Are Airdrops Effective Marketing?
Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but distributing tokens is only worthwhile if it also attracts longterm builders and users rather than just momentary buzz.
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Can We All Stop Pretending That Solana Is in Beta
The phrase is only rolled out when things break on the popular blockchain.
The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe
The EU’s comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms existing rules that many current issuers are not yet following.
Bankruptcy Was Crypto Winter’s Circuit Breaker
Societies have often frowned on bankruptcy, viewing it in moral terms as a breach of trust. But, in the wake of 2022’s scandals, the process helped relaunch the crypto industry, says Michael Casey.
China Never Completely Banned Crypto
Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?
Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate
Gitcoin, which rewards developers for working on open-source projects, is embracing money-making initiatives to increase its capacity for good.
Real World Asset Tokenization Is Fake News
Dave Hendricks argues tokenizing real world assets, like his attempt launching security tokens, is harder to pull off technically and legally than the hype would suggest. (Ali Kokab/Unsplash, cropped)
The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining
Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company’s latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.
Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?
Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?