Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn’t Good Enough
Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.
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Why Web3 and the AI-Internet Belong Together
Seeing crypto and AI as unrelated technologies is a mistake. They are complementary, each improving the other, says CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer, Michael Casey.
Is Ledger’s New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature Safe? Experts Have Doubts
Ledger believes the service will help attract customers turned off by crypto’s unforgiving self-custody ethos. But critics wonder whether the concept is compatible with a real hardware wallet.
As Bitcoin Scales, We Need Better Custodial Solutions
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning
The indicted congressman, who wildly embellished his background, received big donations from FTX executives. That was just one strand in Bankman-Fried’s tangled influence-peddling web.
The Need for Clarity in Washington – Not Just on Crypto
The recent ambiguous messaging from the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting, which left markets struggling to interpret signals from the FOMC statement and Chair Jerome Powell’s comments, is typical of the abstruse signals that can be found in central bank policy-setting. But new tools, such as blockchain’s cryptographic verification systems, could guide policymakers’ decisions.
Pump the BRCs: The Promise and Peril of Bitcoin-backed Tokens
A new way of issuing tokens on Bitcoin is growing fast. So why did their creator warn that they “will be worthless”?
The Next Big Web3 Trend Wasn’t on Stage at Consensus
If you want to know what’s coming next in this industry, you need to listen to people still on the sidelines, says Leah Callon-Butler.
The Crypto Miner Reckoning: No Fate but What We Make
As Bitcoin ages into its teens, it’s time to move beyond tribalism so we can work collectively with legislators and innovate business models of the future, writes Samir Tabar of Bit Digital.
5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways
Members of our CoinDesk editorial team got together on Twitter Spaces today to assess the big picture at Consensus 2023 and share their takeaways on the critical issues that will shape how the industry continues to unfold.