Crypto Long & Short


CoinDesk Indices

Inauguration Edition: A New Reality

Trump's election has increased investor confidence among institutions, helping to elevate digital assets as a mainstream asset class. The question remains if this is a long-term shift or just a temporary response, says CCData’s Joshua de Vos.

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CoinDesk Indices

Still Learning After All These Years

CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr on grass roots crypto adoption and paying forward the “gimmick.”


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How to Ensure Blockchains Are Really Decentralized

Decentralization is fundamental to blockchain technology, offering resilience and resistance to censorship, but is the industry focused on the right incentives to drive decentralization? By Pablo Larguía

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What 2025 Holds for Tokenized Real World Assets

What to pay attention to this year as capital markets transfer onto the blockchain. By Jason Barraza.

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Bitcoin's Outlook: Short-Term vs. Long-Term

Despite signs of short-term bearish signals, the long-term outlook for bitcoin remains bullish from a technical analysis perspective. By Katie Stockton.

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How Web3 Is Disrupting AI Cloud Computing

Data security is broken and blockchain holds the key, says David Attermann.

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CoinDesk Indices

Three Questions Reveal Your Ideal Bitcoin Allocation

How multi-asset investors can assess bitcoin's compatibility with their portfolios and identify the optimal allocation that aligns with their specific objectives. By Markus Thielen.

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Opinion

Three Predictions For 2025

2024 has been a pivotal year for crypto. However, the real turning point is still to come. Here are three predictions for 2025 that could help ignite it, says Marcin Kazmierczak.

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Opinion

Out With the “Altcoin,” in With the Asset Class

It’s time to retire the “altcoin” moniker and embrace crypto as an asset class, says Max Freccia.

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Opinion

Opening Doors for Banks Under a Trump Administration

Despite the rapidly evolving relationship between traditional finance and cryptocurrency, significant changes are not just based on market dynamics, but also political factors, says Lucas Schweiger.

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