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Halloween Costumes for Broke Crypto Traders

These easy (and affordable!) costumes are perfect for anyone short on time and cash.

Trick or treat? It's a user-activated soft fork! (Sam Ewen/DALL-E)

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How Crypto Traders Are Reinventing Venture Capital

The digital asset ecosystem democratizes startup investing by granting everyday investors wider access to potentially outsized returns of liquid venture markets.

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4 Questions That Will Determine the Future of Retail Trading

Crypto is resistant to neat classifications like securities, commodities and cash – and that will likely continue as the industry expands into new business lines.

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Bitcoin Is the Song That Does Not End

Bitcoin prices have fallen, but user interest and developer activity remain as strong as ever.

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DeFi Must Be Defended

The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) threatens DeFi’s unique features of composability and permissionlessness

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What Bloomberg’s Crypto Opus Means for the Next Bull Market

Star finance writer Matt Levine devoted an entire Businessweek issue to crypto. That may be game over for hard-line skeptics.

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Macro Problems Are Clouding Ethereum Merge Advances

One month after Ethereum’s Merge, Simon Peters, crypto market analyst at social investing network eToro, looks at what’s next for the network and its native token, ether (ETH).

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Technical Analysis Is Dead, Long Live Transaction Analysis

Historical price movements can only tell crypto traders so much about where prices are trending.

Technical analysis is often called "astrology for men," Arkham's Miguel Morel writes. (Josh Rangel/Unsplash)

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Is SBF Right About DeFi Regulation?

The FTX founder was roundly criticized for his crypto-regulatory proposals. But the so-called effective altruist is just being practical.

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Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy

Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation.

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