Opinion


Markets

How to Be a Crypto ‘SAMURAI’

Are you measuring your crypto portfolio the right way? These are the seven characteristics your benchmark needs to have.

A Japanese man in circa 12th century samurai warrior clothing and carrying a quiver of arrows on his back. (Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty Images)

Opinion

Web 3 Is a Return to the Internet’s Wild Spirit

“I think that’s what audiences want, right?” writer and founder of freelance payments system OutVoice, Matt Saincome said.

A digital tree. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Lifecycle of a DAO: Inside a Cultural Phenomenon

To think through the cultural practices and evolution of a DAO, we present a thought experiment on the life of a DAO, from birth to death to resurrection.

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Layer 2

How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map

Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.

Artist Sol LeWitt with one of his instruction-based wall drawings in 1978. LeWitt is widely credited for his influence on the field of "generative art," which has benefited from NFT technology.

Opinion

Supply Chain Problems? Bitcoin Don’t Care

While multiple products got held up this year, the Bitcoin network kept humming thanks to its self-perpetuating economics.

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Opinion

Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.

Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Opinion

Should Crypto and Porn Get Intimate?

An industry known for leading on tech seems comparatively slow on crypto.

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Opinion

The Future of NFTs Is Fungible

The many NFT communities that have sprung up this year are finding that it’s not so easy to manage a community with unique tokens alone.

Balloons in a digital space. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Policy

It Can’t Be ‘Decentralization or Bust’

Decentralization seems to describe a simple concept, but defining it and determining why it matters and how to regulate it is challenging.

Binance to Ditch Decentralized HQ Concept?

Opinion

Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022

Music NFTs are about to disrupt an industry full of gatekeepers and middlemen.

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