Opinion


Opinion

Don’t Expect Carefully Researched Crypto Regulations

A senior researcher at the American Institute for Economic Research dissects the Biden administration’s executive order on crypto.

Searching for signs of stability (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

No, DeFi Is Not a Repeat of the 2008 Crisis

Decentralized finance does not equal shadow banking and "too big to fail."

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Meme Coins, Gambling and Crypto Regulation

As the Biden administration develops a crypto regulation framework, one type of token could be due for particularly close scrutiny.

Most experts agree that trading "meme coins" is effectively a form of gambling. The implications go well beyond individual losses. (Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images)

Opinion

How the Play-to-Earn Industry Can Rebuild Better After the Ronin Attack

Now is the time for Axie Infinity leadership and solidarity from the competitive crypto gaming industry, CoinDesk columnist Leah Callon-Butler writes.

(Images by Utagawa Kunisada and Sadahide/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Top Talent Is Migrating to Web 3

Chief Investment Officer of Rockaway Blockchain Fund takes an investors view on the talent wars between Web 3 and Web 2.

Filmmaker working with MacBook Pro 14 M1 on Davinci Resolve. (TheRegisti/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

A New SEC Definition for ‘Exchanges’ Has Big Implications for Crypto

The crypto community should seize the opportunity to be heard as the SEC looks to expand its remit.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Dontworry/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Web 3 and the Rise of Small Media

Taking on Web 2's ad bot-infested business model with Sybil-resistant media.

(Duy Pham/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Bigger Problem With Axie Infinity

The $620 million Ronin exploit isn't the half of it; play-to-earn ain't free.

Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat with reaping-hooks, on a calendar page for August. Queen Mary's Psalter (Ms. Royal 2. B. VII/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why Bitcoin Mining Is a Matter of National Security

Buying and holding bitcoin (BTC), the asset, is not what gives people power over the Bitcoin network.

The ESG Debate of Bitcoin Mining

Finance

NFTs Take Hollywood: My Week at NFT LA

The star-studded week brought out the good and bad of NFT mania. But who was it for?

Attendees gather outside NFT LA. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)