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Opinion

Will Reality Have Its Revenge on Andreessen Horowitz's Giant New Crypto Fund?

In an era of rising interest rates, personality and charm should take a back seat to results. But Andreessen Horowitz is rolling the dice on charisma one more time.

WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann in 2018, before the company's decline. Neumann is launching a new blockchain startup called Flowcarbon. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

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'Does Radio Ring a Bell?': How the Metaverse Will Change Society

The metaverse is the latest technological evolution to be scoffed at – but it will change everything. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

David Letterman hosting "Late Night" (Bernard Gotfryd/Library of Congress via Wikimedia)

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How Web 3 Changes Philanthropy

Rhys Lindmark, a "Big Ideas" speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival, on how the crypto generation could rewrite the rules of charitable giving.

(Rhys Lindmark, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is Apolitical, but Won't Be Much Longer

Practically speaking, everything is eaten by the culture war.

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Living as NFTs in the Metaverse

Digital spaces can be an extension of reality, not just a lower resolution "digital version." This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Chien Nguyen Minh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Martin Shkreli Is Back. He Loves Crypto

The flawed former hedge fund manager is looking to reinvent himself as a crypto entrepreneur. Buyer beware.

Martin Shkreli acknowledging the public. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Using Crypto to Bring the Metaverse Into Reality

Where blockchain fits into building the next-gen internet revolution. The article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Niklas Liniger via Unsplash)

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The Metaverse Will Make Gamers of Us All

Fundamentally, the "metaverse" is a game – but one with real consequences and opportunities. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

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Deplatformed by PayPal, Antiwar Journalists Speak Out

“If they can do this to us, they can do it to you,” says a writer whose outlet has challenged the neat narratives around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, whose site was blocked by PayPal without explanation. (Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia Commons)

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Dai Creator Rune Christensen on Terra's Collapse

The MakerDAO founder said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that he wasn’t in the mood to say “I told you so,” following Terra’s stablecoin collapse.

Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)