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Why Devcon 7 Should Be in Istanbul
Hosting Ethereum’s biggest event in Turkey can build on what is already strong interest in blockchain and crypto technology.
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3 Ways Traditional Investors Can Gain Crypto Exposure
Direct investment into cryptocurrency is just one way clients of financial advisors can participate in the new asset class.
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The Merge Doesn’t Solve Ethereum’s 'Atomic Composability'
What that is and why "cross-pollination" between decentralized applications matters.
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Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight
Corporate-friendly blockchain efforts face several hurdles, including scale, compute capacity and the management of data privacy.
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter
Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.
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Amazon and Wanda Sykes Think Spying on You Is Hilarious
“Ring Nation” wants to normalize surveillance. But more than 40 civil rights groups and a U.S. senator call it dystopian corporate propaganda.
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What Are Solarpunk and Lunarpunk Anyway?
Two environmentally focused fictional microgenres have become cornerstones of the Web3 aesthetic. Here’s how that happened.
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Lessons From a DeFi DAO Divorce
The marriage between the FEI and RARI token communities was an early experiment in sharing economic incentives. Now TribeDAO is splitting up, after a bitter period of governan...
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Why Russia Isn’t Relying on Crypto to Evade Sanctions
Yes, crypto has limitations. But the traditional banking system is a more attractive place for money laundering regardless.
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