OpenSea Gets SEC ‘Wells Notice’ – Industry Reaction
Rounding up commentary on the SEC’s latest enforcement action. Will all NFTs be treated as securities?
opinion
Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks
Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger.
Narrow Boom: The Mismatch of Token Supply and Demand in the Current Cycle
While BTC and Ethereum have made strong comebacks in the last year, much of the rest of the market is still catching up, say Kevin Kelly and Jason Pagoulatos, of Delphi Digital.
Bloomberg and Better Markets Are Wrong About Crypto
Crypto is far from the currency of choice for financial predators, says former CFTC Commissioner Fred Hatfield. That’s really the U.S. dollar.
Pavel Durov: The Imperfect Free Speech Hero
Pavel Durov is a free speech hero, but Telegram is far from a perfect free speech platform, writes CoinDesk’s Ben Schiller.
It’s Time to Build a Sustainable Blockchain Ecosystem
For years, the industry has created and lost value without establishing real business models. It’s time to demonstrate that we’re on the path to turning blockchains and the applications built on them into real businesses, says Azeem Khan.
OK, Bloomer!
Bloomberg’s editorial board says Harris and Trump shouldn’t “pander” to crypto. The piece itself panders to stereotypes about the digital assets industry.
R.I.P. Unhosted Wallet Rule
In 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed imposing know-your-customer requirements on unhosted wallets, drawing immense backlash from the crypto industry. This week, the Treasury Department formally withdrew the proposal.
From Chaos to Crypto: The Crecimiento Movement Igniting Argentina
A month-long pop-up in Buenos Aires is showing how crypto can potentially transform an economy from the bottom-up.
Meeting Binance CEO Richard Teng
Four takeaways from CoinDesk’s interview in New York yesterday.