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Opinion

Is Binance Big Enough to Survive a $4.3B Fine and Founder CZ’s Ousting?

The "historic" settlement with the DOJ, CFTC and U.S. Treasury many finally allow the firm to come into compliance. But if it does, can the world's largest crypto exchange still grow?

Changpeng Zhao

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Binance's CZ and the End of the 'Borderless' Crypto Company

We probably will never see another company quite like Binance. Crypto itself might be borderless, but crypto companies are not beyond the reach of US law.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images)

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‘They’re Playing a Game’: What New Yorkers Think of the SEC’s War Against Crypto

After the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken, a small but trusted exchange, CoinDesk asked passersby for their views on crypto and regulation.

Kraken Crypto App

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Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment

There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.

(TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'

A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."

Ali Yahya, general partner, a16z.

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Argentina’s Election: What Bitcoiners Are Getting Wrong

The victory of Javier Milei in Argentina’s general election is good news, but not in the way many crypto enthusiasts seem to think. Noelle Acheson looks at the pros and cons to the abrupt change the South American nation is about to undergo.

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Disney Does NOT ‘Partner’ With Crypto Companies

Language matters and crypto continues to play fast-and-loose with it, to its long-term detriment.

(Dapper Labs)

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What You Need to Know About Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting

By selling assets with unrealized loss, taxpayers can limit their liabilities come tax time. Here’s how to do this legally and effectively.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Opinion

A Year After FTX: The Lesson Europe Has Fixated On

The company’s collapse a year ago sent shockwaves through the world of crypto, but it changed very little in the new EU crypto regulation. Brussels is more interested in the question of what the pseudonymous crypto-asset world is good for, says Dea Markova.

EU data rules target smart contracts (Walter Zerla/Getty Images)

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New Form 1099-DA: What it Means for Digital Asset Brokers and Their Customers

Unpacking the IRS’ controversial new crypto tax regulation proposals.

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)