Opinion

OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized

OnlyFans' decision (now reversed) to ban porn reveals the arbitrary power of banks to delist products they don't like.

Opinion  ·  26 August 2021

OnlyFans’ Porn U-Turn Is a Victory Against Banking Censorship

Banks helped force a hugely disruptive porn ban on OnlyFans. With public fury focused on their outsized power, the banks seem to have backed down.

Opinion  ·  25 August 2021
Opinion

Are NFTs Securities?

Some of them are trying to be.

Opinion  ·  24 August 2021
Opinion

Why Did Visa Buy a $150K NFT? Why Does Anyone?

There are some very good reasons, it turns out, rooted in our deep, totally irrational animal brains.

Opinion  ·  23 August 2021
Newsletter

OnlyFans Stops Sex Acts and Politicizes Payments

OnlyFans has abandoned the sex workers that made it huge, largely thanks to pressure from banks and payment providers. That's a terrifying precedent, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  20 August 2021
Newsletter

Money Reimagined: Afghan Activist Roya Mahboob on Crypto

Bitcoin surely doesn't "fix" Afghanistan, but it "could play a very important role” as an alternative financial system.

Opinion  ·  20 August 2021
Regulation

Diem: A Dream Deferred?

Is diem what the world needs? "It's a start," economist Darrell Duffie says.

Opinion  ·  20 August 2021
DeFi

Gary Gensler Isn’t Buying Your Decentralization Theater

The SEC chief has a point: DeFi is often not as decentralized as its proponents like to claim.

Opinion  ·  19 August 2021
Newsletters

Cathie Wood vs. Michael Burry Isn’t About Tesla – It’s About Inflation

Two top-tier investors are clashing over the potential of innovative "growth stocks." But what they're really talking about is the Fed.

Opinion  ·  18 August 2021
DeFi

The Poly Hack and Crypto’s Trust Issues

In crypto, you shouldn't have to ask who you can trust. But as the Poly Network hack and its resolution have showed, you absolutely do.

Opinion  ·  17 August 2021
Newsletters

Props Shutdown Throws Reg A+ Funding Model Into Limbo

Props, a social media token project, was one of the first to receive a Reg A+ qualification. It's now shutting down.

Opinion  ·  17 August 2021
DeFi

6 Reasons DeFi Will Stay Inefficient (and Profitable)

Traders assume the DeFi market will become more efficient over time, reducing arbitrage opportunities. But that may not be true.

Opinion  ·  16 August 2021
Stablecoins

The Race for Stablecoin Transparency

Stablecoins have been improving their reporting on reserves, but transparency makes an already difficult business model more complicated to execute, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  16 August 2021
Privacy

Privacy Without DeFi Is Boring, DeFi Without Privacy Is Predatory

Developers have traded riches for user privacy. It's time to return crypto to its roots.

Opinion  ·  16 August 2021
Newsletters

Bitcoin ATMs and the Road to Adoption

At least for now, crypto in Puerto Rico is less about doing business than about education.

Opinion  ·  16 August 2021