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Web3's Darkest Moments in 2023, Ranked From Worst to Best
Crypto may be ending 2023 on a high but there were some pretty dark moments in the industry this year including SBF, Changpeng Zhao, JPEX, KyberSwap, Lazarus and even Hamas
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Clarity Cuts Both Ways: The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Exposes DeFi’s Legal Contradictions
Draft rules for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act are exposing contradictions at the heart of web3 lobbying, as industry players push back against the very DeFi exemptions and developer protections they once demanded.
The Woeful State of Web3 Auditing, And What Can Be Done
Crypto audits have evolved from catching real bugs to listing quantum computing risks and noting that "code quality could be improved." As programmers got better at avoiding basic mistakes, auditors started padding reports with generic warnings, leaving the actual risks buried or ignored entirely.
Tokenized RWAs: Where Demand Is Real, and Where It Isn’t
RWA tokenization isn’t waiting for adoption; it’s waiting for demand. The winners are emerging where yield, efficiency, and balance-sheet logic already exist, not where narratives are loudest.
Bitcoin’s Next Phase: From Store of Value to Productive Financial Asset
The next phase of Bitcoin’s evolution is not about leverage or yield chasing, but about using BTC as credible collateral, security, and economic infrastructure.
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Katana Buys IDEX, Launches Perps Platform in Crowded Onchain Derivatives Market
The Polygon-GSR backed chain enters a sector where monthly volumes have hit $739 billion — but where Hyperliquid already commands the majority of open interest
Bitcoin Bounces Back Despite Geopolitical Pressure, But Rally May Be Fragile
Bitcoin recovered to $71,500 amid US-Iran tensions that rattled broader markets, but a surge in liquidations earlier and rising rate-hike expectations are clouding the outlook.
Gambling: I Know It When I See It
Stop trying to define “gambling.” A cleaner lens is whether markets permit real information discovery – and whether states treat the underlying activity as a tradable commodity or a tightly controlled wager.
The Bank That Bet Everything on Bitcoin
Why Morgan Stanley's MSBT signals institutional crypto has finally arrived