Opinion


Mercados

A Wild Month for Treasuries Is Slow Going for Crypto: Crypto Long & Short

Bitcoin looks more stable than long-term U.S. Treasuries, which means it’s a boring time for crypto but an exciting time in the bond market.

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Tecnología

Coinbase Exec: ‘There’s No Playbook’ for Public Company Launching Blockchain

As Coinbase, the big U.S. crypto exchange, plans to launch its new Base blockchain on Wednesday, CoinDesk interviewed Jesse Pollak, Coinbase's head of protocols, who’s leading the effort. Here’s an excerpted version.

Jesse Pollak, head of protocols at Coinbase (CoinDesk TV)

Opinión

Desperately Seeking Crypto’s Killer App

When you take away the speculation, what Web3 services actually deliver utility for users? A veteran of the space wants to know.

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Opinión

PayPal’s New Stablecoin and the ‘2 Wolves’ Inside Crypto

The payments giant has been transparent in its need to freeze and seize crypto accounts that violate its terms of service. But is that really crypto?

psychedelic wolves (Robert Larsson/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

Where Will Bitcoin Mining Be After the Halving?

Former petroleum engineer Rena Shah says bitcoin miners will need to embrace eco-friendly trends like flare gas recovery and nuclear power after mining revenues are cut.

nuclear power plant (Emmelie Callewaert/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

2 Months in El Salvador: The Ground Game for Bitcoin Adoption

A graduate student on leave from the Wharton School checks in on the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Are locals buying it?

A bitcoin ATM in El Salvador, 2023.

Opinión

Crypto’s Path Forward Could Follow the Financial World's Departure From LIBOR

The financial services industry has a way of spawning innovation and growing from its crises.

Citi bank and HSBC skyscrapers at night (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)

Opinión

I Have 1M Questions About the PayPal Stablecoin. Here Are 5

The payments giant’s new stablecoin will compete with Tether's and Circle's coins, but it’s not breaking any new ground.

paypal logo on a smartphone booting up the payments app (Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

Congress, Not the SEC, Should Set U.S. Digital Asset Policy

The regulator "sees itself as the arbiter of which technologies should exist in the United States," says Castle Island Ventures' Matt Walsh.

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty

Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.

Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr