Crypto Long & Short


Markets

Ethereum Staking Needs Its (Honest) LIBOR

A standardized ETH staking benchmark could unleash a new generation of financial products that appeal to TradFi.

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Web3

Web3 Represents a Strong Alternative to Today’s Internet

It’s a strong alternative to the current centralized internet, and there are associated crypto tokens worth examining.

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Finance

Crypto Isn’t Ready for Jack Bogle

Alex Botte of Runa Digital Assets explains why crypto isn’t ready for passive investing.

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Finance

Crypto Innovation and Regulation Should Be Partners, Not Adversaries

Developers are flourishing elsewhere amid strident relationships with U.S. regulators.

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Finance

A Closer Look at Market Cap-Weighted Crypto Portfolios

Crypto investment products are commonly weighted by market cap. We examine how a small adjustment to market-cap weighting methodologies may better align digital asset portfolios with their intended objectives.

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Finance

Seeing the Macro Forest for the Token Trees

Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices shares some thoughts on how macro analysis works in crypto.

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Markets

As Crypto Grows, so Does CoinDesk’s Commitment to Keeping Pace

A new CoinDesk tool called the Bitcoin Trend Indicator can help traders spot where BTC is headed.

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Finance

Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto

Two aspects of the crypto world, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing.

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Tech

What ChatGPT Thinks About Digital Assets

Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices quizzes ChatGPT about crypto and then explores how that might factor into an investment opinion.

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Finance

Could Bitcoin Be the Greatest ESG Investment of All Time?

Not only has Bitcoin generated outsized returns for investors, it could actually be a great ESG investment, despite widespread concerns about the cryptocurrency's energy usage.

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