornado Cash protocol.

Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Post-Roe America Tells Us About the Need for Privacy, Web3

Control over our online data is intimately linked with bodily autonomy.

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Opinion

It’s Time to End Maximalism in Crypto

The stakes are too high to turn on each other now.

Is the crypto industry's growth being stifled by the ecosystem's maximalist? (Marco Bianchetti/Unsplash)

Opinion

Why DeFi Protocols Are Limiting ETH Borrowing Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge

Aave and Compound voted for precautionary measures to prevent airdrop hoarders from sucking up their liquidity.

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Opinion

Why Traditional Investors May Not Love DAOs

A governance vote this summer canceling a SAFT investor agreement in a DAO sent shockwaves through investor ranks, says Tanvi Ratna.

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Opinion

DeFi vs CeFi Lending: Before Choosing, Understand the Challenges and Risks

CeFi simplifies DeFi user experience for investors, but comes with many risks.

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Opinion

Vermont Regulators Didn't Use the Word, but I Will: Celsius Was a Ponzi

Alex Mashinsky always had plenty to say about Celsius’ finances. Most of it, a new filing claims, wasn’t true.

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Opinion

NFTs Can and Will Be So Much More

Written off by some as a big bubble, non-fungible tokens represent a step change for forgery management, royalty payments and identity, says a professor at Cornell Tech.

Hellebore Siber NFTs (Hellebore)

Opinion

Why DeFi Insurance Needs a New Design

Decentralized finance offers a blank canvas for reimagining markets insurance with programmability and decentralization as core constructs, says the CEO of IntoTheBlock.

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