Guests from the crypto investor Ari Paul to Harvard prof Dr. Vikram Mansharamani discuss bitcoin, the economy and social unrest.
Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.
Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks)
As states shutter economic activity because of preventable COVID-19 outbreaks, it’s deja vu all over again.
How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester
The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.
Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over)
The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios.
Money Reimagined: Crypto’s Diversity Problem
Technology on its own doesn’t ensure inclusion. People do. There’s nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain.
Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
The People of Decentraland Will Greet You Now
Buy land. Trick out your home. Watch a SpaceX launch. You can do a lot of almost-real things in Decentraland, a virtual world built on a blockchain.
Bull vs. Bear: Who Has the Economy Right?
From markets to real estate to the dollar to retail, the data on whether the market is recovering or not is hella confused.
How to Spot a Crypto Scam
Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging.
Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In on Crypto
Hehmeyer Trading is ditching its non-crypto businesses to focus solely on being a market maker in a space its founder, longtime trader Chris Hehmeyer, calls “liberating.”
Why CoinDesk Respects Pseudonymity: A Stand Against Doxxing
If you’re going to reveal someone’s personal information without their consent, you better have a damn good reason to do it, writes our executive editor.
Oil 101: How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart
An oil and commodities expert breaks down how the shale revolution reshaped global energy power and why oil went below $0 earlier this year.
Cred Taps Former NSA, Western Union Bosses for Leadership Team
Crypto lender Cred is bolstering its technical knowledge by bringing on an experienced CISO and CTO.
Macro Investors Sound Off! Featuring Ari Paul, Spencer Bogart and David Nage
Some of the smartest investors in the crypto space share how they think the larger macro context is shaping interest in bitcoin and digital assets.
Blackballed by PayPal, Scientific-Paper Pirate Takes Bitcoin Donations
Bitcoin has been used by outlaws of all sorts, but this time the outlaw is a young scientist from Kazakhstan breaking through the paywalls of academic journals.
Bitcoin Only Matters Because the Game Is Rigged
The reason Bitcoin is likely to be important to the future isn’t about the technology, it’s about the modern world where money is abused for the benefit of the few and to the detriment of the many.
A Dozen+ Statistics Proving Millennials Are F%#$&D: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
An economic comparison of where boomers were at the same age as millennials leads to only one conclusion: Millennials are screwed.
SEC Chair Clayton Nominated as US Attorney for New York
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing outgoing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who will step down by July 3.
Why Monetary Debasement Is Here to Stay, Feat. Dr. Vikram Mansharamani
From technology to aging demographics, some of the most important trends shaping the economy have been deflationary. What happens when that rapidly changes?