As the 2024 U.S. election cycle approaches don’t be surprised to hear politicians discussing bitcoin, crypto and CBDCs.
The ‘Skull of Satoshi’ Proves Bitcoin Mining Discourse Isn’t Dead
An artist made great art and learned about Bitcoin.
A Sudden Onset of Hyperinflation: What Will Happen to Bitcoin?
The Credit Suisse Buyout and the Lingering Risks to the Banking Sector
Bitcoin Is a Clear Winner of the U.S. Banking Crisis
The narratives around bank failures, stablecoins and interest rate hikes seem strong enough to propel the price of bitcoin, says CoinDesk’s George Kaloudis.
The Banking Crisis Is Not Crypto’s Fault
Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem.
Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?
Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?
A Closer Look at FTX’s Most Recent Bankruptcy Documents
Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic
Gary Gensler’s Take on Crypto Doesn’t Matter
Casey Rodarmor: The Quest to Make Bitcoin Fun Again
The SEC Is Taking Aim at Paxos and (Annoyingly) It’s Good For Bitcoin
I’m Glad There Are No Crypto Super Bowl Ads: Here’s Why
Sportswashing and crypto company hubris are no longer in play in Super Bowl commercials this year. And that’s a good thing.
Aspiring Crypto Bank’s Plight Shows Binance’s Issues Are Just Part of the Story
Custodia Bank’s membership rejection by the Federal Reserve Board is more alarming for crypto banking than the recent troubles of Binance, Juno and Signature Bank combined.
How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin’s Security Budget
Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?
President Herbert Hoover Saves the Day for a Crypto Bank? Yeah, That’s Weird
Silvergate got propped up by the Federal Home Loan Bank system created in 1932.
CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review
Even though 2022 was a bear market, it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.
What Will It Take for Bitcoin Mining Companies to Survive in 2023?
Some miners have held onto the bitcoin they mined, opting instead to finance operations with debt and other capital, which works really well – until it doesn’t.
Five Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022
The FTX fraud, the Three Arrows Capital collapse, bitcoin maximalist rhetoric, centralized blockchains and privacy deniers, haters and destroyers were just a handful of the things that irritated CoinDesk research associate George Kaloudis in 2022.
Warren’s Reactionary Crypto Policy vs. Dorsey’s Decentralized Social Media Gambit
Policy actions that decry decentralization in response to FTX sort of miss the point. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor.