cryptocurrency
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Some critics dismiss RWAs as tokenized nonsense — but RWAs could truly revolutionize how we trade assets globally
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Not only are we quite centralized, but the degree to which this centralization is hidden makes it impossible to remain secure
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I can’t help thinking about all of the ways that several million dollars could help US law enforcement prevent active crypto scams
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It may be counterintuitive that a high amount of focus on a technology would lead to security risks — but it’s true
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While memecoins may seem harmless, I believe this speculative playground is detrimental to the long-term health of the DeFi
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Despite the hardships and the seedier side of crypto that my first project was subjected to, I’m choosing to stay in this industry and try to make an impact
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Proof-of-reserves could have potentially prevented such catastrophic failures like the 2022 crypto market collapse
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This might sound contradictory to the entire ethos of the crypto space, but I believe that the most powerful players in crypto want to become the next Big Tech
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Doesn’t it sound familiar that a space intended to help the financially disenfranchised ended up in a giant, messy massive money grab?
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In the world of decentralized infrastructure, it’s time to put much needed tools into the right hands and create a healthier open internet
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Whether you decide to invest in bitcoin should be up to you, not the SEC or Gary Gensler
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I’ve come to the realization that more attention is needed to create and sculpt the digital spaces where we live
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I know it is not in their nature, but US regulators could learn a lot by researching the digital asset frameworks that overseas regulators have already gotten right
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Let’s not make “tweeting the most explosive thing you can think of” the stereotype of the crypto space anymore
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It’s not hard to see why the current open book nature of public blockchains is a cause for concern for many would-be users and enterprise adopters
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We should support all politicians who oppose the Biden administration’s extreme efforts to kill the industry in the United States — regardless of party
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Any politician who supports our industry should be rewarded with election or re-election. Those who oppose it should be fired
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What I found most compelling in this digital art history is how NFTs are far less revolutionary as an art form than I had believed
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It’s in the best interest of our elected officials to cultivate that interest in crypto and incorporate these voters into a long-term political strategy
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We need this repeal for the future of our digital economy, the safe custody of cryptocurrencies and the good of the American investor
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Bots actually do play a crucial role in facilitating efficient and secure transactions on blockchains
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If we can’t bring real context to the world of blockchain data, then we’ll be stuck with useless solutions like proof-of-reserves for the foreseeable future
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