Betsy Farber

Betsy Farber is CoinDesk's Senior Editor, Content Operations & Strategy. She does not hold a material amount of cryptocurrency.

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Opinion

A new bipartisan bill wants to ensure the next century of tech is written in America

The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act is a high-stakes play to win the global code war.

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Opinion

Crypto social isn’t dead, it’s just changing hands

Why major shakeups at Farcaster and Lens are actually a market correction.

Crypto general

Opinion

How decentralized AI is leveling the playing field

Forget OpenAI and Google. New decentralized networks are putting an end to Big Tech's monopoly.

Decentralized network diagram (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Iran’s rial collapse mirrors Lebanon’s crisis, driving citizens to bitcoin

With the rial plunging, middle-class savers are bypassing local banks to move billions into the domestic crypto ecosystem.

People protest for overthrow of current Iranian regime

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Opinion

Finish the job on digital asset market structure

Legislators must choose whether America leads the next generation of finance or watches from the sidelines.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The crypto tax reckoning is here

We are officially entering the ‘crypto tax enforcement era’, but the new rules, written by people who don’t understand crypto, could have some big repercussions for the industry as a whole.

Taxes

Opinion

Why machine-to-machine payments are the new electricity for the digital age

If continuous M2M payments are the new electricity, then blockchains must be seen as the new power grid, Huang contends.

Blockchain Technology

Opinion

Why normalization of digital asset treasuries is the next big business trend

Crypto’s “wild west” era for companies is ending as DATs enter a new phase of normalcy, says AVAX One's Jolie Kahn.

graph and crypto coin

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Opinion

How decentralized AI training will create a new asset class for digital intelligence

Tokenized AI will democratize access to the world’s most valuable resource, argues Brukhman.

3D render of AI and GPU processors

Opinion

Grading America’s progress toward becoming the crypto capital of the world

A year after issuing an open letter to the incoming Trump administration, crypto law experts reflect on their regulatory advice.

Donald Trump

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