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Are Airdrops Effective Marketing?

[Feb 7 11:39 AM] Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but distributing tokens is only worthwhile if it also attracts longterm builders and users rather than just momentary buzz.

Bankruptcy Was Crypto Winter’s Circuit Breaker

[Feb 6 12:02 PM] Societies have often frowned on bankruptcy, viewing it in moral terms as a breach of trust. But, in the wake of 2022's scandals, the process helped relaunch the crypto industry, says Michael Casey.

China Never Completely Banned Crypto

[Feb 5 5:28 PM] Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

Bitcoin: A New Regulatory Attack Vector

[Feb 5 2:24 PM] The Bitcoin miner survey launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is not an innocuous information-gathering exercise. And, it could end up hurting much more than just the crypto ecosystem.

A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin

[Feb 2 11:38 AM] Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.

Why People Still Think Bitcoin Will Die

[Jan 30 1:22 PM] Unstoppability is one of its most important and reliable features. So why do so many respondents to a recent survey think Bitcoin will fail in 2024?

When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?

[Jan 30 1:21 PM] U.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, allegedly an $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment scheme” and many crypto projects, it seems.

How AI and DePIN Will Change Web3

[Jan 29 11:31 AM] The collision of Web3 services, distributed infrastructure (DePIN) and AI creates entirely new forms of internet experience and we're just starting to see the future, says Lex Sokolin, at Generative Ventures.

DAOs Are Not the Next Home for Online Extremism

[Jan 26 2:06 PM] Wired claimed this week that decentralized autonomous organizations are gathering grounds for "dangerous groups." But the article misunderstands what DAOs actually do and what they are useful for, says Preston Byrne.

ETH ETFs Are Inevitable — But When?

[Jan 25 1:52 PM] As the SEC delays applications from Grayscale and BlackRock, Daniel Kuhn looks at how soon regulators might approve these investment products.

My Long-Term Investment Case for Bitcoin

[Jan 25 10:00 AM] There are short-term factors like the new U.S. ETFs and the upcoming Bitcoin halving. But the longer-term case rests on larger macro factors, says Torbjørn Bull Jenssen.