Opinion

Tether’s Tornado Cash Noncompliance Is Less Brave Than You Think
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer won't freeze tainted addresses, for now.

BitBoy Lost His Lawsuit the Instant He Filed It
The YouTube cryptocurrency promoter is only drawing more attention to the pump and dump-filled oeuvre he'd rather suppress.

Will Global Regulations Stifle the Crypto Industry or Encourage New Users?
Worldwide, financial regulators are working to expand their oversight without limiting innovation.

The More Energy Bitcoin Uses, the Better
The distributed network can help incentivize development in the energy sector leading to a more abundant future, Swan Bitcoin's Steven Lubka writes.

Will Taylor Swift Ever Issue a Music NFT?
It shouldn't come as a surprise that celebrities have been slow to adopt crypto, even when mass commercialization is around the corner.

Are NFTs Rendering Art Meaningless?
The overproduction of NFTs runs the risk of killing art, says one of Silicon Valley's favorite artists.

Is Ethereum's Merge Priced-In?
Arca’s director of research lays out the case for buying ETH ahead of the Merge.

How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools
Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.

It Doesn't Matter If They're Wrong, Central Bankers Set Guidance for Crypto, Too
Central bankers seem to have no clue where inflation is headed in the longer term, but markets are taking every clue they get from the Federal Reserve.

The BlackRock Trust: Crypto Legitimacy or the Beginning of the End for Bitcoin?
BTC’s anarchic beginnings are betrayed and legitimized by the world’s largest asset manager.

