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What If Regulators Wrote Rules for Crypto?
23.1.2023
The SEC and CFTC are unlikely to issue new rules covering crypto this year. But, if they did, calls from policymakers to regulate through rulemaking rather than enforcement offer a useful way forward, says Michael Selig, an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
23.1.2023
The so-called “Crypto King of Congress” blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse (not crypto). As Congress considers new crypto legislation, can he persuade his colleagues – including the combative Elizabeth Warren – of the same?
Can Banks Issue Stablecoins?
23.1.2023
There is no law that bans U.S. banks from issuing paper or digital private banknotes, American Institute for Economic Research economist Thomas Hogan argues
Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It
23.1.2023
U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance
After FTX: How Congress Is Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto
23.1.2023
SBF was crypto’s number one influencer in Washington. Now the collapse of FTX is fueling a crackdown, says Jesse Hamilton
Bad Vibes from the Word 'Crypto' Have Some Calling for a Rebrand
20.1.2023
Money-making associations with cryptocurrencies misrepresent them as just currencies and fail to acknowledge the diverse applications of the technology
Coindesk Up for Sale? Investors Circle Crypto News Publication Amidst Genesis Bankruptcy
20.1.2023
According to various reports, investors are reportedly interested in purchasing Coindesk, a cryptocurrency news publication. On Jan. 18, Wang Feng, founder of China-based news publication Marsbit, announced his intentions to purchase Coindesk along with other members of the crypto industry. This...
Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing
19.1.2023
It was a failure of messaging
Crypto Technology’s Impact Goes Beyond Crypto Technology
18.1.2023
Token-based fundraising can help more than underserved markets, projects and entrepreneurs, says CoinDesk columnist Noelle Acheson. It can also help other new technologies evolve
In Davos, Blockchain Yields More Promises Than Problems
18.1.2023
How Social Media Influencers Fed Bankman-Fried's Cult of Personality
18.1.2023
Creators took money that was likely stolen from FTX customers to promote a Ponzi scheme. If they truly care, they should take the money they received from FTX and either return it to the bankruptcy estate or donate it all to charity
FTX's Failure Highlights Need for Federally Mandated Insurance, Not More Regulation
17.1.2023
There is extensive precedent for requiring companies providing critical infrastructure to get special insurance. Why not require crypto companies to back themselves with a market-based solution, say the founders of Evertas, a crypto insurance provider?
Can Barry Silbert Delay the Inevitable?
17.1.2023
Crypto Marketing Needs to Change. Let’s Make 2023 the Year for Influencer Accountability
17.1.2023
FTX was just like the ill-fated Fyre Festival: a hollow project fueled by mendacious influencer marketing, says Oxygen's Nemo Yang
Introducing the Consensus Blog
17.1.2023
There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX
13.1.2023
There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto, and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader
Worldwide Grassroots Projects Can Lead Crypto Recovery
13.1.2023
Crypto is not hurting lower income and marginalized communities, but instead providing them with new tools - through innovative governance models and tokenomics - to regain control from historically oppressive financial systems
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Losing His Mind?
13.1.2023
The fraudster's latest attempt at self-exoneration seems so divorced from reality, its author must be, too
Bitcoin Mining Companies Need to Better Manage Risk
13.1.2023
Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction
12.1.2023
The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download, receive and walk away from Bitcoin