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OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized

Nic CarterAug 26, 2021

OnlyFans' decision (now reversed) to ban porn reveals the arbitrary power of banks to delist products they don't like.

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OnlyFans’ Porn U-Turn Is a Victory Against Banking Censorship

David Z. MorrisAug 25, 2021

Banks helped force a hugely disruptive porn ban on OnlyFans. With public fury focused on their outsized power, the banks seem to have backed down.

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Should Crypto Journalists Own Crypto?

David Z. MorrisAug 26, 2021

One journalist remembers all the times he has owned cheap bitcoin – and why he was willing to give it up for a career.

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Are NFTs Securities?

David Z. Morris

Some of them are trying to be.

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Why Did Visa Buy a $150K NFT? Why Does Anyone?

David Z. Morris

There are some very good reasons, it turns out, rooted in our deep, totally irrational animal brains.

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OnlyFans Stops Sex Acts and Politicizes Payments

David Z. Morris

OnlyFans has abandoned the sex workers that made it huge, largely thanks to pressure from banks and payment providers. That's a terrifying precedent, says our columnist.

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Money Reimagined: Afghan Activist Roya Mahboob on Crypto

Michael J. Casey

Bitcoin surely doesn't "fix" Afghanistan, but it "could play a very important role” as an alternative financial system.

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Diem: A Dream Deferred?

Daniel Kuhn

Is diem what the world needs? "It's a start," economist Darrell Duffie says.

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Gary Gensler Isn’t Buying Your Decentralization Theater

David Z. Morris

The SEC chief has a point: DeFi is often not as decentralized as its proponents like to claim.

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Cathie Wood vs. Michael Burry Isn’t About Tesla – It’s About Inflation

David Z. Morris

Two top-tier investors are clashing over the potential of innovative "growth stocks." But what they're really talking about is the Fed.

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The Poly Hack and Crypto’s Trust Issues

David Z. Morris

In crypto, you shouldn't have to ask who you can trust. But as the Poly Network hack and its resolution have showed, you absolutely do.

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Props Shutdown Throws Reg A+ Funding Model Into Limbo

Daniel Kuhn

Props, a social media token project, was one of the first to receive a Reg A+ qualification. It's now shutting down.