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"The Triumph of Death" (Detail), a depiction of infectious plague, war, and pestilence, by Peter Breughel the Elder, ca. 1562. Collection of the Museo del Prado, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)
Why the Crypto Unwind Wasn’t Contagious (This Time)
Crypto's interconnection to traditional finance hasn't proven toxic ... yet.
"The Triumph of Death" (Detail), a depiction of infectious plague, war, and pestilence, by Peter Breughel the Elder, ca. 1562. Collection of the Museo del Prado, Spain. (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
SEC’s Gensler Reiterates Bitcoin Alone Is a Commodity. Is He Right?
The government's stamp of approval seems to separate BTC from "crypto," but decentralization is a path.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

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The One Word That Defines Ethereum’s Goals
Bitcoiners aim for "hyperbitcoinization;" the world computer is built for "hyperregenization."
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If Celsius or Luna took your money, can you sue? (Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
The Case for Suing Celsius, Terraform Labs
A securities lawyer discusses the duty of care crypto lenders may have for customer deposits and whether UST's founders misled the public.
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The Risks and Benefits of On-Chain Credit Protocols
"Unsecured lending" repeats some of issues of undercollateralized lending that blew up some crypto firms, but offers a potential solution.
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What if the Federal Reserve Has Inflation All Wrong?
The dominant U.S. inflation narrative has blamed pandemic stimulus for rising prices. But what if the money supply isn’t the real problem anymore?
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Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Modern-Day Robber Baron?
In bailing out the crypto industry, the digital asset titan is acting like at least one Gilded Age financier.
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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The Case for Technological Neutrality in Web3
Protecting consumers and businesses from fraud is what matters, not vague value judgments of an emerging technology.
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Crypto Winter Is Here. The Weak Will Die, and the Strong Will Eat Their Bones
The crypto market is entering very rough waters. But the industry and its creative energies are here to stay.
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ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin speaks at ETHDenver 2022 (Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
How Much ETH Does Joe Lubin Hold?
As Ethereum gears up for the switch to proof-of-stake, how the network’s tokens have been distributed comes back into focus.
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin speaks at ETHDenver 2022 (Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images)