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The FIT Act Is the Most Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Ever Voted on by Congress
16.8.2023
The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto
15.8.2023
Big Questions: Did the NSA create Bitcoin?
15.8.2023
Is Bitcoin the biggest intel honeypot in history? A former NSA agent says “they absolutely have the capability” but others ridicule the idea
Crypto’s Theater Is Becoming More Surreal
14.8.2023
Decentralization theater, governance theater, community theater. Web3 promised a revolution, but, mostly, the innovation is all for show, says Cami Russo, the founder of The Defiant
SBF ordered to jail, Bitcoin ETF delayed and SEC to appeal Ripple case: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 6-12
12.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried has bail revoked, ordered to jail; the SEC delays decision on a spot Bitcoin ETF; and the SEC moves to appeal on Ripple’s case
Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go Back to Jail Thanks to His Big Fat Mouth
11.8.2023
The fallen FTX founder didn’t just violate his bail — he violated the trust of his family’s last remaining allies
PayPal’s Stablecoin Is No Libra. Why the Timing Feels Right
11.8.2023
Like Facebook's ill-fated Libra project, PYUSD is getting some pushback in Washington D.C. But its prospects seem more promising, says Michael J. Casey
Grails’ lucky dip of famous NFT artists, new hope for PFP holders: NFT Collector
11.8.2023
Pudgy Penguins CEO reveals why PFT holders aren’t doomed, Grails offers a blind tasting to buy famous NFT artists, and free Amazon Prime NFTs
Tokenization News Roundup: Pendulum Swings Toward Doubters
10.8.2023
In recent weeks, the buzz around the emerging tool of tokenizing real-world assets has been on how it will grow to achieve the $16 trillion-by-2030 potential that the Boston Consulting Group predicted last year. Inevitably, criticism intrudes, and this week there is sober opinion, caution...
Is Coinbase Disillusioned With Crypto?
10.8.2023
The exchange recently argued that cryptos are like Beanie Babies. So does it still think Bitcoin and Ethereum are the future of finance?
How Crypto Tokenization Can Go Wrong (and How to Make It Right)
10.8.2023
AI Eye: Apple developing pocket AI, deep fake music deal, hypnotizing GPT-4
10.8.2023
Apple developing AI to run locally on your phone, researchers ‘hypnotize’ GPT-4 to turn it evil, and Google negotiates a deep fake music deal
Barbie Is a Metaverse
9.8.2023
Virtual worlds, like Barbie’s, are a source of meaning and fulfillment for people seeking more in life. And these worlds gain from interactions: the more interoperability, the better
PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Watershed Moment for Finance
9.8.2023
Until now, most of crypto’s big innovations have been for crypto-natives. PayPal’s stablecoin is different, says Austin Campbell, the former head of Portfolio Management at Paxos
PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits
9.8.2023
High U.S. Treasury interest rates are a powerful short-term motivator. Everything else is theory
What Is Crypto's 'Bart' Chart Pattern and Does It Mean Bitcoin's Price Is Heading Towards a Rally?
9.8.2023
Is fully decentralized blockchain gaming even possible?
9.8.2023
A ragtag group of communists and ZK-rollup fans are working tirelessly to make blockchain games composable and fully on-chain. It’s not easy
Desperately Seeking Crypto’s Killer App
8.8.2023
When you take away the speculation, what Web3 services actually deliver utility for users?
Crypto Market Leaders and Laggards: The Biggest Movers of the Week
8.8.2023
Stellar (XLM), XRP (XRP) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) were notable winners from the last week, while Curve Finance (CRV) and Augur (REP) struggled. The market is down overall, according to CoinDesk Market Index, but only marginally compared to recent growth
Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked
8.8.2023
CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group