Opinion
Crypto Didn’t Fail FTX; People Did
Decentralization was, and still is, the answer, says the co-founder of Near Protocol.
Taking Crypto Back to Nature
The crypto community has taken a keen interest in the long-term environmental and societal implications of utilizing decentralized protocols at scale. With a focus on public goods, energy usage and environmental regeneration, we are seeing trends emerge around how to best support those efforts in the industry.
Decentralized Social Media – Has the Moment Come?
With Elon Musk's Twitter seeing a backlash, users are flocking to Web3 alternatives like Lens, Minds and Mastodon. Will the trend last?
The Machine Learning Powering Generative Art NFTs
Generative art has been one of the quintessential machine-learning use cases, but only recently has the space achieved mainstream prominence.
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.
Understanding the FTX Fallout From the Eyes of a Bitcoiner
The financialization, tokenization and the chase of short-term profits seen across Sam Bankman-Fried's trading empire is peak Wall Street.
Say Goodbye to Proprietary Tax Prep Software
Web3 tax help is a multibillion-dollar opportunity, and a way to plug the gap the government has around tax help and out-compete centralized companies like TurboTax.
Crypto’s Very Human Fatal Flaw: Hero Worship
Misplaced admiration of Sam Bankman-Fried, prior to the FTX collapse, was a natural tendency. To move forward, we must recognize this vulnerability and safeguard with appropriate regulation.
Why Crypto Taxes Get Complicated (Especially for Institutions)
From "impermanent losses" to loan-to-value ratios, financial institutions need to keep track of a lot of data to ensure they remain compliant while participating in DeFi.
The Pitfalls of Being Paid in Crypto
With marginal rates, excise tax and the potential for foreign tax credit mismatch, crypto income could be taxed at an 80% or higher.
