Opinion


Markets

The Terminators: A Short Story

Sia co-founder David Vorick's short story takes the perspective of the decentralized web recounting its own, inevitable rise.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government

The latest column from CoinDesk's chief content officer features big ideas for rethinking government in the internet age.

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Tech

To Stake or No? That's the Eth 2.0 Question

Pioneers in staking face a tough choice between securing Ethereum 2.0 and the opportunity costs of freezing their assets.

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Markets

Financial Advisors, Bitcoin Is the Next Amazon

Bitcoin still has its fair share of doubters. So did Amazon at one time.

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Markets

Why Crypto Is the Next Big Trend in Financial Planning

If the robo-advising trend taught advisers anything, it's that millennial and Gen X investors will invest how they want. And right now, they want crypto.

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Finance

Bitcoin Is Good for PayPal, but Is PayPal Good for Bitcoin?

PayPal's embrace of crypto brings a potential 345 million people into the ecosystem. But where banks go, regulators follow.

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Markets

4 Charts Showing Why Financial Advisers Should Care About Bitcoin

From a hedge against inflation to its uncorrelated relationship with stocks, advisers have plenty of reasons to be interested in bitcoin.

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Policy

In the CBDC Race, It's Better to Be Last

As countries like China and Sweden rush to develop digital currencies, the U.S. can afford to take its time.

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Finance

Crypto Is Less Scary Than Halloween

The great Twitter hack of 2020 highlighted the scariest thing about crypto: being tricked by scams. Here is how to avoid being a victim.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Who Are the Real Monsters?

Next to the frightening creatures of the legacy financial system, bitcoin is the normal, wholesome outlier, like the niece from TV’s “The Munsters.”

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