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Tag: OpEd
How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After ...
The SEC’s Latest Crackdown on Crypto Innovation – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
The crypto world was jolted last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shut down Kraken’s staking program, much to the satisfaction of Chairman Gary Gensler and his team. But what doe...
Op-ed: On Bitcoin and why there is no second best
Note: This is part two of a two part series on what differentiates bitcoin from the rest of the crypto market. See part one here. It could be said that bitcoin will have been nothing more than a Ponzi...
Where Are the Crypto OGs? — Taxation Is Theft, but Joe Biden Needs Ice Cream Money – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
Bitcoin was once viewed as a means to opt out of violent, legacy financial systems. Now, it is being co-opted by the very same, and zealous newcomers to crypto think that’s a good thing, while still g...
Crypto Regulation Is Like a Flimsy Umbrella in a Monsoon – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
You know what they say, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But when it comes to protecting your crypto funds on centralized exchanges (CEXes), the old adage should be “when life gives you re...
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis Jarvis. The gross misma...
Will Ethereum’s Bear Market Continue in 2023? 6 Key Considerations (Op-Ed)
Other than PayPal’s launch of the MetaMask integration, which is positive news for Ethereum, recent news about the world’s largest smart contract blockchain is mostly a yawn. Compared to last year thi...
‘I Wanted to Punch Kanye’ — Free Speech Waffler Elon Musk’s Nonsensical Take on Bitcoin, CBDCs, and Censorship – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
“Vox Populi, Vox Dei, man.” So says self-proclaimed Chief Twit Elon Musk from a private jet flying high above the world during a Twitter Spaces appearance on Sunday, Dec. 4 (JST). It does sound nice t...
Don’t Forget the Importance of Censorship Resistance – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
Since people are once again talking about self-custody as one of crypto’s unique strengths, I would like to remind everyone about an equally important fundamental value proposition of crypto that, in ...
Web3 Must Overcome Significant UX Challenges to Reach Mass Adoption – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
User experience (UX) design affects nearly every waking moment of our lives. It’s not just digital either. Have you ever thought about the UX of doors? Perhaps a brief refresher of what UX is, will he...
Cryptocurrency as Money — Store of Value or Medium of Exchange? – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
**The following article was written by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen and Karras Lambert and published on September 28, 2022. Cryptocurrency as Money — Store of Value or Medium of Exchange? was originally ...
Op-ed: Zoom out – Suicide Prevention Day
The following content contains references to suicide. Today, Sept. 10, is international suicide prevention day. Each year over 700,000 people per year die from suicide around the world. The official n...
SEC v. Ripple battle spills over into WSJ op-ed pages
The battle between crypto firm Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has moved into a new venue of sorts. Early last week, SEC Chair Gary Gensler wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street ...
Tornado in the Coal Mine — How Globalists Plan to Penalize Privacy and the Poor – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
No privacy. No property. No prosperity. If you follow the news, you’ve seen the trend — putting legal limits on cash transactions, the emergence of surveillance-oriented, central bank digital currenci...
Ripple (XRP) Holders Attorney Blasts Gary Gensler’s WSJ Op-Ed, Calls Out the SEC For Overreach
– Advertisement – Attorney John Deaton Accuses Gary Gensler’s SEC Of Gross Overreach In Its War On Crypto. John Deaton calls out Gensler for trying to invalidate decades of securities la...
The Key to Attaining the UN Goal to Reduce Remittance Costs to Less Than 3% by 2030 – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
The cost incurred by African migrants or expatriates when sending funds via the so-called formal corridors remains way above the UN target of less than three percent, the latest data from the World Ba...
Op-Ed: Overhyping crypto tarnishes more than the industry’s reputation
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! “Blockchain is a technology looking for a problem.” It’s a criticism every crypto enthusiast has heard from friends who haven’...
Jury Rules Amber Heard Defamed Johnny Depp In Domestic Abuse Op-Ed
Topline A jury in Fairfax, Virginia, ruled Wednesday that Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp in a 2018 op-ed she wrote in which she described herself as a “public victim representing domestic abuse,” aft...
Op-ed: How Do Kwon, Terra could have set crypto back 10 years
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The fallout from the collapse of Terra could be even more significant than we first thought. I recently wrote a piece claiming...
Op-Ed: How AI and blockchain technologies liberate art
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! In 2022, it’s hard to imagine any art that’s isolated from technology. AI, NFT, blockchain, DAO: these advances significantly ...
The Real Work Must Start Now – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
The Central Africa Republic (CAR)’s surprise bitcoin adoption decision once again shows that the top cryptocurrency can be an alternative to fiat currency. However, the African country still needs to ...
Record Inflation Rates Spread Worldwide, Could Crypto Ease Some of the Pain? (Op-ed)
The condition of the global economy seems to be in a state of knockdown. The years of financial boom after the crisis in 2008 ended with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020....
Op-Ed: Bringing interest and longevity to play-to-earn gaming
The last couple of years has seen the rise of a new game style based on decentralized technology and offering digital rewards with real-world value. Blockchain-powered “Play-to-Earn” (P2E) gaming has ...
Op-Ed: Crypto is under attack
The markets are rocked. Many of you will check your portfolios and ask why you have lost over 50% of your net worth? The answer is, for once, not FUD coming out of China, Europe, or the SEC. The fear,...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Surge Predicts A Modern US International Policy Toolbox Op-Ed
The bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives just as President Nayib Bukele was preparing to fly to Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 Conference after a rash of grisly gangland murders claimed ...
Op-Ed: South Korea’s new president aims to take crypto to the next level
The recent news that the incoming South Korean president is planning to boost the country’s crypto industry is welcome news, particularly in light of the economic power of South Korea not just regiona...
Op-Ed: How have Recent Geopolitical Tensions Affected the Cryptocurrency Market?
The recent geopolitical tensions in Russia and Ukraine have dramatically affected the prices of cryptocurrencies. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine, the...
Brazil’s Push to Crypto Adoption and What Does it Mean (Op-Ed)
This week lawmakers in Brazil pushed to advance a bill that would legalize and regulate cryptocurrency— the National Congress of Brazil’s House bill 4401/21. Senator Iraja Abreu, who sponsored a Senat...
The Rise of Bitcoin in El Salvador Portends a New US Foreign Policy Toolkit (Op-Ed)
US Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) introduced the Senate Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act (ACES) Monday. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) co-sponsored the bill. Rep Torres averred: “El Salvador’...