Reversibility on Ethereum: The Benefits and Pitfalls
The equivalent of “chargebacks” on Ethereum would be controversial but would ultimately help the blockchain to become more useful.
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How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)
Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.
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Sep 29, 2022 at 7:04 p.m. UTC
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How to Stop Forsage, Meta Force and Other Smart Contract Pyramid Schemes
An SEC indictment notwithstanding, it's not easy to taking down online pyramid schemes, says our columnist. Here are some ideas.
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Aug 8, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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New York Regulators Have Planted a Seed for Stablecoin Transparency
New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services should shake up how stablecoin issuers do attestation and other reporting, says our columnist.
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Jul 6, 2022 at 4:34 p.m. UTC
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What to Watch for in Tether's Upcoming Attestation Report
The leading stablecoin project still hasn’t published its March report attesting to its reserves. Following Terra, investors have a right to more timely information, says our columnist.
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May 18, 2022 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
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Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work
In a word: competition. This post is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
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Apr 29, 2022 at 10:52 p.m. UTC
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Don’t Blame Crypto for Corruption
An IMF study suggesting crypto is facilitating corruption is off target.
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Apr 26, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
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The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident Thesis
Why does crypto work for Russian ransomware, but it wasn't useful for the Ottawa truckers?
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Mar 22, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. UTC
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The Case for Taxing Proof-of-Work
Most bitcoin owners aren't cypherpunks and don't require an energy-intensive consensus mechanism. A tax would shift them on to sensible alternatives. This post is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.
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Feb 24, 2022 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Is a Bad Way to Fund the Ottawa Protest, and That's a Good Thing
Funding an illegal protest isn’t right in any currency, even if the government’s use of the Emergency Measures Act should worry all Canadians.
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Feb 17, 2022 at 5:18 p.m. UTC
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