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Hellebore Siber NFTs (Hellebore)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
NFTs Can and Will Be So Much More
Written off by some as a big bubble, non-fungible tokens represent a step change for forgery management, royalty payments and identity, says a professor at Cornell Tech.
Hellebore Siber NFTs (Hellebore)
By Ari Juels
Sep 7, 2022 at 4:08 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2022
OpinionNFTs
(Atilla Bingöl/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Why DeFi Insurance Needs a New Design
Decentralized finance offers a blank canvas for reimagining markets insurance with programmability and decentralization as core constructs, says the CEO of IntoTheBlock.
(Atilla Bingöl/Unsplash)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Sep 7, 2022 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2022
OpinionDeFiInsurance
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Who Benefits From Binance Converting USDC to Its Own Stablecoin?
The world’s largest crypto exchange is “consolidating” liquidity around its own stablecoin, BUSD – in a move that could benefit Circle and harm Tether.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Sep 6, 2022 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2022
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersCircleBinanceUSDCBUSD
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Finance
Bitcoin
It Was Cruel Summer for the Bitcoin Market
Will an uncharacteristically weak summer lead to even more pain for bitcoin’s price in September, a month when it typically drops?
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By George Kaloudis
Sep 4, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2022
BitcoinETHCrypto Long & ShortOpinion
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Consensus Magazine
Ethereum
TradFi Investors Will Love Ethereum’s Merge
The impact of the big shift to proof-of-stake are not priced into the market for ether, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Sep 2, 2022 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2022
EthereumOpinion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Continued Unraveling of Mark Zuckerberg’s Malicious Metaverse
Almost nobody seems to believe that Horizon Worlds can become the next Facebook. That’s worth celebrating.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
By David Z. Morris
Sep 2, 2022 at 4:52 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2022
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersFacebookMetaverse
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Crime
Beyond the Silk Road: Crypto Needs a Regulatory Course Correction
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists' crypto and illicit finance expert says the industry needs to be more than "reluctant good citizens." This artic...
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By Joby Carpenter
Sep 1, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2022
CrimeOpinionSinWeekFraudSilk Road
Michael Saylor merch at BTC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Just Pay Your Taxes
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor allegedly cheated the system. This doesn’t mean his bitcoin will be liquidated.
Michael Saylor merch at BTC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Sep 1, 2022 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2022
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersMichael SaylorMicroStrategyTaxTax Evasion
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Finance
Crypto for advisors
Advisors Need to Refine Their Definition of Crypto
Before we engage in funds and strategies, we have to understand the language of digital assets.
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By Christopher Robbins
Sep 1, 2022 at 12:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2022
Intermediate
Crypto for AdvisorsBitcoinOpinionNewslettersLearnIntermediate
Even the most ethical hacker could fall prey to the seven deadly sins when penetration testing. (Cesar La Rosa/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Sinweek
When White Hat Hackers Go Bad
Even the most ethical hacker can be lured in by the seven deadly sins of pen-testing. This article is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week series.
Even the most ethical hacker could fall prey to the seven deadly sins when penetration testing. (Cesar La Rosa/Unsplash)
By Luis Lubeck
Aug 31, 2022 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2022
SinWeekCybersecurityHackOpinion