Opinion

Black Wall Street 3.0
A new crypto wallet, named for a Tulsa neighborhood destroyed by fire 100 years ago, shows how communities of color can build wealth.

Disruption in Tether's Value Could Be Crypto Equivalent of 'Breaking the Buck': Former CFTC Chairman
Timothy Massad compared the hypothetical occurrence to the collapse in NAV of the Reserve Primary Fund in September 2008.

Has COVID-19 Made Biden’s Big Spending the New Normal?
The pandemic has made Americans increasingly open to getting help from the government. The Biden budget aims to make the most of those feelings.

Money Reimagined: Crypto Winter Again? Time to Regroup
With bitcoin's environmental issues affecting its price and adoption, the community needs to reach across boundaries to develop sustainable solutions, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

What $DESK Says About Scarcity, Value and Money
Pull up a $DESK, we're talking about a rewards token.

The Node: Regulating Intermediaries in a DeFi World
Leading DeFi lawyers ask: Why apply rules designed for centralized finance to a world where intermediaries are code?

Soulja Boy Tells 'Em He Got Paid to Tweet
The rapper accidentally revealed he would be paid to tweet about SaferMars. As DJ Khaled, T.I. and others have found out, that's a no-no.

See Tom Brady Speak at the Last Day of Consensus
Also, go deep on DeFi, social tokens, crypto-native banks and more.

Consensus Day 3, Recapped: The Battle Over Electronic Money
The future of CBDCs, stablecoins and untethered cryptocurrencies was all up for grabs on an action-packed day at CoinDesk's flagship event.

Banning Crypto to Stop Hackers Is Like Banning Cheese to Stop Mice
A Wall Street Journal op-ed argues banning crypto can stop ransomware attacks, like the one on the Colonial Pipeline. The notion is ridiculous, says our columnist.

