Opinion
FTX's Fall Will Lift the Next Generation of Bitcoin Maximalists
There is a real distinction between crypto and bitcoin, as many have learned this week.
FTX Lesson: Crypto Needs the Press, the Press Needs Crypto
CoinDesk played a central role in this week’s FTX meltdown, following our coverage of Alameda Research’s suspect balance sheet last week. But the crypto industry's maturation and eventual success requires that we flesh out these unstable structures and bad practices.
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Effective’ Altruism Blew Up FTX
The Alameda Research and FTX founder believed he had singular insight into how to fix the world's problems. Instead, he wound up exemplifying them.
Crypto Can Help With Elon Musk’s Twitter Identity Issue
The Blue Bird site faces a classic “Byzantine Generals” problem that Bitcoin solved.
FTX Showed the Problems of Centralized Finance, and Proved the Need for DeFi
The meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto trading empire could not, and would not, have happened to a decentralized and transparent protocol.
The Role Regulators Played in the FTX Fiasco
The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's blockchain empire is a direct result of crypto’s centralized development and lack of U.S. regulations.
What Bitcoin’s Inflation Hedge Narrative Needs: More Time
Whether or not Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are long-term inflation hedges and a store of value or simply a “risk-on” speculative assets preferred in times when bond yields are unattractive is yet to be perfectly understood.
The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX: The Industry Reacts
Tech, market and regulatory experts weigh in on a possible Binance acquisition of what was once one of crypto’s most influential exchanges.
How to Level the Global Financial System
Replacing the legacy technology of incumbent banks demands not only revolutionary spirit but also regulatory awareness.
Why Did FTX Pause Withdrawals if It Wasn't Trading Customer Funds?
The exchange's own terms of service dictate customer balances shouldn't have moved. So what really happened?
