Opinion
The CFP Board’s Latest Report on Crypto Sets High Standards for Advisors
Decisions to recommend bitcoin should depend on an advisor's crypto competency and a client’s personal/financial circumstances, the CFP Board’s notice rightly says.
There's Less Money in Crypto, and That's a Good Thing
Crypto’s boom and bust were driven by the same plague that has turned the entire finance industry into a shady casino. So it’s no tragedy if the speculators take a break in 2023.
Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.
DeFi’s Difficult Governance Decisions Lie Ahead
Decentralization was proven to be DeFi’s saving grace this year. Shouldn’t protocol governance also be as decentralized as possible?
How Crypto Exchanges Can Be Free of Risk
If Web3 is going to rely on centralized markets, then it needs to find ways to manage counterparty risk.
The Next Generation of Automated Settlement
We have elaborated the circuitry of DeFi, and must now realize its potential to replace the oil lamps, hand cranks and steam engines of the present financial landscapes.
Crypto’s Responsibility to Law Enforcement in 2023 and Beyond
After a series of high-profile exploits and indications that blockchain is being used to launder money, the industry and law enforcement have to develop better practices and tools to follow the money.
Elizabeth Warren's New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties
The proposal would turn blockchains into permissioned ledgers surveilled by centralized gatekeepers.
This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better
OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.
Elon Musk's Twitter Mistakes Prove Web3's Point
Social media has tended towards monopolization. Are we seeing the advent of a new type of “network effect?”
