Adoption

Adoption

Policy

Argentine Senate to Vote on IMF Agreement Discouraging Use of Cryptocurrencies

The letter of intent was signed by both parties on March 3 and already approved by the Chamber of Deputies.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Opinion

4 Reasons Privacy Coins Haven't Taken Off

Privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies come with stigma and added expense, VC Haseeb Qureshi writes for CoinDesk's "Privacy Week."

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Finance

‘Probably Nothing’: Why People Still Hate Crypto

Backlash to Discord potentially integrating an Ethereum wallet shows how skeptical the greater public really is.

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Policy

Why Shouldn’t the Navajo Mine Bitcoin?

Bitcoin promises a sovereignty the Navajo and other First Nations have always been promised but have never received.

Navajo bitcoin miners (Compass Mining, modified by CoinDesk with permission)

Finance

New Chainalysis Report Reveals Who’s Leading the World in Crypto Adoption

The blockchain data firm changed its methodology this year for ranking countries on their level of adoption, with Vietnam and India topping the list.

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