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Opinion

Why Threads Got 100 Million Users When Other Twitter Rivals Could Not

Network effects and ease-of-use rule the day. And, a lot of people clearly don’t care about decentralization and privacy all that much, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.

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Policy

Crypto Can’t Be Used as Money Due to ‘Inherent Flaws,’ BIS Tells G20

Central bankers, wary of displacing their own fiat currencies, pointed to the past year's prominent hacks and collapses.

BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.

Consensus Magazine

An Orb, a Token and Money for Everyone: Worldcoin’s CEO on Crypto’s Most Daring Project

Alex Blania on collaborating with OpenAI's Sam Altman on a universal basic income for eight billion people.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Web3

Starbucks Teams Up With Micah Johnson's Aku NFT Project

The next Starbucks Odyssey Journey will feature a Stamp "designed by Aku" and include a $100,000 donation to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit tackling food insecurity among children.

Aku (Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Rise to $120K by End-2024: Standard Chartered

The bank previously said it expected the cryptocurrency to reach $100,000 by then.

Bitcoin's price will go up if the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, Matrixport said. (Unsplash)

Finance

Tom Brady's NFT Startup Autograph Shifts Strategy Amid Struggles: NYT

Autograph is now shifting to a broader focus on helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed some crypto language from its marketing.

Tom Brady (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Finance

Taylor Swift Approved Sponsorship Deal With FTX, Despite Previous Reports: NYT

Swift signed the sponsorship agreement worth as much as $100 million following more than six months of discussions.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Paycor Stadium on June 30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Policy

2023 será o ano do ETF Bitcoin ?

O hype está de volta. O mercado mudou o suficiente?

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Policy

2023 sera-t-elle l’année de l’ETF Bitcoin ?

Le battage médiatique est de retour. Le marché a-t-il suffisamment changé ?

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Policy

¿Será 2023 el año del ETF de Bitcoin ?

El revuelo ha vuelto. ¿Ha cambiado lo suficiente el mercado?

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