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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
How US Judges Might Save Crypto from the SEC
10.3.2023
Separation-of-powers offers hope to the crypto industry, which is under attack from unchecked executive power. Two separate courtrooms in which judges, guided by an impartial legal framework, eschewed that popularist mode of judgment and instead considered the SEC’s claims against the facts...
CBDCs threaten our future, so it’s time to take a stand
9.3.2023
Central bank digital currencies will give governments around the globe unprecedented power to surveil (and control) your financial activity
Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags
9.3.2023
There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but nobody seemed to notice. Angelo Calvello says you shouldn't use traditional investment metrics to assess a non-traditional company
4 Potential Winners of the Silvergate Unwind
9.3.2023
The collapse of crypto's most visible bank could be an opportunity for stablecoins and other financial services providers
Elizabeth Warren Blames ‘Crypto Risk’ for Silvergate Bank’s Liquidation, Critics Dismiss Senator’s Claims as ‘Terribly Misinformed’
9.3.2023
After Silvergate Bank announced its voluntary liquidation, U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren is attributing the financial institution’s downfall to “crypto risk.” According to Warren, she had previously warned about Silvergate. However, some critics are dismissing Warren’s...
Price, Not Intrinsic Value, Is the True Measure of Bitcoin’s Success
9.3.2023
Many financial advisors cite lack of intrinsic value as a case against bitcoin. But demand and global adoption, evidenced by bitcoin's steadily increasing price, are what they should be paying attention to
The SEC's Custody Rule Would Be a Net Positive for Crypto
8.3.2023