As the 2024 U.S. election cycle approaches don’t be surprised to hear politicians discussing bitcoin, crypto and CBDCs.

If the world is thrust into hyperbitcoinization before the ecosystem is ready, then even bitcoiners might not be in a position to use bitcoin.

An artist made great art and learned about Bitcoin.

Bitcoin and crypto aren't unraveling the banks.

The narratives around bank failures, stablecoins and interest rate hikes seem strong enough to propel the price of bitcoin, says CoinDesk's George Kaloudis.

Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem.

Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?

Call it Choke Point 2.0, debanking or whatever, the crypto industry’s problems with the banking industry show why the banking industry needs reform.

Labeling an asset a security changes nothing fundamental about the asset. We should stop pretending it does.

In a CoinDesk interview for Buidl Week, the creator of Ordinals Bitcoin NFT project breaks down his inspiration and how he views the backlash from some Bitcoiners against the protocol.

While the largest cryptocurrency has not been a direct focus for regulators, bitcoiners should not become cheerleaders.

Custodia Bank’s membership rejection by the Federal Reserve Board is more alarming for crypto banking than the recent troubles of Binance, Juno and Signature Bank combined.

Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?

Policy actions that decry decentralization in response to FTX sort of miss The Point.

But it probably won't – for blockchain bonds, tomatoes or whatever.

Plus: What happens when you go from bitcoin-only to … not?

This has been an overall bad year for crypto, but here are some positive things.

Sure, this crypto credit contagion is bad, but it’s unlikely to spread to other markets.

And the guy who 'fixed' Enron thinks so too.

After last week’s FTX debacle, customers who don’t wish to take custody into their own hands should demand far better from their service providers.