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Bitcoin is a multi-layered, financial ecosystem. (Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Fintech
Bitcoin Is Far More Than a New Form of Money
Bitcoin is a complex financial ecosystem with its own currency, and independent of traditional financial platforms.
Bitcoin is a multi-layered, financial ecosystem. (Unsplash)
By Pascal Hügli
Mar 24, 2022 at 1:39 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2022
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(Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
The node
Ray Dalio, Sigma Males and the New Grindset
Are we in a "post-narrative" age of institutional adoption of crypto?
(Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 23, 2022 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2022
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, speaks during the 2022 ETHDenver conference in Colorado. (Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Vitalik buterin
Vitalik Buterin Should Let Ethereum Be Ethereum
The Ethereum co-founder has spoken about ensuring developers do what he considers the right things with their projects, but he would be better off accepting where the platform...
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, speaks during the 2022 ETHDenver conference in Colorado. (Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Eric Seal
Mar 23, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2022
Vitalik ButerinEtherOpinionEthereumBitcoin
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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(Peter Bond/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Web 3 Users Won’t Own Hundreds of Assets
The commitment required to make Web 3 a success necessarily limits the projects someone can be involved with.
(Peter Bond/Unsplash)
By Kinjal Shah
Mar 22, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
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(Dima Buterin/Bankless, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
The node
Vitalik Buterin's Dad on Ukraine, Censorship and Decentralization
Ukraine war might be the "next big push towards adoption of crypto," he said.
(Dima Buterin/Bankless, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 22, 2022 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
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A BitCluster crypto mining site in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Image Credit: BitCluster)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Miningweek
Crypto Mining, the Energy Crisis and the End of ESG
How a European war made an argument about mining moot. This op-ed is part of Mining Week.
A BitCluster crypto mining site in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Image Credit: BitCluster)
By Nic Carter
Mar 21, 2022 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2022
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Artificial intelligence will improve DAOs. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Dao
Without Robots, DAOs Will Never Progress Beyond Their Current Level
Artificial intelligence would eliminate human error from current DAO models.
Artificial intelligence will improve DAOs. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
By Marcello Mari
Mar 18, 2022 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2022
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A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid." Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Imf
Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?
The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power.
A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid." Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By David Z. Morris
Mar 18, 2022 at 5:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2022
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(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Newsletter
From Pariah to Partner: Crypto's Climate Answers
There are signs that policymakers are beginning to recognize crypto's potential for balancing the grid and reducing greenhouse gas impacts.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Mar 18, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2022
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