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A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed

Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon and then into the ground.

(CoinDesk)

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Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment

Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light.

Paul Krugman (David Shankbone/Creative Commons)

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A Dozen Reasons Why the SEC Should Have Approved Grayscale's Spot Bitcoin ETF

Gary Gensler has rejected every bitcoin exchange-traded fund application in the name of consumer protection. So why doesn't he listen to what consumers have to say?

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic

Call it Choke Point 2.0, debanking or whatever, the crypto industry’s problems with the banking industry show why the banking industry needs reform.

(Getty Images)

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ETHDenver Looks Cringey to You Because Ethereum Has an Actual Community

Like any good punk or hip hop show, this year's Colorado event for coders will feature events that will "scare away normies," CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Before Silvergate and After Silvergate

The once critically important part of the crypto economy disclosed ugly projections.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

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Binance Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Misplaced $1.8B USDC

The FUD is coming from inside the building, says David Z. Morris, CoinDesk's chief insights columnist.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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Gary Gensler’s Take on Crypto Doesn’t Matter

Labeling an asset a security changes nothing fundamental about the asset. We should stop pretending it does.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Coinbase Joins the Ethereum Layer 2 Rat Race – Can It Grow?

The U.S. exchange, which has long looked for ways to diversify its revenue, will compete in and contribute to the crowded rollup sector.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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Was OneCoin’s Missing Cryptoqueen Murdered by Mobsters?

New documents may reveal Ruja Ignatova’s grim fate, and stand as a bleak warning for other crypto scammers.

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)