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Draft U.S. Stablecoin Bill Shows Major Difference Between Stablecoins and CBDCs

CoinDesk columnist and "All About Bitcoin" host George Kaloudis explores Washington, D.C.’s, love affair with central bank digital currencies.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash)

AI Boosters Would Sacrifice Humanity for a Simulacra - as Long as They're in Control

AI boosterism and associated “long-termist” ideas may be a threat to your privacy, property and civil rights.

Eliezer Yudkowsky's "AI Safety" movement has gazed into the distant future - and decided you shouldn't be allowed to have privacy in the present. (Wikimedia Commons)

Why Didn’t You Sell the News of Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?

There was not a mass unlock of staked ETH, as some predicted, boding well for Ethereum and liquid staking derivatives.

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Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum's Big Upgrade

A rundown of CoinDesk's coverage of the biggest crypto update since the Merge.

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The New York Times' Skewed Bitcoin Mining Exposé Reveals Blatant Bias

A new hit piece from “the paper of record” makes it clear: These are not serious people.

Aspen Creek is just one bitcoin mining facility that tapped Texas' cheap, but atypical, electricity grid. (Aspen Creek)