Opinion


Opinion

A New Philosophy of Markets: Assets That Embody Technology

For the first time in our history, we have tradable assets that embody innovation, says Noelle Acheson.

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Opinion

Now I Know the Cryptocurrency Industry Is Here to Stay

A long-time crypto skeptic, who once called for a ban, explains why he's organizing a high-level crypto conference at Duke.

Duke University's West Campus (Srini Somanchi/Unsplash)

Finance

CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review

Even though 2022 was a bear market it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.

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Opinion

Solana vs. Polygon: A Developer’s Perspective

A look at the scalability, security and performance of two of the most popular smart contract blockchains, written by someone who has built on both and chose Solana for an upcoming wallet app.

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Opinion

Anyone Who Took Money From FTX Ought to Repay It

It was never Sam Bankman-Fried's to spend.

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Markets

The Fool's Game of Annual Crypto Price Predictions

If we’re looking ahead, let’s really look ahead.

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Opinion

Who Are Sam Bankman-Fried's Politically Connected 'Wealthy Co-Conspirators'?

The FTX founder is accused of violating campaign financing laws by making illegal campaign contributions totaling “tens of millions of dollars" through "straw donors."

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Opinion

Why Did Sam Bankman-Fried Plead Not Guilty?

The disgraced FTX and Alameda Research founder may simply be so deluded he actually thinks he's innocent - despite a mountain of evidence.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has plead not guilty to eight criminal charges. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Opinion

2023 Predictions: The Year of Web3 Pets

Virtual pets have been around for decades, but with NFTs, we set to own our online cats and dogs this year, not just play with them, says Leah Callon-Butler.

"Pinstripe Atticus" created by Leah Callon-Butler on OpenSea. (Leah Callon-Butler)

Opinion

The Right (and Wrong Way) to Get Web3 Adoption

Finding a middle ground between individual empowerment and mass market ease-of-use.

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