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The Human Cost of Lunatic Hubris

Terraform Labs' Do Kwon and his collaborators sold a bad bet to thousands of everyday folks. We're beginning to see how immense the harm was.

The Earth had recently formed when it was struck by a protoplanet called Theia roughly three times the size of Mars. The collapse of the Terra blockchain system has had comparable impacts on some holders. (Mark Garlick/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra)

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Why the Fed Will Go Back to Easy Money

Amid a recession and political paralysis, the Federal Reserve will have no choice but to revert to quantitative easing. What will that mean for cryptos like bitcoin?

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Yellen Call for 'Responsible' Crypto Innovation Is Right

Pennsylvania Congressman Glen Thompson has proposed a thoughtful, well-formulated blueprint for "crypto regulation" that aligns with U.S. Treasury Department’s proposals.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

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Luna's Collapse Shows DeFi's Dire Need for Technical, Regulatory Controls

Liquidity aggregators could help manage market participants get through Black Swan events.

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Terra, Web 3 and Acceptable Risk in Innovation

Garbage Day newsletter author Ryan Broderick is skeptical about what comes after Web 2. There are challenges and opportunities ahead.

Does the UST meltdown say anything about the future and promises of crypto? (FLY:D/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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After DeFi, DeSoc: Finding Web 3’s Soul

By using Web 3’s building blocks to represent social identity, the ecosystem can overcome its current limitations and bring about a decentralized society.

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Do Kwon Is the Elizabeth Holmes of Crypto

If you promise investors something impossible, is it a crime?

LUNA fell to as low as $7.62 during Asian trading hours. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Is Down, but You Don't Have to Be

Market conditions are not normal right now, but we can all act sane.

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Dr. Doom’s Crypto Embrace? We’re All Just Figuring Things Out

Bitcoin skeptic Nouriel Roubini’s development of a digital currency with Dubai’s Atlas Capital is the latest evidence of an industry that is still evolving.

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Why on Earth Would Land Be Scarce in the Metaverse?

With their “skeuomorphic” approach to real estate, Web 3 metaverse projects may have fallen into a trap of their own making.

In the real world, there's only one Lombardy, Italy. But that's not quite how "land" works in the metaverse. (Michele Rossetti/Getty Images)