Opinion

Opinion

Finance

The Age of Autonomous Supply Chains

Companies can replace top-down planning with self-organizing blockchain systems, says our columnist. Think of supply chains orchestrated by smart contracts.

The headquarters of Russia's State Planning Committee, or Gosplan, in Moscow.

Policy

4 Crypto Tax Tips to Get You Through Market Dips

Harvesting your crypto losses during a dip generates greater tax savings than hodling, says a crypto tax expert.

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Markets

2 Tweets Make a Story: Bloomberg's Bitcoin Miami Report

The first story about COVID out of Bitcoin 2021 needed significantly more reporting than it had, and unfortunately, it drove copy-paste follow-ons instead.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin's Green Savior?

El Salvador's move to make bitcoin legal tender offers an opportunity to prove that cryptocurrency can power renewable energy development, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Policy

The Node: The Dawn of Bitcoin Geopolitics

Latin American leaders have faced decades of repression by the United States. Bitcoin gives them a way to fight back.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (left) and Mexico President Manuel Lopez Obrador

Policy

A Big Carbon Footprint Compared to What?

When blockchain systems reduce human involvement in transactions, the carbon benefits can be substantial, says our columnist.

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Policy

The Node: Warren Versus the Volcano

Greening bitcoin would be a good thing in itself, and it would take away a tool of misdirection from those who oppose it for other reasons.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Policy

Moving on From Good-Bad Crypto Dialogue

Central banks should welcome competition from crypto and the crypto industry should be less defensive, says our columnist.

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Policy

Modern Monetary Theory and a Basic Income for All

Universal basic income paired with post-extractive technologies like AI and crypto can alleviate human drudgery, says one entrepreneur.

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Finance

How the Civil War Shapes the Future of Stablecoins

The Civil War replaced a decentralized monetary system with a centralized one, setting precedents for the regulation of stablecoins today.

President Abraham Lincoln with General George B. McClellan at his headquarters at Antietam, Oct. 3, 1862.