Opinion


Analyses

There Was No Terra ‘Attack’

Conspiracy theories won’t save you from financial reality, says CoinDesk's chief insights columnist.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Ryder Ripps, Bored Apes and 'Owning' an NFT

A debate over fair use and copyright in the NFT age ensues.

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

Analyses

Matt Prewitt: Let’s Use New Forms of Money to Commit to Our Communities

More local money could lessen the incentive to “exit” the communities who need the resources, says Matt Prewitt, president of the RadicalxChange Foundation.

(Matt Prewitt, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Diana Sinclair: People Aren’t 'Ready to Hear' About Inequities in the Metaverse

Web 3 can open up opportunities for marginalized groups, but it's not a silver bullet, says one leading NFT artist.

Diana Sinclair (CoinDesk)

Analyses

What to Watch for in Tether's Upcoming Attestation Report

The leading stablecoin project still hasn’t published its March report attesting to its reserves. Following Terra, investors have a right to more timely information, says our columnist.

Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).

Analyses

Let Terra Die

Do Kwon's proposal to fork the failed stablecoin network isn't what LUNA holders want, nor will it help them.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Analyses

What Web 3 Means to Andreessen Horowitz

And what the venture capital firm's "State of Crypto" report means for you.

Marc Andreessen, a16z co-founder (Joi/Wikimedia Commons)

Analyses

Breaking Barriers to the Web 3 Creator Economy

The latest innovations in blockchain technology are enabling creators to earn more from their work and achieve an unprecedented level of autonomy.

Web 3 is opening all sorts of possibilities for creators. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Analyses

UST Won't Be the End of Algorithmic Stablecoins

The trail for a monetary "Holy Grail" continues, despite Terra’s collapse. So what do we do about it?

(Annie Spratt/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Analyses

Satoshi's Mission, LUNA, UST and Where Crypto Went Wrong

In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto encoded a mission statement for the industry in Bitcoin's first block. Essentially, crypto should first do no harm.

Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)