Opinion

Opinion

Opinion

The Clumsy Theatrics of Metaverse Fashion Week

Fashion brands flocked to the ambitious, if flawed, crypto convention.

A screenshot from Metaverse Fashion Week. (Will Gottsegen/CoinDesk)

Opinion

History That We Can Trust

Blockchain technology creates a first record of events that can't be rewritten, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Opinion

Exponential Software Requires Exponential Hardware

Web 3 will require the creation of a new structure of hardware, custom-built for the rapidly growing needs of the software.

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Opinion

The Perils of Crypto's Pseudonymous Economy

Let's pull the rug on "anonymous" crypto devs.

Groucho Marx in "A Day at the Races" (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Web 3 Needs Africa, Not the Other Way Around

The continent has shown a willingness to embrace new financial services technologies, and crypto addresses a pressing need in every country.

Africa holds great potential in the ongoing evolution of cryptocurrency technology. (Moussa Kalapo/Getty Images)

Opinion

Making MakerDAO Matter Again

Recent governance proposals aim to take DeFi’s once-dominant stablecoin issuer into the “real world.”

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Opinion

Why the Bitcoin Mining Debate Is So Dysfunctional

Specialization is necessary, but bitcoiners and miners need to learn to listen to each other, says Will Foxley, director of content at Compass Mining.

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Opinion

What’s at Stake as Josh Jarrett Sues the IRS

The Proof of Stake Alliance advocates for staking rewards to be treated as property, not income.

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Markets

What Does It Mean to Truly Adopt Bitcoin?

Bitcoin’s real adoption level is much lower than many people think – and that means its potential upside is much higher.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Is Far More Than a New Form of Money

Bitcoin is a complex financial ecosystem with its own currency, and independent of traditional financial platforms.

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