Opinion


Opinion

How Crypto Can Repair Its Reputation in Washington

Trust in the industry is at an all-time low, but key stakeholders can still rebuild relationships with regulators and politicians by focusing on what makes crypto unique: trustlessness.

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Finance

Goldman Sachs Is Trying to Make Blockchain Bonds Happen

But it probably won't – for blockchain bonds, tomatoes or whatever.

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Opinion

ChatGPT Will Kill Search and Open a Path to Web3

The latest offering from OpenAI, with its ability to immediately answer questions, could end our dependence on Google and its advertising model and force companies to use NFTs to generate revenue.

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Opinion

Apple's New Encryption Policy Is a Huge Boon for Crypto

Opt-in end-to-end encryption tools are an immense win for digital privacy – and crypto.

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Opinion

Most Underreported Trend in 2022: Crypto Is Embracing Mobile

You can have your metaverse and VR headsets, writes Boyd Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Web3 startup Iomob. In 10 years he predicts the masses will still be in the real world using smartphones, so if you are a crypto evangelist, jump on the mobile bandwagon.

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Opinion

Did Sam Bankman-Fried Finally Admit the Obvious?

In an exchange with YouTuber Coffeezilla, the former CEO disclosed that client funds weren’t segregated as promised.

Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Be Patient: Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go to Prison for a Very, Very Long Time

The former wonder boy could be behind bars for life, according to U.S. federal sentencing guidelines.

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Opinion

Why a Divided Congress Is Bullish for Crypto

Bipartisan efforts to regulate crypto are moving forward, but U.S. representatives should keep crypto's core tenets of privacy, decentralization and financial freedom closely in mind.

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Opinion

Economic Unreality: What SEC ICO Precedents Mean for Ripple

The history and future of crypto securities law told in four acts: Kik, Telegram, Library and Ripple.

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Opinion

BTC Dominance Is Behaving Weirdly, and That’s Sort of Good

It's likely we are witnessing the consolidation of the crypto market’s speculative nature.

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