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Australian Senator Touts Blockchain Tech for ‘One-Touch’ Government
4.11.2020
An Australian senator has come out as a big fan of blockchain, saying the technology could help facilitate government processes, tighten up financial regulation and more
Vitalik Buterin ventures three reasons why prediction markets are pro-Trump
3.11.2020
Buterin asks whether crypto prediction markets reflect the wisdom of the crowd or are they skewed by illiquidity and/or the political bias of their social base
Ripple, PayPal, and Twitter join coalition calling for fair elections
3.11.2020
“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to everyone, everywhere,” said Ripple
Blockchain can be a cryptographic tool for nuclear disarmament: study
2.11.2020
Can blockchain technology de-escalate nuclear tensions?
Crypto scammers deface Trump campaign website one week from elections
28.10.2020
Just one week before the election, President Donald Trump's website was briefly defaced by crypto scammers
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinhouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy
26.10.2020
Brad Garlinghouse said tech companies have an obligation to contribute to solving societal issues
Charles Hoskinson calls for a different kind of apoliticism than Brian Armstrong
24.10.2020
While Hoskinson is not a fan of "the Orange Goblin", he still does not appreciate unsolicited pro-Biden emails from paid service providers
Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
Pelosi, Kudlow Signal Market-Moving US Stimulus May Wait Till After Election: Report
21.10.2020
With a strong correlation between stocks and the bitcoin price in recent months, analysts say a stimulus package could boost BTC as well
Kyrgyzstan's acting president claims blockchain can ensure fair elections
20.10.2020
Can a technological fix really combat a corruption-ridden political order?
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
Armstrong says 'silent majority' supports Coinbase apolitical stance in leaked audio
16.10.2020
Leaked Coinbase audio sheds additional light on the company's apolitical sea change
People Problems
16.10.2020
Just the other day, Jeremy Keith wrote that problems with performance work isn’t only a matter of optimization and fixing code, but also tackling people problems:
It struck me that there’s a continuum of performance challenges. On one end of the continuum, you’ve got technical issues. These can...
Coinbase VP of Business and Data Will Leave Over Mission Statement
9.10.2020
In a LinkedIn post, Vice President of Business and Data Dan Yoo announced he was leaving the company after CEO Brian Armstrong released a blog post saying the company was moving in an ‘apolitical’ direction and later offered a severance package for employees who disagreed
5% of Coinbase Employees Take Severance Offer Over ‘Apolitical’ Stance
8.10.2020
Sixty of Coinbase’s 1,200 employees have accepted the exit package offered by CEO Brian Armstrong, according to a memo obtained by CoinDesk
Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow
7.10.2020
The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country
Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages
3.10.2020
CEO Brian Armstrong and other managers at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange told employees in company- wide meetings that Armstrong had been planning this move for six months
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey takes aim at Coinbase's apolitical stance
1.10.2020
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has called out Coinbase for seeking to suppress political activism and suggesting employees who think differently should leave
Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?
29.9.2020
CEO Brian Armstrong’s letter has not just the crypto world but the larger world of tech and business talking about the role of corporations in society
The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics
27.9.2020
Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system