From Crypto Long & Short


Philosophically, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Cryptos Are Securities; Practically, It Does

When a main U.S. regulatory body defers to Crypto Twitter for leads on securities law violations, you know these categories are subjective.

A Fouke Fur Company stock certificate for 100 shares. (Wikimedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Accounting Rules Make the Outcome of Tesla’s Bitcoin Sale Unclear

After the car maker sold 75% of its bitcoin, Twitter piled on the company for losing money on the sale even though it didn’t.

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Bitcoin’s Up, Gold’s Down, the Euro Is Dragging – and It’s All Inexorably Tied

Bitcoin the inflation hedge; the prodigal child returns.

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Crypto Is Trying Out Traditional Finance’s Failures in Hyperspeed, but It’s Going to Be Fine

What is going to be most interesting here is seeing what happens to bitcoin and other cryptos during these Hard Times.

Panic on Wall Street, Oct. 24, 1929. (Associated Press/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Hard Times in Crypto: the Unintended Consequences of Going Public

The third and final reflection on a series of risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.

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Kim Greenberg Klemballa

Kim Greenberg Klemballa is the head of marketing for CoinDesk Indices. Kim brings approximately 20 years of experience in the financial industry and is currently responsible for leading the marketing and branding initiatives. Previously, Kim was head of marketing for VettaFi, led strategic beta and ETF marketing at Columbia Threadneedle, served as director of marketing at Aberdeen Standard Investments (formerly ETF Securities) and was vice president of marketing at Source Exchange Traded Investments (now Invesco). She also held multiple positions at Guggenheim Investments. Kim also holds the Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) and Certified Tradeshow Marketer (CTSM) designations.