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Stop Blaming Crypto for Traditional Finance Failures
16.3.2023
After the recent collapse of three banks – Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank – many pointed fingers at crypto as the cause. But crypto may actually be the solution, not the problem
Don’t Get Your Hopes Up: SVB's Demise Won't Bring Interest Rates Down
15.3.2023
The Federal Reserve’s new Bank Term Funding Program is a backstop for banks – but also a license to let interest rates rip
Evaluating Bitcoin as a Store of Value
15.3.2023
Two on-chain metrics, realized capitalization and holding trends, demonstrate belief in bitcoin as a store of value (SoV)
Crypto Long & Short: Finding Alpha in AI-Related Crypto
15.3.2023
Glenn Williams Jr. explains how his process of researching small and microcap oil and gas companies compares to that of digital assets and AI. Then, Joe Orsini shares how two on-chain metrics, realized capitalization and holding trends, demonstrate belief in bitcoin as a store of value (SoV)
When Will Crypto Learn From the Mistakes of Banks?
15.3.2023
It’s time to bring the lessons of TradFi to crypto’s shadow banks, unregulated custodians and offshore exchanges – before another FTX or Silvergate
Should I Keep My Money in Bitcoin or a Bank?
14.3.2023
The U.S. government is in the business of bailing out banks
How Sports DAOs Can Offer Fans a Piece of the Action
14.3.2023
Just as the Ethereum network continues to show us the way toward a fairer internet, Sports DAOs will show us the way toward the future of fandom, says Adam Miller of MIDAO in this op ed for CoinDesk's Culture Week
AI and Crypto Are Combining to Create Web3's 'Multiplayer Era'
14.3.2023
Creating with code has never been easier. Web3 tooling shows us how it can be equitable
Bank Board Member and Dodd-Frank Co-Sponsor Barney Frank Suspects ‘Anti-Crypto’ Message Behind Signature Bank Failure
13.3.2023
Barney Frank, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, discussed his opinion on the recent failure of Signature Bank. In an interview, Frank stated that he believes regulators aimed to “send a very strong...
Bitcoin Was Built Was for This Moment
13.3.2023
Amid a U.S. banking crisis, value is flowing into bitcoin. Is this the beginning of the “Great Reset”? investor and author Tatiana Koffman asks
USDC's 'Black Swan' Depegging Could Have Been Avoided With Proper Regulatory Framework
13.3.2023
Fissures among the progressive left are primarily responsible for the lack of U.S. regulatory progress around stablecoins, says John Rizzo, senior vice president for public affairs at Clyde Group
It’s Not Just Fraud That Chilled Crypto Regulation
13.3.2023
While it’s easy to blame the recent shift in the regulatory mood regarding crypto markets on certain bad actors, the real roots lie beyond the crypto ecosystem, says Noelle Acheson
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Reignite ‘Moral Hazard’ Dilemma Bitcoin Was Designed to End
13.3.2023
A debate from the 2008 financial crisis resurfaces as the FDIC intervenes to help two troubled institutions with crypto connections, says CoinDesk's David Z. Morris
The Banking Crisis Is Not Crypto’s Fault
13.3.2023
Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem
Move-to-Earn Has a Ponzi Economics Problem
13.3.2023
Stepn is a cautionary tale for M2E startup founders like me. But I see a better model in Sweatcoin, which leveraged real-life utility to amass over 100 million users before going on-chain, writes Iomob CEO Boyd Cohen
The Australian Open Goes Full Web3
13.3.2023
January’s tennis grand slam shows how brands can embrace the metaverse for increased fan engagement
Rethinking the Value of DAOs
13.3.2023
Or, how culture creates value in crypto
Fan Tokens: A Bet on Your Favorite Soccer Team?
13.3.2023
Does the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance? Max Good, from CoinDesk Indices’ team, breaks down the match stats
Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?
11.3.2023
Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?
A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed
10.3.2023
Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon - then into the ground