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Crypto: The Gift That Keeps On Giving (to Charity)

Regardless of people’s motivations for giving, there’s a huge opportunity for charitable efforts to thrive in crypto.

DoinGud, a new NFT platform, will automate charitable donations at the point of sale. (Jo Szczepanska/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

The ‘Bitcoin City’ Fantasy

How might the low-tax, net-zero startup municipality play out?

(drmakete lab/Unsplash)

Ethereum’s Fees Are Too Damn High

The most used smart contract blockchain is practically unusable.

(andreas N/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Turkey Makes the Case for Bitcoin as Erdogan Runs the Autocrat’s Inflation Playbook

The longtime ruler’s unhinged monetary policy follows a familiar pattern – and it’s pushing some Turks toward bitcoin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has held power for nearly twenty years. Erdogan has cut interest rates despite high inflation, in a short-term bid to prop up Turkey's economy (Antonio Masiello, Getty Images)