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All Custodial Crypto Exchanges Should Adopt Proof-of-Reserve Programs, but Even That Isn’t Enough
After last week’s FTX debacle, customers who don’t wish to take custody into their own hands should demand far better from their service providers.
Can You Believe It? Bitcoin Looks Stable – Green, Even – as Big Tech Stocks Fall Apart
While a repeat of the super-rally seen in the second half of 2021 might not be likely, that era did come to mind last week as bitcoin showed strength.
Crypto Means Absolutely Nothing Without Censorship Resistance
The battle for how to regulate cryptocurrency might handicap the entire value proposition if we simply apply the same old rules to a new way of moving money around.
Bitcoin Mining Is Cool Again; We Can Thank Africa, Prudence and Growing Hashrate for That
It has been a tough year for crypto mining industry, but the industry is primed for a rebound soon.
Sorry, Ether: Sound Money Doesn’t Exist and Neither Does 'Ultra' Sound Money
Sound money should reliably store value over time. No currency – not bitcoin, not ether, not the U.S. dollar – seems to be doing that these days.
‘Wall Street’ Doesn’t Need Bitcoin; Bitcoin Doesn’t Need ‘Wall Street’
... Or any other institutions for that matter.
It Was Cruel Summer for the Bitcoin Market
Will an uncharacteristically weak summer lead to even more pain for bitcoin’s price in September, a month when it typically drops?
Inflation Hedge or Not, Bitcoin's True Value Is Separation of Money and State
Inflationary forces are still out there and investors are thinking about how best to protect themselves. Is bitcoin a way to do that?
Can Ethereum Fight Back Against the US’ Sweeping Censorship Attempt?
In a world where Ethereum users don’t want to be censored, there may be a way to push back.
The Investor’s Definitive Guide to Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake (Abridged)
It’s not really about which is better; it’s about trade-offs.
Philosophically, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Cryptos Are Securities; Practically, It Does
When a main U.S. regulatory body defers to Crypto Twitter for leads on securities law violations, you know these categories are subjective.
Accounting Rules Make the Outcome of Tesla’s Bitcoin Sale Unclear
After the car maker sold 75% of its bitcoin, Twitter piled on the company for losing money on the sale even though it didn’t.
Bitcoin’s Up, Gold’s Down, the Euro Is Dragging – and It’s All Inexorably Tied
Bitcoin the inflation hedge; the prodigal child returns.
No, Mt. Gox Payouts Aren’t Going to Torpedo Bitcoin's Price
Mostly because honey badgers don’t care. Also, logistics.
Crypto Is Trying Out Traditional Finance’s Failures in Hyperspeed, but It’s Going to Be Fine
What is going to be most interesting here is seeing what happens to bitcoin and other cryptos during these Hard Times.
Hard Times in Crypto: the Unintended Consequences of Going Public
The third and final reflection on a series of risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.
Opaque Platforms and Intertwined Protocols Pose Big Risk to Crypto
Second article in a series about risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.
Hard Times in Crypto Lead to Price and Macro Risk
Just the first in a series of risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.
Texas Feels Like Bitcoin Country (Maybe Because I Was There for a Bitcoin Conference)
A Bitcoin developer conference last week put three important Bitcoin themes in focus: lightning, design and education.
The Bitcoin-Stock Market Decoupling Isn’t Happening Yet, but It Totally Will
When Decoupling? Maybe soon (but probably not).
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