PayPal’s New Stablecoin and the ‘2 Wolves’ Inside Crypto
Crypto is racked by competing ideologies, methods of building and differing aims. (Robert Larsson/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
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Two Months in El Salvador: The Ground Game for Bitcoin Adoption
A graduate student on leave from the Wharton School checks in on the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Are locals buying it?
Crypto’s Path Forward Could Follow the Financial World’s Departure From LIBOR
Phasing out LIBOR was a political and economic concern with lessons for how the world should tackle expanding access to crypto. (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)
I Have 1M Questions About the PayPal Stablecoin. Here Are 5
(Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
DeFi Definitely Isn’t Dead
There are no fallen angels in DeFi, just protocols built to follow rules and humans who break them. (Veit Hammer/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
America’s Credit Rating Helps Make Case for Bitcoin
Fitch’s downgrade of U.S. debt this week is a warning to American policymakers and r underscores why Bitcoin and other open monetary systems matter.
Is It 2022 Again? Comedian Adam DeVine Appears in Strange Ad for Crypto Exchange BitGet
Screenshot from “Crypto & Beach Houses” video (Bitget/Youtube)
The Psychology of Failure and Its Meaning for Web3 Games
The possibility of not winning is among the motivations for gamers to participate because it gives them the opportunity to learn and improve.
Did Razzlekhan’s Husband Really Hack Bitfinex?
“Ilya is a f***ing idiot,” says former U.S. “Most Wanted” hacker Brett Johnson, who questions yesterday’s bombshell confession.
Crypto and the Real Meaning of ‘Radicalism’
The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – A.K.A. The Blockchain Socialist.