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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
We Must Protect Crypto-AI From Financial Nihilism
Financial nihilism is a common philosophy in Web3 but, ultimately, there’s no way to build long-lasting value without finding real customers for real products and services tha...
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By Lex Sokolin
Apr 29, 2024 at 1:51 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2024
OpinionConsensus 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Stablecoin Legislation Must Respect the Dual-Banking System
The Lummis-Gillibrand stablecoin bill subordinates state regulation to federal control, giving Washington too much power as to which entities can issue these important digital...
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Jack SoloweyJennifer Schulp
Apr 29, 2024 at 1:43 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2024
Opinion
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
DePIN for the Win: Spreading the Benefits of the Gig Economy
Community protocol networks that coordinate hardware-based services with tokens promise an upgrade in efficiency and fairness, says Ivo Entchev, a partner at Youbi Capital.
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By Ivo Entchev
Apr 26, 2024 at 2:52 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2024
Opinion
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Finance
Opinion
Crypto for Advisors: The Professionalization of Crypto
The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help...
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By Sarah MortonEric Ervin
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
OpinionCrypto for AdvisorsFinancial AdvisorsFinancial AdviserssmaPortfolio managementOnramp Invest
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 25, 2024 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersPrivacyMixersBitcoin FogTornado CashSamourai WalletMoney Transmitters
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Good for the Crypto Industry
Employment contracts that stop free movement of labor conflict with an innovative industry’s open-source ethos, says Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 advisory firm...
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By Linda Jeng
Apr 25, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
Opinion
Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 24, 2024 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
OpinionDo Kwonterraform labsRippleBinanceChangpeng ZhaoThe NodeNewslettersRegulationSECEnforcementSettlements
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.
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By Steven Walbroehl
Apr 24, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
OpinionAvi eisenbergMango MarketsDeFiBug bountiesExploitsSecurity
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Markets
Opinion
Why Base Chain Has Potential to Lock the Next Generation of Crypto Users
The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing th...
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By Kelly Ye
Apr 24, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Finance
Opinion
Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitable
On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Br...
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By Mehdi BrahimiMiguel Kudry
Apr 24, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
OpinionCrypto Long & ShortTokenizationInstitutional AdoptionInstitutional InvestmentsWalletsReal World Assets