Opinion


Finance

Looking to Buy a Crypto Business? Here’s What You Should Know

Purchasing a crypto company raises special issues around cybersecurity, data privacy and regulations, says one lawyer who knows.

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Tech

Why Bitcoin Should Be Priced in Sats (and Why It Has a Divisibility Dilemma)

Exchanges should consider quoting bitcoin's price in sats to get more buyers. But are there enough to make bitcoin a global savings vehicle?

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Markets

The Node: Too Musk Power for One Man

Dogecoin is too dependent on the personality cult of one man to ever become truly viable, like, say, Bitcoin.

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Finance

Hybrid Banknotes Can Bridge Cash and Crypto

Hybrid banknotes use a universally accepted payment method – cash – to deliver the benefits of digital money. Here's how they work.

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Markets

What Stanley Druckenmiller's Inflation Warning Means for Crypto

One of the greatest forex traders in history believes a cryptocurrency is the “most likely” global reserve currency to replace the dollar.

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Markets

The Node: What's New Is Old

The Million Dollar Homepage, a phenomenon from 2005, is back. Is crypto as new as it thinks?

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Finance

For Filipinos, Axie Infinity Is More Than a Crypto Game

The popular Axie Infinity "play-to-earn" game has a big following in the Philippines. One local innovation: renting NFTs to other players so they can earn too.

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Finance

The Virgin Bitcoin Fallacy

Miners have begun to promote "clean bitcoin" with guarantees on climate, KYC and and OFAC compliance. But are such coins even possible?

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Policy

DeFi Is Not TradFi: Why FATF's Guidance Would Stifle Growth

FATF may have DeFi in its sights, but Aave general counsel Rebecca Rettig is keeping watch on the watchdog.

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Tech

Why Ethereum’s Miner Extractable Value Problem Is Way Worse Than You Think

The anonymous hacker who first discovered "Miner Extractable Value" returns with a warning: The integrity of Ethereum is at stake.

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