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If you're nearing retirement age, you might be looking to get out of the United States. People have many reasons for leaving the U.S, whether it's personal affordability, politics, economic fears or...

The rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated the world, with many asking what is next for this technological breakthrough. While AI has already demonstrated its potential to transform various industries, it faces a major roadblock to large-scale adoption: a l

Sam Bankman-Fried won’t face a campaign finance charge when he goes to trial in October, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods.The FTX founder will face seven charges in October, and another five during a second trial next year.Prosecutors just withdrew a

Aliens exist. And they use cryptocurrency.This isn’t exactly a provable statement, but for all we know Bitcoin could have been a gift from extraterrestrials. Can anything else explain Satoshi Nakamoto’s disappearance?

All eyes are on BlackRock.After last year’s carnage of FTX and other high-profile fallouts, the crypto industry is pinning its hopes on legacy finance muscling through the long-awaited Bitcoin spot ETF.

Not since Facebook/Meta’s failed digital currency Libra/Diem has a crypto project elicited as much angst and hyperbole as Worldcoin, the biometrics proof-of-human project co-founded by Open AI founder Sam Altman.Clearly, many people are enthusiastic about this project, whic

Last September, the long-awaited Ethereum “Merge” finally occurred and the Ethereum network successfully transitioned from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Prior to the Merge the security of the Ethereum (ETH) network had been guaranteed by proof-of-work,

Central banks around the world are accelerating their experiments with issuing digital currency. Whether it’s the New York Fed’s announcement of a successful proof-of-concept, or the Bank of England’s recent completion of the next phase of its digital pound expe

The “duck curve” – a challenge specific to the renewable energy landscape – has found an unexpected solution in Bitcoin mining. This curve reflects the conflict between peak demand periods and peak renewable energy production times, a discrepancy that grow

Since the beginning of Russia’s full scale invasion last year, Ukraine racked up $225 million worth of donations in cryptocurrencies alone, blockchain intelligence firm Crystal Blockchain said in a new report shared exclusively with CoinDesk.This is just a small part of the

The introduction of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation has brought a sense of cohesive direction to the European crypto industry. Where crypto assets had previously existed in a gray area, with firms and investors grappling with varied regulatory frameworks on a count

The laws and regulations around cryptocurrency are ever-evolving, as is common with any industry in its nascent stages. But while most of these regulations at the federal level tend to generally...

When I first read Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper, I fell in love with its idealism. A peer-to-peer electronic cash system is inclusive. It empowers people to have control over their money. Coming from Brazil, I saw hyperinflation first-hand, so I knew the value of having opt

Old habits do indeed die hard, it seems. I used to work as an equity analyst, conducting research and initiating coverage of different companies within the small-cap, oil-and-gas industry.The process was relatively straightforward:

For months, the crypto landscape has been plagued by regulatory uncertainty. Recent events, including the split Ripple decision, the indictment of Celsius’ former CEO and competing congressional bills serve as reminders of the pressing need for guidance.Rather than passivel

If we should peg Bitcoin miners for any sins, let it be Wall Street’s most popular fare: marketing gimmicks.Hive Blockchain (now Hive Digital Technologies) kicked off the public miner listing craze in 2017, after listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The subsequent flood o

As Bitcoin regains momentum, there’s been quite a few crypto-adjacent stocks that are already experiencing their own bull runs.

I was on vacation for the last week-and-a-half but before I left, I sent a list of things to watch for to my colleagues that in hindsight, was wholly inadequate. Anyway, here's my effort to catch up.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the inters

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to enhance our lives. But many scholars, science fiction writers and technologists have sounded alarm bells over AI’s possible dangers. To this point, President Joe Biden’s administration aim

The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin, has sparked widespread debate on their environmental impact. Bitcoin mining in particular often receives significant scrutiny, with critics arguing the energy-intensive process of mining strains electrical grids and wastes