“If DeFi is going to work without being subject to the rules of the old systems, then there has to be some sort of accountability. Even in systems where there’s anonymity,” Danny Nelson says. Danny Nelson breaks down his recent investigative story, “Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem,” with

“It’s about labels, it’s about people having fun fighting each other… Nothing regarding technology is at stake here,” says host Anna Baydakova of the bitcoin maximalism debate. “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller and Anna Baydakova discuss the long-running and fundamental debate at the center of crypto subculture that pit

“Elon rugged you. He said they had diamond hands, he said that they were committed for the long term. This was actually another accounting play by Tesla that benefited them, and they don't really care about bitcoin.” - David Z. Morris Morris, chief insights columnist at CoinDesk, joins “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller,

Crypto needs to optimize for mobile. Anatoly Yakovenko believes the way to accomplish this is not by developing better Web3 apps for mobile phones, but to rethink the mobile phone from the ground up with a complete operating system that optimizes crypto applications for mobile. Yakovenko joins “Opinionated” with hosts

Amidst numerous other scandals, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) has added a crypto one: The U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Ethics has announced an investigation into Cawthorn’s promotion of the “Let’s Go Brandon '' meme coin. “Opinionated” hosts   Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson dive into the story, expl

This week on “Opinionated,” we sit down with David Z. Morris, CoinDesk’s chief insights columnist.  DZM gives us the highlights and lowlights from 2021, and looks ahead to 2022.  His highlight? El Salvador.  “For me, the bitcoin policy in El Salvador was the landmark moment of the year,” he says.  El Salvador has been