Opinion

Pricing, Profit and Paternalism

What do you do when you discover your most profitable customers are using your product wrong? A discussion on pricing, the morals of marketing and the costs of compliance.
2023-05-12
14 min read
Opinion
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Donald Trump, Paul Le Roux and the Dutch East India Company - Part 2

On corporate power and sovereign states in the Age of the Internet.
2023-04-23
7 min read
Opinion
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Donald Trump, Paul Le Roux and the Dutch East India Company - Part 1

On corporate power and sovereign states after the Age of Discovery.
2023-03-17
5 min read
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Crypto Should Disrupt Current Anti-Money Laundering Practices, Not Adopt Them

CoinDesk Opinion. Modern know-your-customer, anti-money laundering regulations are ineffective; crypto represents a better option to address this problem.
2022-03-31
5 min read
Opinion , Crypto , Finance
Opinion

GameFi’s Promise and Reality Are Still Worlds Apart

CoinDesk Opinion. In creating closed, interoperable environments, are developers forgetting to ensure that players are having fun?
2022-03-08
5 min read
Opinion , Crypto , Finance
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Are Crypto Investors Savvy or Suckers? The UK’s Tax and Financial Regulators Don’t Agree

CoinDesk Opinion. The two agencies' differing opinions are impeding the development of comprehensive guidelines that would protect investors and ensure crypto's development.
2022-02-24
4 min read
Opinion , Crypto , Finance
Opinion

We All Need to Stop Only Seeing the Dark Side of Crypto

WIRED Magazine essay on the real world usage of cryptocurrencies in the developing world.
2021-12-19
6 min read
Opinion
Opinion

DeFi needs a Silk Road moment

Originally published on CoinDesk, I argue that if decentralised finance (DeFi) is going to be both useful and uncensorable, we will see it adopted by organised crime.
2020-12-11
5 min read
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Why Cuba is primed for bitcoin adoption

Originally published on CoinDesk.
2020-12-11
3 min read
Opinion