Washington Should Let DeFi Succeed
Regulators should prosecute fraud, but also acknowledge the limits of their effectiveness and allow DeFi to mature.
Regulators should prosecute fraud, but also acknowledge the limits of their effectiveness and allow DeFi to mature.
Bitcoin is not just for libertarians or progressives. It's a system firmly rooted in the republican notion of non-dominance.
The DeFi industry should watch closely the regulatory actions taken against BlockFi and the securities questions being raised, CoinDesk columnist Preston Byrne writes.
Analysts have looked at the predictive power of Metcalfe's Law to determine the value of the Bitcoin network.
For institutions to move into crypto, they need systems that protect against irreversible mistakes.
The E.U. Commissioner for Financial Services may have misunderstood the meaning of her own statement. The reality is hard to imagine.
China's fight against data-driven inequality could also hamper prosperity. Web 3.0 is one solution but will the Communist party embrace it?
Geo-fencing and other user restrictions are like “no access” signs around platforms and protocols that were built for financial inclusion.
The old-guard financial industry is aware of the competitive threat from decentralized finance, but it's not moving fast enough to catch up.
La adopción de esa criptomoneda como de curso legal podría ayudar a impulsar la economía del país, dice nuestra columnista, pero hay riesgos si el gobierno se excede en la concesión de nuevos préstamos.
The stock-trading app will debut in a fast-cooling market, costing it millions in cash and billions in market cap, says our columnist.
Pseudonymity is a key reason for the emergence of the $110 billion stablecoin market. If regulators are worried about financial stability, they should have some KYC controls.
The controversial DeFi Education Fund will pay off for the whole industry.
If you're going to warn people about stablecoins by citing 19th century history, you should at least include the full record, says our columnist.
As commerce moves online, transactions are increasingly subject to vetoes by middlemen who impose their values. Innocent people need alternatives.
For the first time ever, a publicly traded company is navigating crypto's doldrums. Wall Street analysts may not react kindly.
If the Bitcoin network is a collectively told story, as the philosopher Craig Warmke argued, wouldn't hard forks be fan fiction?
Jackson Palmer and others sometime conflate bad behavior with deeper technological bias. Spike Lee sees things differently.
Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer says bitcoin is "inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic" but, really, it's whatever you want it to be, says our columnist.
Blockchains can’t rebuild roads or end sectarian violence, famine or natural disasters.
From sandboxes to the definition of money, Australia has to decide whether to support innovation or tamp it down, Finder's co-founder says.
Compass Mining is just the latest firm to show how bitcoin's economic incentives could spur a greener grid.
Bitcoin has shown an increasing tendency to track interest rate hikes, but professional investors still think record-high inflation is fleeting.
Any organization that relies on computers may be vulnerable to digital extortion. But the threat isn’t always clear. Industry expert Marcus Hutchins weighs in.
Bullish is a proposed crypto exchange seeking a $9 billion SPAC debut. Its design could benefit the founders at the expense of users.
The Surfside condo collapse was an institutional and communal failure. Blockchain could increase trust in managerial decisions.
You are you everywhere offline. You should be able to be you everywhere online, too.
Ahead of the crypto firm's public market debut via SPAC, here are the key considerations for potential investors, according to our columnist.
The Consumer Price Index has given Americans a falsely comforting perception of reality. When even this metric jumps 5%, we’d better hope it’s a glitch.
Conceptions of Bitcoin's political philosophy are well known. Paul Ennis examines what ideology animates Ethereum.