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PortuguêsCEO Brian Armstrong’s letter has not just the crypto world but the larger world of tech and business talking about the role of corporations in society. Monday, Coinbase CEO Brian…
Continue ReadingBandwidth will be the defining factor of modern life and social evolution going forward. With increased access to the internet as well as ever-advanced computing, it’s likely the tone and…
Continue ReadingIf the internet was a person, ARPANET was its first tooth, Facebook was the pubescent rage of middle school and Bitcoin was the key to its first car. Today, we…
Continue ReadingCoinbase’s Brian Armstrong dropped a bombshell on corporate America and the culture wars when he told employees, firmly, to keep activism out of the workplace. In a blog post on…
Continue ReadingUniversities are often key to getting new industries off the ground, providing the infrastructure to take paradigm-shifting ideas to the next level. But in blockchain and digital finance technology, how…
Continue ReadingYou might call it taking a stand by not taking one. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, took a strong stance against employee-driven corporate activism over the weekend, explaining that, going…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has been above $10,000 for even longer than the record 2017-18 run, giving confidence to long term HODLers in the process. Bitcoin has been above $10,000 for longer than…
Continue ReadingOn this Speaking of Bitcoin episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan for an in-depth discussion about what’s really at risk when blockchains suffer the…
Continue ReadingWelcome to Opinionated, a new podcast featuring CoinDesk’s leading columnists and contributors. I’m your host, Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s opinion editor. On this week’s show, we’re joined by Nic Carter, cofounder…
Continue ReadingWill the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin, or some combination we can barely imagine today? In it, Wilsner talks to experts about four scenarios: A…
Continue ReadingWith final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke with developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what’s left to do…
Continue ReadingLast week saw the third-biggest outflow from stock funds in history, and the dollar is the strongest it’s been since April. Here’s what’s going on. On this edition of The…
Continue ReadingThe founder and lead market strategist at NorthmanTrader explains how the Fed has boxed itself in and why our fundamental economic capacity fails to grow. Sven Henrich is the outspoken…
Continue ReadingThe failed revolution The internet in 2030? To answer, two assumptions: First, we are still alive. Second, things on Earth are improving for more than just a few as we…
Continue ReadingIn August, the volume of personally owned stock sold by corporate executives reached its highest level since 2015, followed by a 10% decline in the S&P500 in September. August saw…
Continue ReadingFrom the CoinDesk Global Macro news desk, this is Borderless – a twice-monthly roundup of the most important stories impacting Bitcoin and the crypto sector from around the world. It’s…
Continue ReadingAs part of our ongoing efforts to be maximally transparent and accountable to the community we serve, CoinDesk has substantially updated and expanded its ethics policy. I encourage all readers…
Continue ReadingHow the Fed and the rise of passive investing and volatility strategies have combined to make market movements faster and more severe. Corey Hoffstein is the founder and Chief Investment…
Continue ReadingIt is going on 9pm, but noon day sun continues to stream through the windows. You’re tired. You look out longingly at the palm trees and roller skaters lining the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin mining can help big energy companies produce more efficiently, increasing American energy independence in the process. Our main discussion features Marty Bent. Marty is the author of one of…
Continue ReadingThe massive leak of suspicious activity reports shows how banks let the government know about likely money laundering, then go right on providing services. The FinCEN Files are a leaked…
Continue ReadingA Silicon Valley fund manager holds bitcoin purchased eight years ago as it mulls being publicly traded. Palo Alto, Calif., investment firm Social Capital invested in bitcoin (BTC) in 2013,…
Continue ReadingThis week’s “Long Reads Sunday” reading is from macro analyst Lyn Alden and focuses on the inflation vs. deflation debate in historical context. The article looks at: When monetary policy…
Continue ReadingUp until it collapsed, The DAO represented the highest technological achievement – and the coming wave of innovation – that the Ethereum blockchain has enabled. The smart contract and blockchain…
Continue ReadingThis week Kraken Financial became the first crypto company to receive a banking charter under Wyoming’s Special Purpose Depository Institution statute. Join CEO David Kinitsky for a look at what…
Continue ReadingWith Ethereum 2.0’s much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ethereum developer Danny Ryan and Liz Steininger, CEO of blockchain security company Least Authority…
Continue ReadingKraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters. On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at: DEXetition…
Continue ReadingThe CEO of publicly traded MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares why he started to feel like he was “sitting on a 500-lb block of ice” and how he came to bitcoin as…
Continue ReadingA wide-ranging conversation about the state of macro, why central banks can’t really do anything and why private markets are leading the future of money. Raoul Pal is CEO and…
Continue ReadingGovernments have significant discretion over economics and finance today, but decentralized network-driven alternatives threaten that control. Our main discussion: The battle for the soul of finance. In this episode, NLW…
Continue ReadingThe percentage of companies that can’t afford to pay the interest on their debt has reached a new all-time high in the wake of central bank intervention. Our main discussion:…
Continue ReadingAs Oracle wins a bid for TikTok U.S., a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics. Today on the Brief: Crypto exchange…
Continue ReadingA reading of “How to Diagnose Your Own Dutch Disease,” a look at the problems of America’s dollar trade. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW looks at recent statistics…
Continue ReadingRecapping the biggest stories of the week, including Joe Biden’s China plan, a market holding pattern and, of course, the strange competitive saga of SUSHI. On this edition of the…
Continue ReadingWith Ethereum 2.0’s much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ben Edgington and Vijay Michalik on what would-be validators need to know. “There are…
Continue ReadingThe Crescat Capital portfolio manager gives his take on the flashing macro warning signals and why it is an explosive moment for gold, silver and (potentially) bitcoin. Tavi Costa is a…
Continue ReadingHave you taken a cryptocurrency course at university? Are interested in learning about blockchain for your career? What have you heard about the institutions with the best teachers, research centers,…
Continue Reading“Web 2.0 is broken”: It’s arguably the most important thesis driving innovation across the world of crypto, as entrepreneurs tout visions of a Web 3.0 that re-emphasize the internet’s founding…
Continue ReadingJapan is in no rush to digitize the yen but there are reasons the country should think seriously about a central bank digital currency (CBDC), said Tetsuya Inoue, formerly of…
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