Opinion

Opinion

Congress, Don’t Rush Regulating Crypto

A sprawling infrastructure bill is the wrong venue for regulating an industry as complex and systemically important as crypto.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 August 2021
Newsletters

The Node: The First Step to Making Sense of the Token Economy

Founders can build open-source platforms without fees and still get rich. Here's how.

Opinion  ·  2 August 2021
Newsletters

Fundamentally Incompatible: How the Proposed Crypto Tax Rules Miss the Mark

A late addition to the infrastructure bill moving through Congress would impose impossible reporting requirements on miners and wallets.

Opinion  ·  30 July 2021
Opinion

Money Reimagined: Can DeFi Stay Decentralized?

Uniswap’s move to restrict investor access to certain tokens, apparently from regulatory pressure, raises questions about DeFi's decentralization.

Opinion  ·  30 July 2021
Decentralization

Did Laozi Dream of Blockchain?

The ancient Daoist philosopher has lessons for the crypto age, in the latest essay for Crypto Questioned.

Opinion  ·  30 July 2021
Stablecoins

US Stablecoin Regulation Could Lead to Geopolitical Competition

Recent regulatory developments could push stablecoins closer to the existing fiat system, unleashing competition for control over a lifeblood of the crypto industry, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  30 July 2021
Gaming

A Play-to-Earn Account Beats a Bank Account

NFT games are doing more to deliver financial inclusion than a bank account ever has or will, says the co-founder of Yield Guild Games.

Opinion  ·  29 July 2021
DeFi

Parsing 3 Types of Risk in Digital Assets

In digital assets, high yields are ubiquitous, but it’s not always clear what risks are actually taken to generate these yields, says our columnist.

Markets  ·  29 July 2021
Opinion

The Metaverse’s Emerging Economics

The coming media-internet – aka the metaverse – will change how economic value is created and distributed, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  29 July 2021
Ethereum

Cats Clog Ethereum, the Sequel

Demand was high for Stoner Cats NFTs.

Opinion  ·  29 July 2021
DeFi

Finding Alpha in DeFi

DeFi has challenged many aspects of traditional capital markets including the creation and discovery of alpha returns, says IntoTheBlock's CEO.

Markets  ·  29 July 2021
Opinion

The IMF’s Self-Serving Case Against Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund has finally expanded on its "issues" with El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin. There's not much behind the curtain.

Opinion  ·  28 July 2021
Bitcoin

Love Bitcoin? Mine Your Values

Mining bitcoin can guide the network to sustainability, protect it from being commandeered and maintain decentralization.

Opinion  ·  28 July 2021
DeFi

The Node: Goldman’s ‘DeFi’ ETF Is a Nothingburger

Goldman Sachs filed for a "DeFi" ETF that would track stocks mostly associated with enterprise blockchain.

Opinion  ·  27 July 2021
Ethereum

How to Fix Ethereum’s MEV Problem and Give Traders the Best Price

MEV is a growing problem for Ethereum, but it can be mitigated through careful protocol design and economic theory.

Opinion  ·  27 July 2021