Opinion

Opinion

The Node: Warren Versus the Volcano

Greening bitcoin would be a good thing in itself, and it would take away a tool of misdirection from those who oppose it for other reasons.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 June 2021
CBDCs

Moving on From Good-Bad Crypto Dialogue

Central banks should welcome competition from crypto and the crypto industry should be less defensive, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 June 2021
Opinion

Modern Monetary Theory and a Basic Income for All

Universal basic income paired with post-extractive technologies like AI and crypto can alleviate human drudgery, says one entrepreneur.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 June 2021
Stablecoins

How the Civil War Shapes the Future of Stablecoins

The Civil War replaced a decentralized monetary system with a centralized one, setting precedents for the regulation of stablecoins today.

Business  ·  8 June 2021
Newsletters

Miami Coin and Voting With Your Tokens

Patrick Stanley's new project may provide a way for people to reward and be rewarded by innovative cities.

Tech  ·  8 June 2021
Opinion

El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin: Hype or History in the Making?

What does it mean for a country like El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as "legal tender"? It depends on whom you ask, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 June 2021
Opinion

Bitcoin as Legal Tender? Why El Salvador’s Plan Isn’t as Crazy as You Think

El Salvador decided decades ago it didn’t trust itself to manage its own currency. Lately, it may have reason not to trust Washington either.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 June 2021
Opinion

Blockchain Games That Gamers Want to Win

Gamers want a great game more than anything else, and crypto hasn't delivered a great game yet.

Business  ·  7 June 2021
Newsletters

The Ransom-Ware

An ode to companies that poorly guard their computer systems and end up paying extortionists bitcoin to unlock them (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling).

Business  ·  4 June 2021
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: The Power of Community

Bitcoin's big Florida meetup and CoinDesk's own $DESK project demonstrate a crypto truth: Community precedes technology when creating money.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 June 2021
DeFi

DeFi’s Sticky Future

Innovations tend to stack. And there's nothing more stackable than composability and interoperability involving money.

Tech  ·  3 June 2021
Newsletters

How Do You Know Crypto Is Winning? Look Where the Talent Is Going

Crypto is poaching top talent from financial and technology giants.

People  ·  2 June 2021
Opinion

The Lesson of Bitconnect: Promoters Can Be Liable

The SEC has filed charges against five promoters of the alleged crypto fraud. It's a chance to learn from the mistakes of Trevon James and Co.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Batman

Another way of looking at the philosopher Craig Warmke's conception of Bitcoin as a fictional substance.

People  ·  1 June 2021
Opinion

Black Wall Street 3.0

A new crypto wallet, named for a Tulsa neighborhood destroyed by fire 100 years ago, shows how communities of color can build wealth.

Business  ·  1 June 2021