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CoinDesk Market Index Q2 Review: Quiet Appreciation, Regulatory Uncertainty
10.7.2023
On the positive side, the SEC started approving crypto ETF products, buoying markets for bitcoin and ether. On the other: major crypto exchanges were sued by regulators, increasing regulatory uncertainty around the sector
World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Report: Gold Set for a Neutral Second Half Under Economic Uncertainty
9.7.2023
On July 6, 2023, the World Gold Council (WGC) released its 2023 Mid-Year Outlook, revealing that a “strong first half for gold is likely to give way to a more neutral H2.” According to WGC researchers and market strategists, central banks are “nearing the end of their...
Why Edinburgh Is Zumo's Crypto Hub
7.7.2023
A conversation with Nick Jones, the co-founder and CEO of digital-assets infrastructure platform Zumo, on how being accepted to a blockchain accelerator and COVID-19 workplace changes influenced their choice to establish and remain in Scotland
The Real Use Case for CBDCs: Dethroning the Dollar
7.7.2023
Central bank digital currencies will revolutionize how companies settle international trade and reduce the need for greenbacks in the world economy, says Michael Casey
Threads is Libra and Meta All Over Again
7.7.2023
With his Twitter clone’s decentralized architecture, Mark Zuckerberg is yet again borrowing from crypto’s best ideas. Third time’s the charm?
He Got Arrested in Russia for a Bitcoin Bribe. Now the Coins Are Moving to Exchanges
6.7.2023
A criminal investigator in Moscow extorted thousands of bitcoin from the crypto hackers he arrested. Now, these coins are moving onto exchanges, Crystal Blockchain found
Thank BlackRock’s Clients for Larry Fink’s Change of Heart
6.7.2023
BlackRock's CEO once called Bitcoin an “index of money laundering.” Now he’s changed his tune
Towards a More Responsible AI
6.7.2023
How to avoid a real-life Skynet
AI Crypto Trading Bots Are the New ‘Edge’ – For Now
6.7.2023
Artificial intelligence may kill traditional trading, but your advantage may not last long, says Jeff Wilser
Why Lisbon Is Immunefi's Crypto Hub
5.7.2023
A frank conversation with Immunefi founder and CEO Mitchell Amador about where he optimized his startup’s locations from the perspective of regulations, taxes and human health
The Broke Ape Yacht Crash: Lessons for Justin Bieber and Other NFT Collectors
5.7.2023
Why has Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape universe collapsed in value?
The Digital Euro and the P Word
5.7.2023
A central bank digital currency doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare, says Dea Markova. But privacy is a convenient attack vector for critics of CBDCs
Elon, You Don’t Need Crypto to Do Twitter Payments
5.7.2023
If Musk wants to build an instant cross-border network, he'll find central bank real-time systems have moved on quite a bit since his days at PayPal, says J.P. Koning
U.K. Blazes Trail With New Cryptocurrency Rules
5.7.2023
The FCA’s regulations provide greater legal clarity for developers but place additional compliance burdens on companies marketing cryptocurrencies, says Preston Byrne, a partner at Brown Rudnick
How Central Bankers Are Reshaping the Definition of Money
3.7.2023
Central bankers acknowledge that the nature of money evolves with technology, shifting definitions of money with it. But they’re not ready to let innovation occur organically as technology emerges. They want to maintain control, says Noelle Acheson
A New Blockchain for Generative AI?
3.7.2023
Web3 architectures aren’t built for AI, but they could be, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock. And there are risks if we don’t build
How Much Is Too Much to Spend on FTX's Bankruptcy?
30.6.2023
Are Sam Bankman-Fried’s victims being ripped off a second time?
Will Europe’s Digital Euro Really Protect Privacy?
30.6.2023
EU officials pay lip service on data rights, but its proposals for a CDBC don’t offer much reassurance for users, says CoinDesk’s Michael Casey
Web3 Can Actually Compete in the Computer Chip Race
30.6.2023
Why Tokenized Assets Are Safer During a Banking Crisis
30.6.2023
Recent U.S. bank failures exposed a strange truth: depositing your money on-chain is safer than trusting banks to make good on your holdings, argues Copper’s Fadi Aboualfa