Opinion


Opinion

Bitcoin’s Future as Currency

Bitcoin has flourished as digital gold. But, in the long-term, its biggest impact will be in denominating business and trade, says Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile.

(Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

12 Future Bitcoin Scenarios: From Bullish to Bearish

Predictions from Anthony Pompliano, Des Dickerson, Cory Klippsten, Isaiah Jackson, David Johnston, Wendy O, Cas Piancey, and others.

(Getty Images)

Opinion

Is This the End of Bitcoin's 4-Year Bull/Bear Market Cycle?

CoinFlip's Daniel Polotsky argues the introduction of ETFs and institutions could disrupt the cyclical price pumps that have historically trailed the Bitcoin halving.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Opinion

Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison

He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Beyond Bitcoin, Crypto Indices

Just like equities have the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, we now see the emergence of cryptocurrency and digital asset indices.

Compass

Opinion

What Binance's Exit From Nigeria Means for P2P Bitcoin

The exchange was forced to leave Nigeria, and I’m sure it will happen to other crypto companies in other countries, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, writes.

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems

Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Markets

How to Design Better On-Chain Governance

An introduction to Futarchy and combinatorial prediction markets.

(Sam Poullain/Unsplash)

Markets

The Benefits of Assets Tokenization

We need to start thinking of blockchains as infrastructure for financial innovation rather than concentrating on the prices of a few digital assets, like bitcoin and ether, says WisdomTree’s digital of digital assets, Benjamin Dean.

(Lance Anderson/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Enablers of Decentralized AI

AI naturally evolves as an increasingly centralized technology, and any decentralization efforts are an uphill battle. But decentralization can win in specific areas of AI development, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.

Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)