Opinion
The Bitcoin Halving Really Is Different This Time
Four ways this April’s big event will be unprecedented.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Just the Beginning for Wall Street
Wall Street will need bitcoin more than bitcoin needs Wall Street.
Is Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism Getting Less Toxic?
As BTC gets Wall Street approval and developers build new applications on the network, bitcoiners are ditching some of their previous siege mentality.
Meme Coins Going Legit Is the Worst Thing for Meme Coins
Institutions like Franklin Templeton are taking meme coins increasingly seriously this cycle. But will these joke-y projects run afoul of regulators?
Blockchains Will Upend Economies of Scale
The tokenization of industrial processes will produce a revolution in competition between companies of different sizes, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating
“It hasn't always been easy, but I'm very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
The Biggest Bank Heist in History Is Coming
Regulators are permitting banks to tokenize financial assets such as bank deposits, U.S. Treasuries and corporate debt. But they want institutions to use permissioned networks rather than the decentralized blockchains that keep assets safe from hackers.
Crypto for Advisors: The Investment Case of Bitcoin vs. Ether
With the dual tailwind of bitcoin ETF flows and the upcoming halving, is bitcoin the best bet? Not so fast. Ethereum, the next biggest crypto asset by market cap, has a case of its own to make.
Reddit Is Making a Deal With the AI Devil
The social media giant's $60 million real-time data deal with Google is latest example of internet companies selling out their users who have nominally "consented" to share their personal information, but have no control. Blockchains and ZK-proofs could help prevent corporate overreach, Nym CEO and privacy advocate Harry Halpin writes.
Open Data: The Unfulfilled Promise of Blockchain
On-chain analytics platforms should strive to make their core data more accessible to all rather than arbitrarily gated, Flipside Crypto co-founder Jim Myers writes.
