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CBDCs Mean Evolution, Not Revolution
20.10.2020
Central bank digital currencies can help create a more inclusive financial system, says the innovation chief at the Bank for International Settlements
A Day in the Life of the Splinternet
18.10.2020
Cypherpunk historian Finn Brunton imagines a future where there are many internets, each making demands on your attention
Cryptocurrency Is Just a Minor Threat to the State
17.10.2020
States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time
Decentralized Data Storage’s Only Competition Is the Public Cloud
16.10.2020
Ben Golub, CEO of Storj, sends a complimentary note to Filecoin. Competition is good and so is countering the extreme concentration of cloud storage
How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
16.10.2020
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems
Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation
16.10.2020
As Ethereum's 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we're likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission
Five Machine Learning Methods Crypto Traders Should Know About
16.10.2020
Quantitative crypto finance has a wide array of machine learning techniques to call on. Here are five, explained for their characteristics
China’s Digital Yuan Blurs the Lines Between CBDCs and Crypto
15.10.2020
An in-depth analysis of China's digital yuan project reveals more similarities to crypto than you might think. Upshot: seismic disruption to the financial system
The Inevitability of ‘Big Blockchain’
15.10.2020
The blockchain industry already exhibits signs of the same forces that have driven over-consolidation in the broader economy
High Gas Fees Prevent Ethereum From Being Ethereum
14.10.2020
Miners are incentivized to keep Ethereum gas fees high, and in doing so limit one of the network's principal use cases
Tokenized Staked ETH Will Replace ETH (And That’s a Good Thing)
14.10.2020
Ethereum's shift to proof-of-stake will take conventional ETH out of circulation, replaced by a tokenized version of itself, says the CEO of Staked
Ethereum-Enhancers Not Ethereum-Killers
14.10.2020
The new competitive arena in the so-called scaling wars is between Ethereum-enhancers, not Ethereum-killers
Ethereum Is Building the Internet of Value
13.10.2020
The original internet was built without money in mind. The next internet will be different. Change, albeit small, is already here
Your Wallet in 2030 Will Be Full of Free Money
13.10.2020
Real freedom will come when monetary stimulus goes directly to the people, writes Yoni Assia, founder and CEO of eToro
The Securities Clarity Act Is Simple and Logical (and Bad News for Lawyers Like Me)
13.10.2020
The Securities Clarity Act deserves the crypto community's support because it's technology-agnostic, limited in scope and respects precedent
Decentralized Governance in the Wild – Lessons from the KuCoin Hack
12.10.2020
Ben Goertzel, founder of SingularityNET, reflects on governance decisions made following the $150 million KuCoin exploit – and why hard forking wasn't the best option
Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards
12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny
It’s Time to Launch the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain
12.10.2020
We've spent the last nine months testing the life out of this thing. It's time to stake our ideas, money and time on the line
Money Reimagined: Fixing the Internet’s Big Flaw
9.10.2020
In an age when data leads to economic domination, shifting control is a really impactful way to empower individuals
Ethereum Is Manhattan and Everyone Is Moving to the Suburbs
9.10.2020
As things stand, only the most liquid, hyperconnected protocols will be able to thrive on Ethereum. That's why many protocols are heading to the "suburbs."