Opinion
The Blocksize Wars Revisited: How Bitcoin’s Civil War Still Resonates Today
Today’s debates over non-monetary uses of Bitcoin like ordinals and BRC-20 tokens echo the battle between Big and Small Blockers between 2015 and 2017. This article, by Daniel Kuhn, is part of our “CoinDesk Turns 10” series.
Regulators Should Not 'Front-Run' Congress on Stablecoins
The House has made it clear that passing a stablecoin bill is a top priority. Regulators – like the SEC – shouldn’t get ahead of the legislative process, say Bain Capital’s Tuongvy Le and Khurram Dara.
The Risks and Rewards of High-Frequency Crypto Trading
High-frequency trading can be lucrative in newer markets like crypto, but HFT is not without its unique risks.
Ethereum Staking Needs Its (Honest) LIBOR
A standardized ETH staking benchmark could unleash a new generation of financial products that appeal to TradFi.
What Does the Debt Limit Showdown Mean for Bitcoin?
A U.S. debt default could catapult the cryptocurrency onto the international stage.
Tokenization Is the Way to Realize Biden’s Electric Vehicle Overhaul
As the Administration looks to re-shore and clean up the EV industry, blockchain technology offers a means to ensure transparency, says Qichao Hu of the Li-Metal EV battery manufacturer.
As Bitcoin Scales, We Need Better Custodial Solutions
If Bitcoin is going to scale through layer 2s, then we need more options and more clarity around the trade-offs between the different ways to use the cryptocurrency.
Frogs, Fevers and Fees: Bitcoin’s New Governance Challenge
The creation of Bitcoin-based meme coins using the new BRC-20 standard has driven up Bitcoin fees as they use more data than a basic Bitcoin transaction. But while some developers in the Bitcoin community are proposing a filter to block Bitcoin NFT projects, such censorship could run counter to Bitcoin's open-source characteristics, CoinDesk's chief content officer Michael Casey argues.
Sam Bankman-Fried's Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning
Donations to the lying congressman were just a grace note in FTX's symphony of alleged corruption.
What’s the Reality of Crypto in Crime?
The DOJ's Eun Young Choi said the agency is constantly finding crypto connections in its criminal investigations. But how deep does the problem go and how much should we blame the blockchain?
