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The Meaning of Community in Crypto Discussed at Consensus 2023
9.6.2023
Consensus 2023 participants explored how user-focused design, cultural understanding, and gradual decentralization can drive mainstream crypto adoption
Defiant by Default: Why Regulators Must Understand, Not Police, DeFi
9.6.2023
Consensus 2023 visitors discussed DeFi's growth, its need to comply with regulations, and the challenges of balancing crypto-native concepts with traditional finance requirements
Regulators Uncover Binance's Billions of Dollars Transactions Through U.S. Banks
8.6.2023
A new filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suggests that Binance moved billions of dollars in customer funds through Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank – both crypto-friendly U.S. firms that failed in March. ...
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ConsenSys Faces Shareholder Vote Over Controversial Transfer of Company Assets
8.6.2023
The Ethereum developer is accused of squeezing former employees out of shares held in a previous incarnation of the company. The case, which could have wide-ranging consequences for ConsenSys, reaches its next stage today
Are DAOs Doomed to ‘Decentralization Theater’?
8.6.2023
Consensus 2023 guests highlighted their concerns over 'decentralization theater' in DeFi projects, emphasizing the importance of genuine decentralization in the development of the Web3 ecosystem
Cut the Jargon, Keep Your Promises: How Crypto Can Fix Its Image Problem
8.6.2023
Consensus 2023 attendees argued that improving crypto's image requires a clearer explanation of digital assets and a focus on tangible, user-centric products and services
12 Ways Web3 Media Could Embrace AI
7.6.2023
From chatbots to deep blockchain data analysis, artificial intelligence can help Web3 news organizations function. But there are plenty of pitfalls too
The Petrodollar and Its Discontents Point to Bitcoin's Role in the Financial Future
7.6.2023
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia, Russia and China have raised fears that the U.S. dollar could lose its preferred status for oil trading. And yet alternative national currencies aren’t that appealing. Could a Bitcoin-like currency do better?
Crypto Needs to Be Private by Default, Some Consensus 2023 Guests Say
7.6.2023
Participants at Consensus 2023 describe the tension between the need for privacy, transparency and regulation in crypto and DeFi in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
No More FTXs! Consensus 2023 Attendees Discuss Future of Crypto Custody
7.6.2023
FTX's collapse reignites the self-custody debate with Consensus 2023 attendees in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
How AI is Transforming Music Creation in Web3
6.6.2023
While AI and automation threaten to kill creative jobs, here's how the Web3 music world is embracing the technology to enhance their craft
How the Metaverse May Revolutionize the Creator Economy
6.6.2023
Consensus 2023 attendees unpack the future of Web3 and its implications for creator-first digital economies in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
If Crypto Wants Institutional Dollars, It Needs an ESG Game Plan: Consensus 2023 Attendees
6.6.2023
Attendees at Consensus 2023 argue that the crypto industry should embrace ESG and not hide from it in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixers
6.6.2023
Projects are racing to create legal coin mixers that preserve privacy while revealing just enough data to stay on the right side of the law
Russian Official Under Fire for Allegedly Accepting $28 Million Bitcoin Bribe
5.6.2023
The local media outlet, Kommersant, reported details of the highest bribery case in recent years, where an officer received a bribe worth millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the Prosecutor General's Office discovered the bribery incident....
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
5.6.2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
Introducing CoinDesk’s First-Ever ‘Consensus @ Consensus’ Report
5.6.2023
Based on intimate, curated group discussions that took place at Consensus 2023, it covers a wide range of pressing issues for the digital assets industry
3 Reasons Why Beauty on the Blockchain Makes Sense
5.6.2023
Through new forms of digital artistry and cutting-edge technological innovation, today’s leading beauty companies hope to reach Web3-native consumers, create meaningful experiences and perhaps even clean up their supply chain
Rivaling Visa, Skyrocketing Trezor, Binancing All and 20 Crypto Jokes
3.6.2023
This week in crypto: Ethereum transaction volume rivaled Visa as blockchain transactions soared, Tether saw its market capitalization hit a new record high, a long-forgotten Ethereum ICO wallet resurfaced with $15 million worth of funds after eight years of dormancy, and Saifedean Ammous...
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2015 – Vitalik Buterin and the Birth of Ethereum
2.6.2023
The most used blockchain is supposed to be immutable. So why has it changed so much from its founding?