Expert opinion

Opinion by: Irina Heaver, Bitcoin and crypto lawyer The United Arab Emirates has positioned itself as a global capital of crypto innovation. With zero personal income tax, low corporate taxes and some of the clearest regulatory frameworks in the world, entrepreneurs are flocking to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and beyond to set up…

Dr. Corey Petty, the chief insights officer at Logos — an initiative focused on developing decentralized peer-to-peer infrastructure for a network state — told Cointelegraph that network states will one day rival established countries and governance structures. According to Petty, blockchain technology provides individuals with the three necessary components to establish self-governing, sovereign communities in…

Opinion by: Aaron Basi, head of product at IoTeX As we look into the rest of 2025, the political climate suggests a friendlier stance toward crypto, with promises of regulatory clarity from both major parties in the United States. While this shift is welcoming news for Web3, one sector stands out as needing special attention:…

The recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reporting rule designating decentralized finance (DeFi) front-ends as brokerages has sent shockwaves through the crypto industry. Alex Thorn, the head of research at Galaxy Digital, outlined three potential options for DeFi if the IRS rule is not backtracked. According to Thorn, DeFi services and applications can comply with the…

Opinion by: Bader Kalooti, regional growth and operations lead (MENASAT) at Binance. We live in an extraordinary era of Web3 and blockchain technology. Despite being a relatively young industry, today’s mass adoption and enthusiasm surrounding digital assets is unprecedented. More people are getting involved and more people are talking about it. Hesitation is quickly fading….

The cryptocurrency industry is rare in that the strong returns from Bitcoin and Ethereum allow venture capitalists to avoid the early-stage risks they must make in other industries, according to a venture capitalist. “VCs have slowed investing in crypto by a lot, and it’s a bit of a nuanced reason,” Adam Cochran, partner at venture…