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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Can DAOs Learn From Partisan Politics?
Decentralized autonomous organizations can be global, transparent and efficient machines to do anything. So what could they take away from political parties? Danny Chong expla...
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By Danny Chong
Sep 4, 2023 at 11:10 a.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2023
OpinionDAOsPoliticsGovernance
Republican presidential hopefuls chose not to mention crypto in the first debate of the GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Policy
Analysis
A Crypto President? Top U.S. 2024 Contenders Aren’t Fans, and Rivals Are Way Behind
A look at the crypto positions of the major presidential candidates shows some of them are huge digital assets supporters but have significant distance to make up in early pol...
Republican presidential hopefuls chose not to mention crypto in the first debate of the GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Aug 28, 2023 at 4:42 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2023
AnalysisPresident BidenElection 2024Donald TrumpRon DeSantisVivek ramaswamyPoliticsRegulationtop news
Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'
The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.
Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By David Z. Morris
Aug 3, 2023 at 5:37 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
OpinionPoliticsDao governanceEthereumVitalik ButerinBooks
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Has the Bear Market Called Crypto's Bluff?
Despite crypto's problems, there is hope in the industry's capacity to enable more creative and democratic kinds of governance, Nathan Schneider writes.
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By Nathan Schneider
Aug 2, 2023 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2023
OpinionWeb3CulturePolitics
Despite claims by right-wing political figures, Sam Bankman-Fried was definitely not a free man when he (right) exited a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
No, Sam Bankman-Fried Is Not Being Bailed Out by Democrats
The Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against the FTX founder that are likely to return. The issue is about paperwork, not politics.
Despite claims by right-wing political figures, Sam Bankman-Fried was definitely not a free man when he (right) exited a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By David Z. Morris
Jul 28, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2023
OpinionSam Bankman-FriedFTXPoliticsFraudThe NodeNewsletterstop news
Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
A Bully Pulpit for Debanked Nigel Farage, Crypto for Everyone Else
The British Brexiteer could call on the media and his far-right friends in his debanking fight. But most of us aren't so lucky.
Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 27, 2023 at 7:19 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2023
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersBankingBritainPolitics
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)
Policy
Cbdc
Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President
The U.S. presidential candidate in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDCs within his state.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jul 17, 2023 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2023
CBDCRon DeSantisPoliticsU.S. RegulationCentral Bank Digital Currencies
US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.
US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 11, 2023 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2023
OpinionBitcoinPoliticsElectionsMediaRFK Jr.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets former President Donald Trump in 2020, before they became campaign rivals. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Policy
Analysis
Welcome, Crypto, to the Fiery Cauldron of U.S. Presidential Politics
Before the push for the White House really gets rolling, digital assets – including bitcoins and CBDCs – are being hefted as ideological effigies, but will it matter?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets former President Donald Trump in 2020, before they became campaign rivals. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 31, 2023 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2023
AnalysisRegulationPoliticsPresident BidenElection 2024CBDCs
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk screen grab, with permission of Coinbase)
Policy
Regulations
Crypto Execs Give Washington Influence Another Go With FTX Anchor Around Necks
Without mentioning the sector’s disastrous 2022, including the wide-ranging crypto political donations that turned sour, the leaders of Coinbase and Messari are at it again.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk screen grab, with permission of Coinbase)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 24, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2023
RegulationsPoliticsPolitical DonationslobbyingU.S.Congress