Opinion

Opinion

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‘Built to Fail’? Why TerraUSD’s Growth Is Giving Finance Experts Nightmares

The Terra/Luna blockchain is growing at a blinding pace. At its heart, according to some critics, is a ticking time bomb.

A bank run in progress at New York City's American Union Bank on April 26, 1932. A run on an algorithmic stablecoin would similarly leave some depositors empty-handed. (Wikimedia)

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Calling Out the Sexism in Bitcoin, Crypto

Crypto is for everyone.

"Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene" (Elisabetta Sirani/Smithsonian American Art Museum, modified by CoinDesk)

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Will Rising Interest Rates Sink the Crypto Ecosystem?

Competition for capital is clobbering speculative investments like tech stocks. Digital assets have held up comparatively well – so far.

Crypto investors may be in for rough sailing as interest rates rise. Charles Turner's "A Shipwreck," 1805, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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6 Things You Should Know About Crypto Twitter

People who share a deep interest in crypto have a range of interests and backgrounds.

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Elon Musk Shouldn't Lead Twitter

Crypto, the source of so many of Twitter’s problems, also provides a blueprint in advocating for permissionless protocols.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The Right Tax Treatment of Staking Rewards Is Clear: Taxation Only After Sale

The U.S. needs to get straight on staking rewards, or risks losing its edge on the crypto industry.

(StellrWeb/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Moonbird NFTs Are a Bet on Kevin Rose's Rep

With a buzzy new NFT collection, the Digg co-founder looks to reward members of his VIP blockchain club.

Moonbirds, modified by CoinDesk

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The US and Europe Can't Regulate Crypto Alone

Global adoption makes regulating crypto inside national siloes futile.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Recapturing the 'Revolution' With a Beatles Muse's NFTs

Pattie Boyd will publish a set of her photos from the 60s and 70s as NFTs this Friday.

(Pattie Boyd, modified by CoinDesk)

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Elden Ring Has Outlasted Its Critics, and So Will Bitcoin

From Software never bowed to misguided attacks on its Souls games. That purity of vision has made them legends.

From Software's Elden Ring, which became a huge hit after the studio had labored over its systems in relative obscurity for more than a decade.