This week's vote on stablecoin legislation ensures that finance will continue to be dollar-denominated and governed by American values, says Kristin Smith.
With passage of a crypto market structure bill out of key House committees, the U.S. is poised to finally have fundamental legislation covering the digital assets industry, say Rep. French Hill, Rep. G.T. Thompson, and Rep. Tom Emmer.
Joshua de Vos of CoinDesk Data shares the April 2025 edition of the Exchange Benchmark report which sheds light on which exchanges operate at institutional standards and those still falling short.
Focusing solely on prices masks the real progress taking place on blockchains like Ethereum, says William Mougayar, founder of the Ethereum Market Research Centre.
The Web3-AI movement is short on talent, data, compute, infrastructure and capital and risks becoming an afterthought to the centralized ecosystem, says Jesus Rodriguez.
Circle's IPO last week was validation for stablecoins, but the business model carries interest rate risks, says CoinDesk Indices' Andy Baehr.
The vibe coder heralds an era of software development that is democratized and near-effortless. It also means a big role for crypto, says Ivo Entchev.
“The idea that one coin must dominate all others ignores the power of collaboration and innovation,” says Jeff Garzik, a co-founder of Hemi Labs and an original Bitcoin developer.
Winning means elevating our shared priorities over our individual preferences, says Summer Mersinger, the new CEO of the Blockchain Association.
AI based on large language models poses risks to Web3 principles. Enter NeuroSymbolic AI, which offers greater auditability and less misinformation, say Ramesh Ramadoss and John deVadoss.
Scale and privacy aren’t contradictory goals. ZCash developers have created a private digital payment network that scales to billions of users, says Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz.
The institutionalization of digital assets and its convergence with traditional financial systems is not a passing trend, but a structural realignment of markets, says Hunting Hill Global Capital’s Adam Guren.
Branded and established stablecoins win when they work together, writes Bastion CEO Nassim Eddequiouaq.
The group’s massive bet on Jony Ive's hardware venture isn't a strategy. It's desperation, says Shaw Walters, the founder of Eliza Labs, and creator of ElizaOS.
National Science Foundation funding cuts threaten to devastate U.S. crypto research, say 10 leading professors.
Bitcoin was created for a moment like this. But so far it is missing its mark, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
I got a call from someone claiming to represent Coinbase, wanting to help me secure my account.
Vegas glitters differently when thirty thousand badge-wearing bitcoiners clog the marble concourses of the Venetian, screens flashing a frothy $105-to-106k tape for BTC, and every espresso line buzzing with “hash-rate” small talk. Three-day festivals usually disperse into noise, yet this one distilled a single theme: the conversation has vaulted beyond legitimacy questions. Governments, regulators, and […]
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A majority of Americans believe AI would benefit more people if it weren’t controlled by just a few big companies, a new survey indicates.
Insuring validator yields opens doors to financial products once deemed too risky, writes CoinFund’s Christopher Perkins and market infrastructure expert Finbarr Hutcheson.
The journey from hype to reality in DePIN and AI shows that genuine innovation lies in solving real-world problems with practical and efficient solutions, says Bullish Capital Management’s Sylvia To.
Bitcoin trades above $110,000 today, while Google Trends data for “bitcoin” sits at 38. This afternoon, a Midtown Manhattan barista will glance at a phone ticker showing $110,630. He’ll shrug and keep steaming milk. The mood lines up with the data as searches for the word have stayed in the low-40 band for months, the […]
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Crypto is expected to cross the 10% threshold of adoption in 2025, marking the transition from niche to mainstream, says Psalion's Alec Beckman.
STM.co’s Jason Barraza shares TokenizeThis 2025 key takeaways on RWA tokenization momentum and the remaining challenges to address.
But it is the Layer 0 that matters, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
As AI systems grow more powerful, zero-knowledge proofs offer a way to verify their decisions—without peering inside the black box.
Following weeks of turbulence, a shift in sentiment sparked a notable crypto rally coinciding with CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Toronto, creating an atmosphere of optimism and good vibes, says CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr.
Zero-knowledge proof technology promises to bridge the gap between blockchain transparency and institutional privacy—but what exactly is it?
The current draft of the GENIUS Act elevates centralized entities in overseeing stablecoins. Democrats should take the right stand against it, says Hermine Wong.
The response of bitcoin prices to the destabilizing announcement of U.S. tariffs in April suggests the digital asset may be achieving one of its fundamental promises, says Hashdex’s Gerry O’Shea.