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Taxes are going to be more of a headache for those using offshore exchanges if this proposal passes. But does the move make sense?

#opinion #wall street #blockchain infrastructure

Despite record levels of institutional investment, most Wall Street firms are still trading off-chain, says Annabelle Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Altius Labs.

#opinion #etfs #digital asset treasury

As regulated futures proliferate across alts, the “long DAT, short futures” trade could become an ideal way for Wall Street to capture crypto yield without touching a wallet or suffering from the intense volatility that defines crypto as an asset class, argues CoinFund’s Chris Perkins.

#opinion #people #analysis #featured

When Elon Musk crosses the trillion-dollar threshold, it will mark more than personal success. It will signal a new phase in economic history, where individual influence rivals that of entire states. As a Bitcoiner, I see Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of decentralized wealth and democratized finance as a blueprint for diffusing power, a way to make […]
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#opinion #defi #yield farming #retail investors

The DeFi industry has trained everyone to optimize for headline APY numbers while burying the costs that determine your returns, argues Blueprint Finance CEO Nic Roberts-Huntley

#opinion #ethereum #solana #ethereum killer

Though Ethereum is still the preferred platform among institutions for asset tokenization, DeFi apps and stablecoin creation, it faces threats that will erode its edge if it doesn't move to meet the market, argues Axelar co-founder and CEO Sergey Gorbunov.

#opinion #united kingdom #digital identity

The UK government is moving quickly toward a centralized digital ID system without the technological or legal safeguards to protect against authoritarianism or cybercrime.

#opinion #scams #fraud #cryptocurrency atms

The louder these companies protest regulation, the clearer it becomes that something’s off, argue Paradigm’s Katie Biber and Dominique Little.

#opinion #decentralization #internet #aws

For an industry that prides itself on decentralization and constantly lauds its benefits, crypto exchanges being so reliant on vulnerable centralized cloud platforms for their own infrastructure feels like hypocrisy, argues Dr. Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT.

#opinion #satoshi nakamoto #bitcoin white paper

Seventeen years after Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, it has grown from a cryptographic experiment into a global movement, argues Tony Yazbeck, co-founder of The Bitcoin Way.

#opinion #stablecoins #mica

MiCA deserves credit for imposing order on chaos, but its structure rests on a dangerous assumption: that proof-of-reserves equals proof-of-stability, argues Dr. Daniel D’Alvia. It does not.

#opinion #satoshi nakamoto #bitcoin white paper

Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper did not describe the end of Bitcoin’s development but the beginning, argues Voltage’s Bobby Shell.

#opinion #privacy #zcash #monero

By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both individual choice and practical constraints, says Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs.

#opinion #markets #polymarket #prediction markets #netherlands

Both Polymarket and Kalshi traders ignored late polls showing D66 gaining ground, keeping Geert Wilders’ PVV priced as a sure thing until exit polls forced a repricing that erased millions in misplaced bets.

#opinion #europe #georgia #bitfury

Ten years ago, he declined a credible offer to mine bitcoin, missing out on an opportunity to make billions. Now that his personal fortune is dwindling, Bidzina Ivanishvili is going to extreme lengths to get his hands on the bitcoin he sees as rightfully his.

#opinion #congress #financial privacy #bsa

Reform needs to happen before the Bank Secrecy Act gets to celebrate its next big milestone, argues Nicholas Anthony, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute.

#opinion #markets #stablecoin #japan #yen

With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s onshore-only experiments in Korea, Taiwan, and beyond.

#opinion #eu #mica #malta

MiCA has given Europe a uniquely strong position to establish the regulatory gold standard for crypto, says Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Kenneth Farrugia, but regulators must work quickly and collaboratively to preserve the region’s advantage.

#opinion #security #web3 #phishing

Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.

#opinion #btc treasuries theme month

Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.

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It's getting heated in DC, and the crypto industry is stuck in the middle—perhaps a sign of what's to come as it becomes more politicized.

#opinion #federal reserve #christopher waller

Fed Governor Chris Waller’s payments account proposal would let the private sector innovate at the front end and keep the Fed as the trusted settlement layer behind it, argues Digital Self Labs’ Linda Jeng.

#opinion #crypto long & short #stablecoins #coindesk indices #remittances #cross-border payments #cross border transactions

The success of stablecoins isn’t about speculation but about efficient utility — they are quietly becoming the most-used form of digital currency around the world, writes CoinFund’s David Pakman.

#opinion #crypto long & short #coindesk indices

Tokenization is giving fans the power to greenlight films, writes Republic’s Marc Iserlis.

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DraftKings is officially entering the prediction market space and launching a new app, though sports are not on its immediate roadmap.

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The next phase for bitcoin treasury companies is about building the financial architecture to keep mNAV above one, cycle after cycle, argues Greengage CEO Sean Kiernan. Those that crack the code won’t just be proxies for Bitcoin – they could be the equity layer of a new monetary system.

#opinion #money laundering #kyc #centralized exchanges

Focusing regulatory energy on mixers while letting exchanges remain the primary fiat gateways for illicit funds is like locking the windows while leaving the front door wide open, argues Dr. Jan Philipp Fritsche, managing director of Oak Security.

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Devin Finzer shared new details about OpenSea's upcoming SEA token, which both 2021 NFT traders and current users will want to hear about.

#opinion #ai #quantum computing #blockchain security

If a quantum computer ever broke a blockchain, the entire crypto industry might as well close down shop, argues Kostas Chalkias, chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs.

#opinion #markets #btc treasuries theme week

Already losing favor with investors when bitcoin was in bull mode, companies built around stacking BTC are facing an even larger threat thanks to the price collapse over the past two weeks.