Crypto Long & Short
5 Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022
In case you were living in a Wi-Fi-less cave, there was plenty of unsavory stuff to pick from!
Warren’s Reactionary Crypto Policy vs. Dorsey’s Decentralized Social Media Gambit
Policy actions that decry decentralization in response to FTX sort of miss The Point.
Goldman Sachs Is Trying to Make Blockchain Bonds Happen
But it probably won't – for blockchain bonds, tomatoes or whatever.
A European Central Bank Blog Decries the End of Bitcoin, and We Aren’t Buying It
Plus: What happens when you go from bitcoin-only to … not?
Some Things to Be Thankful For, Even Though Everything in Crypto Is On Fire
This has been an overall bad year for crypto, but here are some positive things.
Crypto Markets Are Suffering – but Is It Really ‘Contagion’?
Sure, this crypto credit contagion is bad, but it’s unlikely to spread to other markets.
All Custodial Crypto Exchanges Should Adopt Proof-of-Reserve Programs, but Even That Isn’t Enough
After last week’s FTX debacle, customers who don’t wish to take custody into their own hands should demand far better from their service providers.
Bitcoin (Magic Internet Money!) Again Proves Less Volatile Than Stocks
The Federal Reserve stirred up markets last week, but bitcoin was less reactive than plain old stocks.
Can You Believe It? Bitcoin Looks Stable – Green, Even – as Big Tech Stocks Fall Apart
While a repeat of the super-rally seen in the second half of 2021 might not be likely, that era did come to mind last week as bitcoin showed strength.
Crypto Means Absolutely Nothing Without Censorship Resistance
The battle for how to regulate cryptocurrency might handicap the entire value proposition if we simply apply the same old rules to a new way of moving money around.
