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The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict
Developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced today to 64 months in prison. His prosecution makes sense from a law enforcement point of view, even if the implications are horrible fo...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 14, 2024 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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Opinion
Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests.
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 13, 2024 at 8:27 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2024
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Opinion
Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 9, 2024 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2024
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Opinion
Crypto Is an Election Issue This Year. Is That a Good Thing?
A new DCG-funded survey found one-in-five voters think crypto is a key issue in U.S. elections this November.
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 8, 2024 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Visa’s ‘Organic’ Stablecoin Report Misses
A new metric co-developed by the payments giant says only 10% of stablecoin transactions in April were “real” or “organic.” But the methodology appears to leave out some key...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 7, 2024 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged sec...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 6, 2024 at 7:27 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
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The Dollar Won, but Might the U.S. Lose Control of the Dollar?
We have a world currency already: it's the dollar. Do we want to keep it that way?
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By Paul Brody
May 3, 2024 at 5:26 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2024
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CZ’s Trial Proves It Pays to Cooperate
His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy.
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 2, 2024 at 12:07 a.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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