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Crypto Is a Luxury, Gucci Just Hasn’t Realized It

High-end retailers are accepting crypto for their wares when they should be thinking much bigger.

Business  ·  21 April 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Gold Are Complementary Investments

Crypto and gold aren't in zero-sum competition for investors' attention, says Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold Mines.

Business  ·  20 April 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Dogecoin Is a Joke, Get Over It

Save the internet intellectualizing for another day.

People  ·  20 April 2021
Coinbase

Consolidations Are Coming to Crypto

Coinbase is for sure going to buy more companies. And with the success of its stock listing, other crypto companies are sure to follow and will also do what public companies do: buy things.

Business  ·  19 April 2021
Tether

Tether’s Report Card Offers Less Detail Than Rivals’

Our columnist compares how the company behind the leading stablecoin (USDT) attests to its reserves and how its competitors do it.

Markets  ·  19 April 2021
Opinion

Web 3.0 Is Coming for the Sharing Economy

DeFi demonstrates how "sharing" businesses can be built using open protocols, says EY's blockchain leader.

Business  ·  19 April 2021
Opinion

Spate of Old, Wrong or Dubious ‘News’ Spooks Rookie Investors, Fuels Crypto Selloff

The market was already nervous thanks to the coming partial ban on crypto in Turkey.

News  ·  18 April 2021
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: Can Coinbase Live on The Street?

Coinbase's listing ties the company to a centralized system that encourages short-termism over long-term growth, says our chief content officer.

Markets  ·  16 April 2021
Coinbase

Examining the Split Reactions to the Coinbase Listing

“They used to be revolutionary,” one former user said.

People  ·  16 April 2021
Newsletters

Crypto Is Still the Frontier for Journalism

An interview with ERC-20 co-creator Simon de la Rouviere about his new media project combining NFTs, DAOs and cryptocurrency.

News  ·  15 April 2021
Opinion

The Fundamentals of Crypto’s $2T Market Cap

The meaning of "fundamental" means something different with crypto projects than with traditional companies, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 April 2021
Coinbase

The Node: Coinbase Is the Listing to End All Listings

Coinbase is the first of many crypto startups to go public. But, as crypto continues to eat traditional finance, will those listings matter?

News  ·  14 April 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Balaji’s Blueprint for India

A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2021
Opinion

Asset Managers, Owning Bitcoin Is Now Your Fiduciary Duty

Fiduciaries who ignore bitcoin take on another risk: the failure to correctly identify monetary reality, says the author of "Layered Money."

Markets  ·  13 April 2021
DeFi

DeFi Is Transparent, Unless You Look Closely

We need more researchers and better metrics in DeFi to fulfill the promise of a more robust and transparent financial infrastructure.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021