Ben McKenzie, the Hollywood Hypocrite Crypto Critic
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Ripple’s XRP Ruling Does Nothing for Regulatory Clarity
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Could the Ripple Ruling Spell the End of Regulation by Enforcement?
A long-awaited district judge’s ruling that some XRP token sales were not investment contracts will likely eventually lead to a bipartisan regulatory framework that is more favorable to the pro-crypto crowd in Congress, writes John Rizzo.
Ripple’s Legal Win Means It’s Time for Crypto to Stand Up to the SEC
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Is the Metaverse a ‘Global Panopticon’?
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Hollywood’s Angry Creators Show Why Web3 Is Needed
Web2 economics don’t work for artists and writers, says CoinDesk’s Michael Casey.
Transparency for the Whales, Privacy for the Plebs
Identifying the owners of crypto wallets may level the playing field for retail traders. But if taken too far it could be weaponized against the weak.
Want a Spot Market Bitcoin ETF? Then Deal With the Consequences
On the former point, Coinbase is not the largest spot bitcoin exchange. It currently sees somewhere around 2.5% of global daily trading volume, according to BTC/USD trading pair data from CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap. You can quibble about the details, bitcoin trading exchange volumes could also include trading pairs between many currencies, crypto or otherwise.
EthCC and Crypto’s Latent Biases
A major Ethereum conference set for Paris is not drawing the same criticisms and concerns around last year’s DevCon in Bogota, Colombia. If the industry wants to grow, it must take a truly global perspective.
The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.