Opinion


Opinion

Hedge or Cause? Unpacking Bitcoin and Inflation

The digital asset, often called digital gold, soared as governments printed money and crashed as they tightened.

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Opinion

How DAOs Open Doors for the Unbanked

It’s a new, borderless world. This article is part of Future of Work Week.

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Opinion

Why the Crypto Unwind Wasn’t Contagious (This Time)

Crypto's interconnection to traditional finance hasn't proven toxic ... yet.

"The Triumph of Death" (Detail), a depiction of infectious plague, war, and pestilence, by Peter Breughel the Elder, ca. 1562. Collection of the Museo del Prado, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Why This Crypto Crash Is Different

There can be no return to the highly leveraged, fractionally reserved cryptocurrency system whose illusory riches are now giving way to real losses, says our columnist.

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Opinion

Digital Pseudonyms: One More Way to Make Working From Home Secure

A system of pseudonymous digital credentials would benefit organizations and ensure individuals control their personal data.

Digital pseudonyms can help organizations maintain records securely. (Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Opinion

DAOs Are the Real Meritocracies

Decentralized autonomous organizations make contributing to open-source projects remunerative. In doing so, DAOs could transform the world of work.

Ron Livingston, David Herman and Ajay Naidu take their ultimate revenge on their dreaded nemesis, the office fax machine in a scene from the 1999 movie "Office Space."  (Getty Images)

Finance

From an Attention Economy to a Values-Driven Economy

Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and DAOs are powerful tools for an increasingly interconnected world. This article is part of CoinDesk's Future of Work Week.

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Opinion

SEC’s Gensler Reiterates Bitcoin Alone Is a Commodity. Is He Right?

The government's stamp of approval seems to separate BTC from "crypto," but decentralization is a path.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Opinion

The One Word That Defines Ethereum’s Goals

Bitcoiners aim for "hyperbitcoinization;" the world computer is built for "hyperregenization."

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Opinion

Payroll, Web3 and the $62B Opportunity

Crypto can make it faster and cheaper to pay workers. This article is part of the “Future of Work” series.

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