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El Salvador Diary: Lightning Is Key to Bitcoin Adoption
18.8.2023
As he travels around the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, Jonathan Martin finds that few are using it. But Lightning integration could soon change the game
Tokenization News Roundup: Consolidation Coming
18.8.2023
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain
Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk
18.8.2023
Things We're Freaking Out About
18.8.2023
As Congress Bickers, the Rest of World Recognizes Stablecoins
18.8.2023
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
17.8.2023
How PayPal Upended the Crypto Debate in Washington D.C.
16.8.2023
The fintech giant’s PYUSD stablecoin has forced a rethink among Democratic policymakers who previously resisted federal legislation, says John Rizzo
The End of the End of Crypto
16.8.2023
The Machine Economy and the Convergence of Web3, AI and Fintech
16.8.2023
Fintech, Web3, and artificial intelligence are one economic whole, and our ability to grow each relies on their deep synthesis, says Lex Sokolin, founder of Web3 investment fund Generative Ventures
The FIT Act Is the Most Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Ever Voted on by Congress
16.8.2023
The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto
15.8.2023
Crypto’s Theater Is Becoming More Surreal
14.8.2023
Decentralization theater, governance theater, community theater. Web3 promised a revolution, but, mostly, the innovation is all for show, says Cami Russo, the founder of The Defiant
Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go Back to Jail Thanks to His Big Fat Mouth
11.8.2023
The fallen FTX founder didn’t just violate his bail — he violated the trust of his family’s last remaining allies
PayPal’s Stablecoin Is No Libra. Why the Timing Feels Right
11.8.2023
Like Facebook's ill-fated Libra project, PYUSD is getting some pushback in Washington D.C. But its prospects seem more promising, says Michael J. Casey
Tokenization News Roundup: Pendulum Swings Toward Doubters
10.8.2023
In recent weeks, the buzz around the emerging tool of tokenizing real-world assets has been on how it will grow to achieve the $16 trillion-by-2030 potential that the Boston Consulting Group predicted last year. Inevitably, criticism intrudes, and this week there is sober opinion, caution...
Is Coinbase Disillusioned With Crypto?
10.8.2023
The exchange recently argued that cryptos are like Beanie Babies. So does it still think Bitcoin and Ethereum are the future of finance?
How Crypto Tokenization Can Go Wrong (and How to Make It Right)
10.8.2023
Barbie Is a Metaverse
9.8.2023
Virtual worlds, like Barbie’s, are a source of meaning and fulfillment for people seeking more in life. And these worlds gain from interactions: the more interoperability, the better
PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Watershed Moment for Finance
9.8.2023
Until now, most of crypto’s big innovations have been for crypto-natives. PayPal’s stablecoin is different, says Austin Campbell, the former head of Portfolio Management at Paxos
PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits
9.8.2023
High U.S. Treasury interest rates are a powerful short-term motivator. Everything else is theory