Crypto’s Defining Policy Moment Is Here. We Must Seize It Together
Winning means elevating our shared priorities over our individual preferences, says Summer Mersinger, the new CEO of the Blockchain Association.
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OpenAI’s $6.4 Billion Hardware Gamble Exposes the Closed AI Trap
The group’s massive bet on Jony Ive’s hardware venture isn’t a strategy. It’s desperation, says Shaw Walters, the founder of Eliza Labs, and creator of ElizaOS.
Bitcoin Is the Asset, Ethereum Is the Platform
But it is the Layer 0 that matters, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
Reflections on Those MSTR Bitcoin ‘Earnings’
The ‘Strategy Model’ is good for BTC. But what about the rest of crypto? CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr has questions.
The SEC Can Learn From the IRS in Making Regulation Simpler for Crypto
The IRS has relied on voluntary disclosure programs to bring taxpayers into compliance rather than imposing punitive actions upfront. A similar model should be applied to crypto regulation as well, says Miles Fuller, Director of Government Solutions, TaxBit.
The Next Ethereum Will Come From a Dorm Room (or a College Dropout)
Many of the most successful crypto projects come from founders who don’t wait for permission from institutions, says Antonio Gomes, President of the Blockchain Education Network.
The Case for User-Owned AI
You self-custody your bitcoin. Why not control your AI agent too? David Minarsch says we shouldn’t be trusting important tasks to rental agents.
Crypto’s Biggest Barrier to Adoption? It’s Not Regulation — It’s UX
The goal should be to design tools that make crypto accessible, secure, and simple — without sacrificing self-custody or decentralization, says Katelyn Perna, Crypto Chief Information Security Officer, Robinhood.
Killing the IRS DeFi Rule Is an Industry Win — But It’s a Temporary One
The end of one rule is the beginning of crypto’s unresolved tax issues, says Robin Singh, CEO of crypto tax platform Koinly.
Bitcoin Is Not a Payments Platform
Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin needs payments to scale. Rena Shah, COO of Trust Machines, disagrees. It can continue to be this asset of generational wealth or store of value against inflation, while actually being an active asset across an evolving financial ecosystem, she says.