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Money Reimagined: Bitcoin and Ethereum Are a DeFi Double Act
3.7.2020
With bitcoin increasingly riding on Ethereum's rails, we're about to see greater complementarity between the top two blockchains
Money Reimagined: Crypto’s Diversity Problem
26.6.2020
Technology on its own doesn't ensure inclusion. People do. There’s nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain
Money Reimagined: Ethereum’s Renaissance Creates An Opportunity – and a Major Test
19.6.2020
With DeFi and ETH-backed stablecoins booming, and the ETH 2.0 scaling upgrade imminent, the Ethereum community is gaining near-unstoppable momentum
Money Reimagined: The Fed, Hertz, a Bonkers Stock Market and why ICOs Still Matter
12.6.2020
Illogical stock movements demonstrate the need for new ways to allocate capital. Yes, it's time to talk about token offerings once more
Money Reimagined: The Ongoing Crisis Is Stirring a Crypto Awakening in Developing Nations
5.6.2020
Peer-to-peer bitcoin transactions are up in the developing world. This has everything to do with "QE Infinity" and could be an opening for stablecoins
The Battle for the Future of Money, Feat. Lawrence Summers, CZ, Michelle Phan, the Winklevoss Brothers, The Chainsmokers and More
29.5.2020
As the current economic crisis comes into clearer focus, how leading voices from pop culture to crypto including Carlota Perez, The Chainsmokers, Ray Yousseff and many others are reimaging money
Money Reimagined: What CoinDesk’s Style Debate Says About Crypto as Public Tech
29.5.2020
Blockchains are flexible new forms of public infrastructure, says Michael Casey. Plus: with China rushing in, Africa is a prime battleground for the future of money
Money Reimagined: Designer Money for a Machine-Run Post-COVID World
22.5.2020
The pandemic is likely to accelerate a shift to automation, putting people out of work and raising the need for new types of money
Where Bitcoin Fits in the New Monetary Order
15.5.2020
The third part of The Breakdown’s Money Reimagined series looks at the role of bitcoin and USD stablecoins in the new global monetary order
Money Reimagined: No, Secretary Summers, Money Privacy Is a Vital Freedom
15.5.2020
Responding to Larry Summers at Consensus: Distributed this week, Michael Casey argues that money needs more privacy, not less, and that, ultimately, our rights as financial citizens are at stake
The Global Contenders Trying to Displace the Dollar
8.5.2020
Could the dollar be replaced by a single new dominant currency like China’s DCEP, or is a multipolar currency world more likely?
Money Reimagined: Picasso Up, Main Street Down
8.5.2020
The Fed is handing Wall Street an asset inflation payoff while Main Street stares down the barrel of deflation. But bitcoin may benefit
Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail
1.5.2020
With trillions in money printing, the dollar should be getting weaker. Instead, it’s stronger than ever. What gives? The first of a four-part microseries on the battle for the future of money
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
1.5.2020
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt
Money Reimagined: A World Where Privacy and Saving Lives Can Coexist
24.4.2020
We don't need to trade our privacy for a better response to the COVID-19 crisis. We need to embrace the full power of cryptography
Money Reimagined: Demand for USD Stablecoins Foreshadows Financial Disruption
17.4.2020
The pandemic has increased demand for USD-backed stablecoins, raising the prospect of "crypto-dollarization." The implications are enormous
Money Reimagined: As Tech, Politics and COVID-19 Collide, a Global Reset Looms
10.4.2020
How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value