Opinion

DeFi

Blockchain or Blockbuster? The Choice Facing Financial Incumbents

The old-guard financial industry is aware of the competitive threat from decentralized finance, but it's not moving fast enough to catch up.

Opinion  ·  20 July 2021
Coinbase

How $33B Robinhood Ended Up Being Worth Less Than Coinbase

The stock-trading app will debut in a fast-cooling market, costing it millions in cash and billions in market cap, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
DeFi

If Stablecoins Cause Instability, Regulators Have Themselves to Blame

Pseudonymity is a key reason for the emergence of the $110 billion stablecoin market. If regulators are worried about financial stability, they should have some KYC controls.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
DeFi

Everything Moves Fast in DeFi, Even Political Action

The controversial DeFi Education Fund will pay off for the whole industry.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
CBDCs

Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins

If you're going to warn people about stablecoins by citing 19th century history, you should at least include the full record, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  19 July 2021
Opinion

How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse

A cute NFT pet game called Axie Infinity is currently raking in more protocol revenue than Ethereum and Bitcoin. Filipinos are benefitting.

Features  ·  17 July 2021
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: Why the World Still Needs Uncensorable Marketplaces

As commerce moves online, transactions are increasingly subject to vetoes by middlemen who impose their values. Innocent people need alternatives.

Opinion  ·  16 July 2021
Bitcoin

Can Coinbase Keep Wall Street Happy During the Crypto ‘Pause’?

For the first time ever, a publicly traded company is navigating crypto's doldrums. Wall Street analysts may not react kindly.

Opinion  ·  16 July 2021
Hard Forks

Hard Forks Are Fan Fiction

If the Bitcoin network is a collectively told story, as the philosopher Craig Warmke argued, wouldn't hard forks be fan fiction?

Opinion  ·  16 July 2021
Bitcoin

Jackson Palmer vs. Spike Lee: ‘Inherently Right Wing’ or ‘Digital Rebellion’?

Jackson Palmer and others sometime conflate bad behavior with deeper technological bias. Spike Lee sees things differently.

Opinion  ·  15 July 2021
Dogecoin

Bitcoin Doesn’t Care if You Think It’s Right Wing

Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer says bitcoin is "inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic" but, really, it's whatever you want it to be, says our columnist.

Opinion  ·  15 July 2021
Cardano

The Headache of ‘Crypto Colonialism’

Blockchains can’t rebuild roads or end sectarian violence, famine or natural disasters.

Opinion  ·  14 July 2021
Regulation

Australia Faces Big Choices on Crypto Regulation

From sandboxes to the definition of money, Australia has to decide whether to support innovation or tamp it down, Finder's co-founder says.

Opinion  ·  14 July 2021
Newsletters

Bitcoin Is Already Incentivizing Renewable Energy

Compass Mining is just the latest firm to show how bitcoin's economic incentives could spur a greener grid.

Opinion  ·  14 July 2021
Inflation

Inflation Is Rampant. Is It Time to Buy Bitcoin?

Bitcoin has shown an increasing tendency to track interest rate hikes, but professional investors still think record-high inflation is fleeting.

Opinion  ·  13 July 2021