Hedge or Cause? Unpacking Bitcoin and Inflation
The digital asset, often called digital gold, soared as governments printed money and crashed as they tightened.
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Jun 30, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2022
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Why the Crypto Unwind Wasn’t Contagious (This Time)
Crypto's interconnection to traditional finance hasn't proven toxic ... yet.
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Jun 29, 2022 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2022
SEC’s Gensler Reiterates Bitcoin Alone Is a Commodity. Is He Right?
The government's stamp of approval seems to separate BTC from "crypto," but decentralization is a path.
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Jun 28, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2022
The One Word That Defines Ethereum’s Goals
Bitcoiners aim for "hyperbitcoinization;" the world computer is built for "hyper-regenization."
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Jun 27, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2022
The Case for Suing Celsius, Terraform Labs
A securities lawyer discusses the duty of care crypto lenders may have for customer deposits and whether UST's founders misled the public.
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Jun 24, 2022 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2022
The Risks and Benefits of On-Chain Credit Protocols
"Unsecured lending" repeats some of issues of undercollateralized lending that blew up some crypto firms, but offers a potential solution.
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Jun 23, 2022 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2022
What if the Federal Reserve Has Inflation All Wrong?
The dominant U.S. inflation narrative has blamed pandemic stimulus for rising prices. But what if the money supply isn’t the real problem anymore?
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Jun 22, 2022 at 5:42 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2022
Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Modern-Day Robber Baron?
In bailing out the crypto industry, the digital asset titan is acting like at least one Gilded Age financier.
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Jun 21, 2022 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
Jun 21, 2022
The Case for Technological Neutrality in Web3
Protecting consumers and businesses from fraud is what matters, not vague value judgments of an emerging technology.
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Jun 16, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2022