Op-ed

Would the STABLE Act Make Running an Ethereum Node Illegal?

The STABLE Act regulating the burgeoning stablecoin industry is misplaced and overly broad, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 December 2020

Three Fronts in the Global Digital Currency Wars

There are now several competing approaches to building a new financial system, writes Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. Which will governments embrace?

Markets  ·  13 November 2019
News

Why Bitcoin’s ‘Culture War’ Matters

Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. Let’s talk about bitcoin, toxicity and inclusiveness. (Boy, my Twitter feed is going to have fun over the next few days.) To start with, let me take a position: I stand with those […]

Markets  ·  3 June 2019