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Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What to Watch for in Tether's Upcoming Attestation Report
The leading stablecoin project still hasn’t published its March report attesting to its reserves. Following Terra, investors have a right to more timely information, says our...
Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).
By JP Koning
May 18, 2022 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
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Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work
In a word: competition. This post is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
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By JP Koning
Apr 29, 2022 at 10:52 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
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Don’t Blame Crypto for Corruption
An IMF study suggesting crypto is facilitating corruption is off target.
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By JP Koning
Apr 26, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2022
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Truckers in Alberta on their way to the province's capital of Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident Thesis
Why does crypto work for Russian ransomware, but it wasn't useful for the Ottawa truckers?
Truckers in Alberta on their way to the province's capital of Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)
By JP Koning
Mar 22, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Bitcoin
The Case for Taxing Proof-of-Work
Most bitcoin owners aren't cypherpunks and don't require an energy-intensive consensus mechanism. A tax would shift them on to sensible alternatives. This post is part of Coin...
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By JP Koning
Feb 24, 2022 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Bitcoin Is a Bad Way to Fund the Ottawa Protest, and That's a Good Thing
Funding an illegal protest isn’t right in any currency, even if the government’s use of the Emergency Measures Act should worry all Canadians.
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By JP Koning
Feb 17, 2022 at 5:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Theme weeks
The Privacy That DeFi Needs to Succeed
Mainstream adoption of DeFi tools will require far more secrecy, but not too much secrecy, and the right sort of secrecy, says CoinDesk columnist J.P. Koning. This post is par...
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By JP Koning
Jan 27, 2022 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Should Western Union Worry About Stablecoins?
For now, stablecoins are used mostly in the speculative crypto economy. Will that change?
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By JP Koning
Jan 3, 2022 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2022
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Policy
Crypto 2022
Universal Stablecoins, the End of Cash and CBDCs: 5 Predictions for the Future of Money
Decentralized and centralized finance will blur together, El Salvador will be a reality check, and cash and CBDCs will fade away.
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By JP Koning
Dec 3, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 3, 2021
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Policy
Tax
Why Crypto Should Modify the Section 6050i Tax Change, Not Fight It
The amendment requires people engaged in “trade or business” to collect information about those who make purchases in excess of $10,000 using banknotes and coins.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By JP Koning
Nov 10, 2021 at 11:13 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2021
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