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Max Stoiber’s Strong Opinion About Margins
31.3.2020
Going with that title instead of the classic developer clickbait version Max used. ;)
We should ban margin from our components.
Don’t use margin?! This thing I’ve been doing my entire career and don’t have any particular problems with?!
Well, that’s not exactly Max’s...
View From Manila: Life During Coronavirus
31.3.2020
Leah Callon Butler works out where to stash her cash and tries to tell fact from fiction amid the shutdown in the Philippines
How Central Banks Could Use Digital Cash to Deliver Universal Basic Income
30.3.2020
Central banks are well placed to deliver regular, no-questions-asked monthly payments to everyone, and to manage any ensuing inflation
USD Stablecoins Are Surging, But Zero Interest Rates Complicate Business Model
30.3.2020
With investors seeking safety in dollars, stablecoins have seen inflows of more than $2 billion since the crash. But zero interest rates threaten business revenue
Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally-Compliant Token Sales
29.3.2020
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler
Don’t Apply 2008 Thinking to Today’s Crisis
27.3.2020
Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us that there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple
Bitcoin Is a Safe Haven for a Worse Storm Than This
26.3.2020
It'll take a real financial crisis for bitcoin to prove its safe-haven value
We’ll Never Think About the Financial System the Same Way Again
26.3.2020
Central bank digital currencies open the way to tokenized and decentralized finance, says ConsenSys's fintech co-head
This Unstable Moment is a Chance For Crypto to Go Mainstream
25.3.2020
Crises create opportunities for renewal. This is a moment for cryptocurrencies to reinvent money and the financial system
For DeFi’s Sake, Maker Should Take Blame for Black Thursday Losses
25.3.2020
While the system did not technically malfunction, a confluence of factors enabled a few opportunists to win the collateral auctions despite placing extremely low bids
The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine
24.3.2020
Which digital currencies , if any, are useful in a crisis, asks a Marcelo Prates, a lawyer with the Brazilian central bank. CBDCs, bitcoin, or maybe Libra?
The US Needs a Wartime Effort to Win the Coronavirus Battle
23.3.2020
The coronavirus crisis is three crises in one. They require a co-ordinated cross-boundary effort to avert, says the COO of Bitwise Asset Management
The US Should Use Stablecoins for Emergency Coronavirus Payments
22.3.2020
Paying out the stimulus using stablecoins would be cleaner and cheaper than sending checks in the mail, says the CEO Of Binance.US
As this Crisis Worsens, Bitcoin Will Become a Safe Haven Again
21.3.2020
This liquidity crunch and ensuing government intervention is laying the foundation for bitcoin’s adoption as a safe haven asset
4 Reasons Central Banks Should Launch Retail Digital Currencies
21.3.2020
Central banks have four good reasons to adopt digital currency: financial stability, identity management, inclusion and consumer protection
Think a Privacy Law Will Stop Surveillance Capitalism? You Don’t Know Google
20.3.2020
Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious
How to Escape Contracts That Are Killing Your Company During Coronavirus
20.3.2020
Our “Not Legal Advice” columnist reviews options for changing or terminating business contracts during this crisis
Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains
19.3.2020
Those who style themselves as crypto-progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto-conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Carter
Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them
18.3.2020
To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried
How to Create a “Skip to Content” Link
17.3.2020
Skip links are little internal navigation links that help users move around a page. It’s possible you’ve never actually seen one before because they’re often hidden from view and used as an accessibility enhancement that lets keyboard users and screen readers jump from the top of the page to...