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A Play-to-Earn Account Beats a Bank Account

NFT games are doing more to deliver financial inclusion than a bank account ever has or will, says the co-founder of Yield Guild Games.

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Parsing 3 Types of Risk in Digital Assets

In digital assets, high yields are ubiquitous, but it’s not always clear what risks are actually taken to generate these yields, says our columnist.

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The Metaverse's Emerging Economics

The coming media-internet – aka the metaverse – will change how economic value is created and distributed, says our columnist.

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Cats Clog Ethereum, the Sequel

Demand was high for Stoner Cats NFTs.

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Finding Alpha in DeFi

DeFi has challenged many aspects of traditional capital markets including the creation and discovery of alpha returns, says IntoTheBlock's CEO.

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The IMF's Self-Serving Case Against Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund has finally expanded on its "issues" with El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin. There's not much behind the curtain.

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Love Bitcoin? Mine Your Values

Mining bitcoin can guide the network to sustainability, protect it from being commandeered and maintain decentralization.

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The Node: Goldman's 'DeFi' ETF Is a Nothingburger

Goldman Sachs filed for a "DeFi" ETF that would track stocks mostly associated with enterprise blockchain.

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How to Fix Ethereum’s MEV Problem and Give Traders the Best Price

MEV is a growing problem for Ethereum, but it can be mitigated through careful protocol design and economic theory.

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Tether's Collapse Would Be Chaotic, Not Cataclysmic

Possible criminal charges against Tether executives will put even more pressure on a product that the market is already cooling on.

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