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Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?
16.9.2024
Restaking leader EigenLayer is a hit with more risk-accepting retail investors, but it doesn’t currently meet institutional needs, says Tara Annison, Head of Product at Twinstake, a non-custodial staking provider for institutional clients
DAOs Need a Vibe Check
13.9.2024
A recent token heist at Compound DAO revealed the weakness of current DAO governance voting. There is a better way, say Andrés Fábrega, Jay Yu, Amy Zhao, and Ari Juels
U.S. Political Prediction Markets: Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters
13.9.2024
If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal
Building on Bitcoin in the Age of Web3
12.9.2024
We need a cultural, philosophical, and technological movement that will return Bitcoin to its once prominent position in the decentralized finance landscape
EToro Settles With the SEC: Industry Lawyers React
12.9.2024
Under the agreement, the platform can list only BTC, BCH and ETH in the U.S. Is that a hint of which digital assets the SEC thinks are not securities?
Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization of Real World Assets
12.9.2024
Real World Assets could help stabilize crypto volatility impacts on performance while streamlining portfolio management
Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Heated Debate, Polymarket Shows
11.9.2024
Following the heated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Polymarket data revealed an intense tie between the two from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, with each holding a 49% chance of winning. By 2:30 p.m., however, Trump edged ahead by a single...
Slowing Inflation Growth Points to More Upside in Crypto
11.9.2024
Today's CPI data show inflation growth continued to ease in August. That could be good news for crypto, says Scott Garliss
That Debate! How Crypto Reacted to Last Night's Showdown
11.9.2024
Harris and Trump may not have mentioned crypto. But crypto folk had plenty to say about the presidential debate Tuesday night
Are Ethereum Staking Yields Too High?
11.9.2024
As staking grows in popularity through liquid staking derivatives, there is a need to better quantify staking returns for different platforms and how they change over time, says Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and coo, RedStone
The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex
11.9.2024
In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this landscape, says Fadi Aboualfa, head of research...
The Debate Showed How Little Crypto Matters to Voters and Politicians
11.9.2024
Trump and Harris didn’t mention crypto once last night because, despite the industry’s pretensions to relevance, most people don’t care about these issues, says Ryan Gorman
Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate
11.9.2024
Crypto did not emerge as a topic of discussion during the second presidential debate, but that didn't stop the candidates from going back and forth on a number of other topics
Why Every Crypto Founder Must Master Political Strategy
10.9.2024
Stablecoins vs Tokenized Deposits: Why the Differences Matter
10.9.2024
Aren’t stablecoins and tokenized deposits the same thing? Not at all, argues Noelle Acheson. It’s not just the different functionality and treatment, it’s also the different approaches to money
GenZ’s Toolkit for a New Bangladesh: Blockchain
9.9.2024
Widespread corruption led to Bangladesh’s recent student-led revolution, toppling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Blockchains can help secure it by offering greater transparency, says Sharmeen Shehabuddin, Social Media Lead at Consensys
Crypto’s Venture Capital Gap
9.9.2024
The lack of a central hub for crypto, compared to other tech movements, may be holding innovation back, says CoinDesk columnist Azeem Khan
How Might Donald Trump's Crypto Token Fit Into Regulations?
7.9.2024
The former president of the United States is launching a crypto yield product, even as he appeals to the crypto industry in his current bid for office. Donald Trump will be the "chief crypto advocate" for World Liberty Financial, a venture that has offered scant hints so far about what it will...
Escaping the Casino: How Tokenized Assets Will Save DeFi From Itself
6.9.2024
Vitalik Buterin is right: DeFi today is a circular speculative economy. The bigger opportunity lies in bringing traditional capital markets on-chain, so that crypto reaches the mainstream, says Zach Rynes (aka ChainLinkGod), who serves as a Chainlink Community Liaison
We Need DePIN to Get to Net-Zero Emissions
5.9.2024
To achieve the net-zero goal ASAP, we must find a way to actively integrate end consumers into the energy market. The answer is Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, says Kai Siefert, founder and CEO of Combinder, a user-owned distributed energy network