Op-Ed

Celebrity crypto ads should only exist if they do something really creative or really silly — Eminem’s ad did neither

This case is a big deal — so big, in fact, that one wonders whether the crypto community fully appreciates its gravity

Not everyone with “cryptographer” in their title has the training or expertise to write cryptographic code that’s used by real people to protect real things

If we can’t help protect people’s finances in 2024, what does that mean for the future of our financial systems?

After seven years in crypto, the best use of this magical internet money I’ve found so far is my 50 USDC purchase of Vincent Van Goat from a Kenyan man I found on Twitter

If recent history is any gauge, most teams still opt for the “sugar high” of short-term degen adoption over pursuit of more sustainable users

Learn from mistakes that others have made about risk management — that’s next level performance for you

As I’ve struggled to replace basic documents like my Nigerian birth certificate, it’s only become clearer that identity should not rely on something as fragile as physical documents

Like any new idea, restaking protocols will need a long break-in period to ensure their technical safety — but that’s doesn’t mean they’re not extremely promising

Considering price as Bitcoin’s best measure of value is just as nonsensical as valuing fiat according to the current exchange rate

Bitcoin miners need to explore unconventional energy avenues or be buried by the financial realities created by this halving

Satoshi Nakamoto could have chosen a boring issuance schedule. Instead, he imbued bitcoin with a seasonal fireworks display

We may be witnessing the beginning of a new phase in Bitcoin’s history — one characterized by gradual but consistent growth and sustained market confidence

I spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about crypto securities law — and I can’t see how ETH is now a securities offering under Howey

Bitcoin scarcity is a meme, with or without the halvings

The current state of blockchain interoperability poses an existential threat to the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology as a whole

I believe that the upcoming halving will be unlike any other that came before it for one key reason: Professional investors have entered crypto

Even after Ethereum’s switch to proof-of-stake, there’s no real argument that staking ETH becomes a security

“Hijacking Bitcoin” is a damning indictment of the turmoil and nastiness that plagued the Bitcoin community after Satoshi disappeared

Stack enough financial risk onto a blockchain system, and you’re inviting more fundamental instability

The upcoming halving brings forth novel dynamics that could reshape prevailing narratives around Bitcoin economics

A frustrating reality is that the technology is already there to meet people’s needs, but fear and regulation are preventing progress

Wallets still have a long way to go before they can be recognized as a trustful financial tool for the everyday person

Terrible actors are indeed a problem. But those people didn’t stop the core tech of the crypto ecosystem to stop working