Crypto 2022

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How the Economics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Shape Their Cultures
Different cryptocurrency networks will form distinct societies.
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Rapper Latashá on NFTs and Inclusivity in Tech
The way the hip-hop artist and Zora community manager sees it, NFTs’ benefits are well worth the gas fees.
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Neil Strauss Pens the Bored Ape Yacht Club ‘Tell-All’
What does it mean to write a memoir about a group of NFT avatars that kind of exists but kind of doesn’t? The author of “Pickup Artists” (and nine other books) tells Jeff Wils...
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Introducing CoinDesk’s Culture Week
How crypto is changing media and entertainment – and forging its own culture.
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Infinite Games: How Crypto Is ‘LARPing’
Crypto communities are playing a big series of “live action role playing games,” and they’re changing how we organize and interact across digital and physical spaces. This po...
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Olympus DAO Might Be the Future of Money (or It Might Be a Ponzi)
Right now, it’s a money game. One day it could be the backbone of all of DeFi. This post is part of Future of Money Week.
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Money at the Speed of Thought: How ‘Fast Money’ Will Shape the Future
The sheer speed of crypto is creating a new rhythm to collective financial projects, and it is going to be truly wild.
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Universal Stablecoins, the End of Cash and CBDCs: 5 Predictions for the Future of Money
Decentralized and centralized finance will blur together, El Salvador will be a reality check, and cash and CBDCs will fade away.
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CBDCs for the People? Where the Current State of Digital Currency Research Leads
A look at central bank digital currency studies and where they might lead.
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The Big Miss in the Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report
We know that banks will not continue to rule the payments landscape. So why give them control over stablecoins?
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