One train of thought says that SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETF will send the market flying. Here’s how that could play out. In a separate post, we review the bear case, where the market may not react with such optimism.
Are you ready to talk about crypto investing with your clients? CoinDesk’s Kim Greenberg collaborated with Adam Blumberg and DJ Windle to provide a guide to getting “Digital Asset Ready” as this year is sure to be interesting.
We see a 98% chance of approval in the next couple of weeks and the high likelihood of a Bitcoin rally to follow.
With the expected launch of a spot bitcoin ETFs in Q1 of 2024, crypto is coming of age, says CoinDesk Indices head of research, Todd Groth.
Expectations that U.S. regulators will approve spot bitcoin ETFs next year are driving prices higher. History suggests we might see a slowdown as we approach the halving in April 2024, says Path Crypto's David Liang.
Possible approval of bitcoin ETFs in 2024 is likely to change perceptions of digital assets following a year when the industry faced a backlash, Beth and Clay Haddock argue.
Convergence is more than just a blending of technologies: It is a harmonization that enhances, expands, and redefines our experience of the digital world, says the co-founder of Decentraland Foundation.
With spot Bitcoin ETFs set to be approved, and a halving on the way in April, everyone expects bitcoin to rise in 2024. But history suggests that might not be the case, says Frank Corva.
Senator Warren thinks all crypto people are crooks. We obviously agree. 100%.
As tokenization takes hold, we propose a way to defer tax liabilities, bringing the tax efficiencies of ETFs to a wide market.
We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right.
Stablecoins are “something we're putting strong resources towards, because we know it's a growing area both in traditional and new financial areas,” a leading S&P analyst said.
From bringing bad actors to book to scaling Ethereum, this year prepared the ground for bigger things to come, says E&Y’s Paul Brody.
The U.S. Congress is still wrestling over crypto, so it's unlikely that a full regulatory regime will be in place before 2025, though court rulings and agency policies will keep emerging.
U.S. crypto regulation has much to learn from Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. But while these jurisdictions offer legal clarity around digital assets, they also have some of the toughest rules in the world, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.
In today's issue of Crypto for Advisors, we share what advisors need to know about how ETH staking works and what’s coming.
Aragon had a dream to remake capitalism with DAOs. As it faces a governance crisis, what can we learn about how to organize DAOs in the future?
On Monday, a New Hampshire state representative asked a mostly-filled room at an industry campaign event to raise their hands if they were visiting from another state. More than half the people in the room raised their hands. These visitors had come to hear from industry representatives, state lawmakers and – perhaps most importantly – three presidential candidates talk about the upcoming election.
The cryptocurrency's volatility cuts both ways.
Sometimes, the law is the law, industry experts say.
What are on-chain index products and how do they work? In today’s Crypto for Advisor newsletter Jordan Tonani from Index Coop takes us through the topic.
History shows there's likely a bright year ahead for BTC's price.
CoinDesk published its annual Most Influential list (it's not a ranking, except for the top 10 being maybe more influential than the other 40). I wrote a few pieces (I had nothing to do with the art and didn't know about it when I wrote the pieces), as did my CoinDesk reg team colleagues, but I wanted to take a minute to recognize other influential figures who we may see pop up again. This is not meant to be a comprehensive or objective list; just a recognition of some of the folks whose work I've paid attention to this year.
BTC just hit $45,000 days after topping $40,000 for the first time since early last year – and crypto-skeptics are buying.
The artist made an NFT of the crypto hardware wallet executive for our Most Influential package.
The artist made an NFT of the Friend.tech co-founder for our Most Influential package.