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.
Central banks should welcome competition from crypto and the crypto industry should be less defensive, says our columnist.
Universal basic income paired with post-extractive technologies like AI and crypto can alleviate human drudgery, says one entrepreneur.
The Civil War replaced a decentralized monetary system with a centralized one, setting precedents for the regulation of stablecoins today.
Patrick Stanley's new project may provide a way for people to reward and be rewarded by innovative cities.
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.
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.
Gamers want a great game more than anything else, and crypto hasn't delivered a great game yet.
An ode to companies that poorly guard their computer systems and end up paying extortionists bitcoin to unlock them (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling).
Bitcoin's big Florida meetup and CoinDesk's own $DESK project demonstrate a crypto truth: Community precedes technology when creating money.
Innovations tend to stack. And there's nothing more stackable than composability and interoperability involving money.
Crypto is poaching top talent from financial and technology giants.
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.
Another way of looking at the philosopher Craig Warmke's conception of Bitcoin as a fictional substance.
A new crypto wallet, named for a Tulsa neighborhood destroyed by fire 100 years ago, shows how communities of color can build wealth.