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Bitcoin's Halving Is Nothing Like Quantitative Tightening

The halving could both increase the rate at which bitcoin’s price rises and bring forward the point at which it crashes, says our columnist.

When a famed macro investor like Paul Tudor Jones invests in Bitcoin, you know it's a serious play. Next step: central banks buying crypto too.

By Byrne HobartMay 19, 2020

What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist.

By Nic CarterMay 19, 2020

From debt to inequality, the U.S. economy looks like a 1930s disaster waiting to happen. No wonder gold-bugs and Bitcoiners are feeling vindicated.

By Lex SokolinMay 18, 2020

Wealth and age determine when and how 250 million Americans get their stimulus payments, says our columnist J.P. Koning.

By JP KoningMay 18, 2020

Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne.

Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.

By Raphael AuerMay 10, 2020

Consensus:Distributed speaker and CoinDesk columnist Ajit Tripathi argues the pandemic will normalize the use of CBDCs and cryptocurrencies.

By Ajit TripathiMay 5, 2020

Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist.

Arming the Federal Reserve with a digital dollar would harm the free market, says Max Raskin, an NYU adjunct professor of law.

By Max RaskinMay 2, 2020