Opinion


Analyses

Crypto Risks Another Sam Bankman-Fried if U.S. Doesn't Provide Clear Regulation

Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, looks at regulatory advancements around the world, which disincentive bad behavior and create a path to accountability.

Sheila Warren writes Sam Bankman-Fried's case is a "tale as old as fraud." (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Analyses

What Happened During Sam Bankman-Fried's First Week in Court?

Highlights from the opening days of six-week-long trial, author Michael Lewis' SBF biography and recently filed court documents.

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Analyses

Far From the SBF Trial, a Very Different Web3 Narrative Is Unfolding

The story of Sevi, a talented artist who happens to be a 10-year-old autistic boy living in Manila.

"Tiger" by nine-year-old SeviLovesArt, for sale at Foundation.

Analyses

Michael Lewis' SBF Biography Will Confuse People About Crypto

The author's sympathetic picture of the alleged fraudster as a weirdo whom nobody understood contrasts with his portrayal of crypto as a no-good industry ripe for adult supervision, says Amanda Cassatt.

Is crypto "uniquely" at fault for Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall? (CoinDesk, modified)(CoinDesk, modified)

Analyses

A Better Way to Distribute Crypto Ecosystem Grants

Token project treasuries, foundations and grant programs are a necessary lifeline during the bear market. But this funding could be more fairly disbursed, Lunar Strategy's Tim Haldorsson writes.

Treasure chest (Ashin K Suresh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Analyses

3 Times Bankman-Fried Allegedly Lied Before He Was Famous

It's not yet clear whether the disgraced FTX founder will testify in his fraud trial. But can you even take him at his word?

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Analyses

Michael Lewis Was Charmed by Sam Bankman-Fried – But So Was Everyone Else

Michael Lewis is getting slammed for a relatively sympathetic portrayal of SBF. The larger question is: Why did so many people fall under Sam’s spell?

Writer Michael Lewis interviews Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Crypto for Advisors: Waiting for the Next Crypto Bull Market? It’s Already Here.

Is crypto winter slowly thawing and spring upon us? Thanks to Jennnifer Murphy from Runa Digital Assets sharing their perspective on the crypto market and indicators that the bull may be upon us.

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Analyses

A Spot ETH ETF Represents the Dawn of Institutional Liquid Staking

Alluvial co-founder Matt Leisinger argues Ethereum staking would be an obvious beneficiary of a product like ARK Invest's Ethereum-based exchange-traded fund going to market.

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Analyses

Sam Bankman-Fried's Trim May Undercut His Defense

If your defense is “I didn’t know what was happening,” don’t dress like a competent person.

Now that the FTX founder is in the proverbial hot seat, perhaps he should have kept his unkempt mane, CoinDesk Managing Editor Ben Schiller writes. (Chris Knight/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)