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Web3 Experiential Tokens and Asset Pricing
5.4.2023
Web3 consumer engagement models are still in their infancy, but could have the potential to unlock incremental value and enable price discovery for creators and investors alike
CoinDesk’s Ethereum Validator Enters Final Weeks, Sitting on More Than $30K of Gains
5.4.2023
To better chronicle the Ethereum blockchain's transition to a proof-of-stake network, CoinDesk in 2020 started its own validator – nicknamed Zelda. We plunked down the 32 ETH (roughly $15,000 at the time) and laid the technical groundwork. With staking withdrawals due to start April 12, we take...
Arbitrum Governance Fracas Reopens the Question: Why DAOs?
4.4.2023
The messy governance dispute involving a major Ethereum scaling system shows “communities” of token holders have power. But how should that power be distributed?
The SEC's Beaxy Suit Looks Like a Coinbase Case Preview
4.4.2023
The SEC took pains to note the Beaxy exchange did a lot of illegal trading. Is this a preview of its action against Coinbase?
Sen. Warren’s ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Is Just the Beginning of Crypto’s Politicization
3.4.2023
As the 2024 U.S. election cycle approaches don’t be surprised to hear politicians discussing bitcoin, crypto and CBDCs
What Hindenburg Research’s Takedown of Block Says About Money and Crime
31.3.2023
Expecting centralized money services to halt crime only helps politicize money and disempower users
It’s a Small (Virtual) World After All
31.3.2023
Disney reportedly lays off its metaverse team, and the U.K. Treasury cancels its NFT plans, but on the bright side, NFTs for tickets are having a moment
The Biden Administration Is Politicizing Crypto
31.3.2023
With crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) last week receiving a Wells Notice signaling impending action from the SEC, and with the CFTC this week suing Binance, another crypto exchange, it feels like the crypto industry is at war with the U.S. government. This could get bad
How Advisors Can Prepare for Ethereum’s Unlock
30.3.2023
Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade will unlock ether that has been staked since the Merge, potentially leading to selling pressure that market participants could ride out or take advantage of
That Binance Suit Sure Seems Bigger Than Just a CFTC Case
29.3.2023
Between Coinbase, Binance, Justin Sun, Do Kwon and Custodia, there has been just so much news over the last week. And that’s largely just the U.S. But Binance is the most interesting, not only for what happened (the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued it), but also for what didn’t (the...
The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
29.3.2023
Ric Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, talks about a key reason why crypto’s future looks bleaker: an apparent effort to cut it off from U.S. banks
Cryptos Gained in Q1 Despite Weakened Asset Class Perceptions
29.3.2023
Glenn Williams Jr. discusses the confounding first quarter, which delivered massive gains to crypto investors even as the industry’s prospects appeared to worsen
Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be
29.3.2023
Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?
How Bad Is the Binance Suit?
28.3.2023
The ‘Skull of Satoshi’ Proves Bitcoin Mining Discourse Isn’t Dead
27.3.2023
An artist made great art and learned about Bitcoin
Bank Consolidation Threatens Freedom, Makes Case for Bitcoin
24.3.2023
The biggest threat from the banking crisis triggered by this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might not lie in the potential for depositors to lose their savings but in the censorship power that massive banks are now accumulating as customers move their money
A Sudden Onset of Hyperinflation: What Will Happen to Bitcoin?
24.3.2023
Do You Believe in (Bitcoin) Magic?
24.3.2023
NFTs continued to grow beyond their humble Ethereum roots this week, with Magic Eden becoming the first major NFT marketplace to offer Bitcoin-based collectibles on its platform. Web3 gaming was also in the spotlight, as Sony filed a patent that could make NFTs transferable between different games...
Crypto Is the Solution to Bank Runs, Not the Cause
23.3.2023
Self-custody, transparency and immediate settlement are just a few ways that crypto could prevent loss of funds
Some Cross-Browser DevTools Features You Might Not Know
22.3.2023
I spend a lot of time in DevTools, and I’m sure you do too. Sometimes I even bounce between them, especially when I’m debugging cross-browser issues. DevTools is a lot like browsers themselves — not all of the features in …
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