Newsletters

Ethereum

Valid Points: MEV on Eth 2.0: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Greater variance in validator income raises important questions about the dynamics of staking on Ethereum under PoS.

Tech  ·  12 May 2021
Newsletters

The Node: What’s New Is Old

The Million Dollar Homepage, a phenomenon from 2005, is back. Is crypto as new as it thinks?

People  ·  11 May 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Matters

The most important impact for the investing market overall: It's a reminder that Bitcoin is a technology. Plus: What's next for dogecoin?

Markets  ·  9 May 2021
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: NFTs Can Help Create a New Internet

Facebook's Trump decision illustrates the web's over-centralization. But NFTs show the way to a new model of development.

Business  ·  7 May 2021
Newsletters

Dogecoin: From Shiba Inu to Scapegoat

Some think the unsustainable dogecoin rally could lead to great government intervention, as with Gamestop, in consumer crypto trading.

People  ·  6 May 2021
DeFi

Don’t Fear the Coming Regulation Wave

Fears of new regulation causing a crypto company apocalypse are overblown. Blockchain technology actually makes compliance easier.

People  ·  5 May 2021
Newsletters

Valid Points: Eth 2.0 Validators Earn Record $3M as ETH Soars Past $3K

ETH hit several new all-time price highs this past week as developers made progress with their plans to expedite the merging of Ethereum and Ethereum 2.0.

Tech  ·  5 May 2021
Ethereum

The Reflexivity of ‘Number Go Up’ Technology

A crash course in mimetic theory as it relates to Ethereum's latest price surge.

People  ·  4 May 2021
Newsletters

State of Crypto: The Bitcoin Fog Indictment Shows the Permanence of User Data

The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?

Policy & regulation  ·  4 May 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Has a Nonviolent Security Model

The dollar and its fiat family cannot say the same.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 May 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin’s Potential as a Collateral Class

Signs point to a new avenue of growth for crypto-backed lending.

Markets  ·  2 May 2021
Newsletters

Iran’s Bitcoin Bet and the Money Wars to Come

Iran's push to license bitcoin mining could help it evade U.S. sanctions. But the plan is likely to help some of its people more than others.

Markets  ·  30 April 2021
Bitcoin

Financial Censorship Is a Thing. Bitcoin Fixes It

A recent campaign to blacklist a Russian news agency is the latest reminder that the world needs permissionless, neutral financial systems.

People  ·  30 April 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Bring on the Bitcoin ETFs

Liquidity concerns in bitcoin markets are overblown. They're not a reason to reject bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 April 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Opening the Mental Health Closet

Working in the crypto industry comes with special challenges, especially during a pandemic and a long bull run.

People  ·  28 April 2021