Bitcoin and ether price fell precipitously Monday as markets globally roil in uncertainty.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11K; Uniswap Passes $1.5B Locked
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is captivating the crypto market, and that is causing weakness for bitcoin.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slumps to $10.7K; Ethereum Fees Rise Again
Bitcoin’s price is heading down while DeFi is helping Ethereum fees go up.
To Get Serious About Decentralization, We Need to Measure It
Blockchains aim to democratize influence and control, broadening access to capital and data. But we lack metrics to whether projects achieve decentralization.
The American Empire Is in Decline. Time for a New Economic System
From debt to inequality, the U.S. economy looks like a 1930s disaster waiting to happen. No wonder gold-bugs and Bitcoiners are feeling vindicated.
Why Enterprise Blockchains Fail: No Economic Incentives
In developing blockchain projects, companies often lack an understanding of the economics of networks, and the path to creating long-term monetization.
Two Economists. Two Views on Bitcoin’s Ability to Disrupt Fiat Money
“Half of the audience here is like, ‘I hope you die in a fire.’”
Bitcoin Can’t Fix Venezuela – I Should Know
Diana Aguilar used bitcoin to survive in Venezuela, but cryptocurrency can’t fix the troubled nation’s economy, she argues.
A Psychic Visit with Nouriel Roubini: The Mother and Father of All Crypto Skeptics
CoinDesk profiles Nouriel Roubini, the NYU professor who won’t buy the crypto hype – no matter what the price or the market says.
Iranian Official Says Blockchain Could Deliver Economic Boost
An Iranian official has reportedly said that integrating blockchain could bring a tech-based boost to the country’s economy.
Bitcoin’s True Stress Test Is Yet to Come
What happens if there’s another 2008-scale financial market crisis? Will diehard HODLers still resist liquidating their bitcoin assets?
The Double-Spend (What Bitcoin’s White Paper Solved Forever)
Bitcoin’s white paper solving the double-spend problem in the digital world makes near real-time commerce possible across the entire planet.
IMF Advises Against Crypto as Legal Tender in Marshall Islands Report
The IMF says the Republic of the Marshall Islands should reconsider introducing a cryptocurrency as a second legal tender over perceived risks.
Crypto Research Firm Adds Nobel Prize Winners as Advisors
Blockchain research firm and accelerator Cryptic Labs has just taken on two Nobel-winning economists as advisers.
What Would Happen to Crypto In a Global Market Meltdown?
CoinDesk advisory board director Michael Casey takes a look at the state of investor psychology as it relates to the crypto markets today.