Opinion


Finance

Bitcoin and Gold Are Complementary Investments

Crypto and gold aren't in zero-sum competition for investors' attention, says Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold Mines.

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Markets

The Node: Dogecoin Is a Joke, Get Over It

Save the internet intellectualizing for another day.

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Finance

Consolidations Are Coming to Crypto

Coinbase is for sure going to buy more companies. And with the success of its stock listing, other crypto companies are sure to follow and will also do what public companies do: buy things.

Companies will start coming together like Voltron into giant machines, tossing about energy swords of value and smashing lion-faced fists into traditional intermediaries and financial markets.

Markets

Tether's Report Card Offers Less Detail Than Rivals'

Our columnist compares how the company behind the leading stablecoin (USDT) attests to its reserves and how its competitors do it.

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Finance

Web 3.0 Is Coming for the Sharing Economy

DeFi demonstrates how "sharing" businesses can be built using open protocols, says EY's blockchain leader.

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Markets

Mix of Old, Wrong and Dubious 'News' Scares Rookie Investors, Fuels Crypto Selloff

Investors had already had a weak appetite for risk thanks to the coming partial ban on crypto in Turkey.

A banquet of odd signals.

Markets

Money Reimagined: Can Coinbase Live on The Street?

Coinbase's listing ties the company to a centralized system that encourages short-termism over long-term growth, says our chief content officer.

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Markets

Dogecoin Is Not the Next Bitcoin – But Here Are the Similarities

As dogecoin's gains top 9,392%, CoinDesk’s Adam B. Levine finds some surprising parallels between the top meme token and bitcoin.

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Markets

Examining the Split Reactions to the Coinbase Listing

“They used to be revolutionary,” one former user said.

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Markets

Crypto Is Still the Frontier for Journalism

An interview with ERC-20 co-creator Simon de la Rouviere about his new media project combining NFTs, DAOs and cryptocurrency.

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