Opinion


Tech

The NFT Market Is Already Centralized

Decentralized computing doesn’t always lead to a decentralized market structure.

(Screenshot of the OpenSea marketplace)

Policy

Crypto Is Too Big for Partisan Politics

The industry enjoys broad support among the American people, and that should be reflected by our elected officials, too.

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Policy

NFTs Are an Internet Game-Changer

The big deal: property rights for the digital age.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Markets

$2T and Counting: Some Friday Perspective

It’s easy to become desensitized to the value being generated in crypto. Here are a few real-world analogs.

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Markets

If Crypto Causes ‘Instability,’ It’s Because the System Is Unstable

Crypto is increasingly interconnected in the global financial system, regulators warn. But the potential knock-on effects of a crypto market collapse would be of their own making.

Did someone say "bubble?"

Tech

Are Cryptocurrencies Secure? Yes and No – Here’s Why

What explains the simultaneous security and vulnerability of digital assets, and what can advisors do to help their clients who may be at risk?

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Policy

Biden’s Orwellian Tax Surveillance Policy

It’s political suicide for the Democrats, and a dark sign for America.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs numbers in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. According to the U.S. Labor Department, the economy added a disappointing 194,000 jobs in September as the COVID-19 Delta variant negatively impacted the usual annual hiring patterns. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tech

What Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Understand About Bitcoin

The JPMorgan CEO thinks the bitcoin supply cap is changeable. He ain’t wrong, but he definitely ain’t right.

Becky Quick and Jamie Dimon (Financial Times/Flickr)

Tech

The Financialization of NFTs Raises Regulatory Issues

A “fantasy startup investing” platform lasted just one day in open beta, but in the process, it proved that the financialization of NFTs may be problematic.

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Policy

Learning by Doing: A Different Kind of Graduate School for Blockchain

Work hard, innovate and find a real problem that needs solving. That’s it.

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