Opinion
Why We Need to Build Web3 Differently
Hackathons are an ideal place to meaningfully shift the culture of Web3 towards building products with real-world applications, says the co-founder of Crypto Research and Design Lab.
Watch Out for Illicit Actors Gaming Crypto Games
P2E and GameFi offer a glimpse into the types of financial crime complexities that will arise as tech companies work to usher in the metaverse.
Satoshi Wept: How Crypto Replayed the 2008 Financial Crisis
It only took 13 years for crypto to recreate the same kind of financial crisis it was designed to prevent. Here’s how it (almost) all went down.
Crypto Is Trying Out Traditional Finance’s Failures in Hyperspeed, but It’s Going to Be Fine
What is going to be most interesting here is seeing what happens to bitcoin and other cryptos during these Hard Times.
Decentralization's Failed Promise in Iran
While exchanges are abiding by fiat’s monetary rules in countries like Iran, it is dishonest to call bitcoin decentralized money, says a journalist based in that country.
Need a Use Case for Decentralization? Start With Energy
Amid the bear market, the crypto/blockchain industry needs to demonstrate how it can be useful. The dysfunctional energy system is a good place to make a mark, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.
Nic Carter vs. The Bitcoin Maximalists
If maximalism has become nothing but a refusal to think through bitcoin’s actual usefulness, it has become an intellectual dead end. No surprise, then, that the intellectuals are jumping ship.
New York Regulators Have Planted a Seed for Stablecoin Transparency
New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services should shake up how stablecoin issuers do attestation and other reporting, says our columnist.
Web3 Needs In-Person Gatherings
Jenn Sanasie said off-sites and conferences can help humanize crypto. This article is part of "Future of Work Week."
From One to Zero: BlockFi’s Fire Sale Shows the Uber Startup Model Is Disastrous for Finance
Peter Thiel’s monopolistic theories about building companies have clearly hit their limit: banking.
